The Distant Whispers
The rain hit the slate roof like a thousand small hammers. I sat in the corner of the scriptorium. The air smelled of ink and damp stone. My hands were cold. They were always cold. I watched the scribe, Thomas, work. He moved with a strange, fluid grace. He did not blink. His quill scratched. The sound was a low, continuous hum. I am a foreigner here. I came from the east. My name is Elias. I...
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