The Distant Garden
The lantern sits on the table. It is a heavy thing, brass and glass, scarred by years of soot and salt air. You hold it in your hands. The metal is cold. It bites into your palms. You are alone in the room. The walls are damp. The floorboards groan under your weight. Outside, the city breathes. It is a low, wet sound. Like a lung filling with fluid. You are the inspector. That is what they call...
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