The Golden Compass
The rain fell in sheets of iron. It hammered the corrugated tin roof of the outpost. The sound was a constant, grinding hiss. Elias stood by the window. He watched the steam rise from the puddles below. His hands trembled. He was a man built of angles and silence. A sergeant in the new guard force. The uniform hung loose on his frame. It smelled of wet wool and stale tobacco. The room was cold....
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