The Pale Bonsai
The clock on the factory floor did not tick; it hummed, a low, persistent vibration that settled in the marrow of your bones and refused to leave. You stood before the calibration bench, your fingers trembling slightly as you adjusted the tension on the leather strap. It was a fine instrument, this belt, made of calfskin and studded with brass, but it was more than a tool. It was a mirror, a...
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