The Distant Metropolis

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The rain did not fall; it hung, a suspended grey curtain that smelled of wet iron and old stone. "You are late," said Elias. He stood by the window of the guardhouse, his back to me, his shoulders squared against the draft. I could see the water dripping from the hem of his cloak, pooling on the flagstone floor in dark, silent rings. I did not answer. I stepped inside, letting the heavy oak...

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