The Golden Compass
You hold the bird. It is dead. Its wings are tucked tight against its ribs, feathers matted with dried blood and rust. You are in the keep. The stone is cold. You feel the chill through your tunic. The air is thick with dust. You breathe it in. It tastes of iron. The bird is a mirror. It shows you what you are. A keeper. A warden. A man who holds things that do not want to be held. You have...
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