The Golden Compass
The letter sat on the kitchen table. It was thin. Yellowed. It smelled of dust and old paper. Tommy sat across from it. He was ten. His hands were small. They trembled. He held the pen in his right hand. The ink was black. It was wet. "Is it true?" he asked. His father, Arthur, stood by the window. The glass was cold. The rain tapped against it. A steady, soft rhythm. "Tell me, Tommy." Tommy...
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