The Distant Threshold
The dream is always the same. Rows of iron-hardy roses, blackened by frost. The smell of wet earth and rot. You wake with the taste of rust in your mouth. It is 1912. You are forty years old. Your name is Elias Vane. You are an engineer, though the title feels like a coat that no longer fits. In your left hand, you hold a key. It is iron. It is rusted to a dull, brown shine. You have held it...
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