The Faded Photograph

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The dampness in the cellar of the Hargreaves Mill did not smell of rot, but of cold iron and wet stone, a scent that had seeped into Arthur Vane’s skin over six years. He knelt on the flagstones, his knees aching with a dull, persistent throb that mirrored the ache in his chest, and looked at the fern in the cracked terracotta pot. It was named Elara, though he had never spoken the name aloud...

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