The Distant Threshold
The hammer struck the iron plate, a dull, heavy thud that vibrated up Arthur Vane’s arm and settled in his teeth. He did not flinch. He was thirty years old, and his hands were steady, though the air in the Blackwood Mill was thick with a humidity that tasted of rust and old sweat. He had come from London with a briefcase of ledgers, a letter of authorization from the solicitors, and a debt...
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