The Wistful Witness

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The mortar was worn smooth by thirty years of Elias Thorne’s thumb, the stone cold against his palm as he ground the willow bark into a fine, bitter powder. The shop was dim, lit only by the amber glow of a single oil lamp that sputtered in the draft from the back door, and the air smelled of dried lavender and the metallic tang of old iron. Outside, the wind stripped the last leaves from the...

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