The Wistful Grid

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The Wistful Grid

October 12, 1911. I have counted the hours since I last slept, and they come to forty-one. The air in the telegraph booth smells of burnt ozone and the damp wool of my coat, a scent that clings to the back of my throat like a swallowed stone. I am thirty-two years old, and I have come to Blackwood to secure the permanent night shift, a position that pays enough to cover the surgical fee for my...

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