The Pale Tower
The brass escapement lay in Elias Thorne’s palm, cold and heavy as a stone, its teeth catching the gaslight in a way that made the air seem to hum. He held it there, suspended between his thumb and forefinger, feeling the faint, rhythmic tick that was not in the metal but in the nerves of his hand, a vibration that had grown louder since the autumn frost set in. Outside the workshop window, the...
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