The Pale Fracture

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The Pale Fracture

The chandelier in the Magistrate’s ballroom was a cage of crystal and brass, holding back the dark of the industrial age. Elias Thorne stood beneath it, his white gloves stiff with sweat, staring at the oak table where the contract for the Pale Fracture dam lay open. He wanted the signature. He needed it before the midnight bell to secure the valley’s future against the rising river. Magistrate...

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