The Golden Visit

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The Golden Visit

The ledger entry for the fourteenth of October read: *Inventory of damp-damaged folios, Section B, rows 4 through 9. Estimated loss: $14.50.* I had spent three hours counting the tattered edges of municipal tax records from 1919, my fingers stained with the grey residue of decaying paper, while the ventilation fan in the corner clicked with a rhythmic, metallic persistence that seemed to mock...

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