The Distant Machine

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1842, November 14. The hunger is a cold stone in my belly. I write this by the light of a tallow candle that sputters and dies, leaving me in the dark for a moment before I relight it. My left hand is wrapped in a rag, hidden deep within the sleeve of my constable’s coat. It throbs with a dull, persistent ache that matches the rhythm of my own pulse. I have come to Magistrate Thorne’s office to...

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