The Pale Circus
The first sack of grain weighed forty pounds, the second forty-two, and the third, which Elias Thorne lifted with a grunt that rattled in his chest, weighed forty-five, a discrepancy that suggested the moisture in the air was climbing faster than the barometer indicated. He set it on the scale, watched the needle tremble, and recorded the weight in the ledger with a pen that had begun to freeze...
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