The Golden Compass
The parchment was slick with condensation, the ink already bleeding into the fibers before Elias had even set down his quill. It smelled of wet earth and rot, a scent that had seeped through the stone walls of the scriptorium for three days now, ignoring the shutters, ignoring the locks. He dipped the feather again. The ink was too thick, turning black and sludge-like in the well, refusing to...
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