The Golden Myth
The ledger lay open on the mahogany desk, its pages thick with the dust of twenty years. Elias Thorne held a fountain pen, the nib trembling slightly against the paper, waiting for the ink to dry. Outside, the hiss of the looms in the textile mill below was a constant, low-frequency thrum that vibrated in his teeth. He was forty-two, a senior actuary, and he had one week left before his...
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