The Pale Altar

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The Pale Altar

The furnace holds two hundred degrees above the melting point, a heat that dries the throat and cracks the lips. You have counted the hours since dawn: nine. Nine hours of waiting for the glass to cool enough to shape, yet not so cold that it snaps. The commission is for the Duke of Avenel. A single pane, twelve inches square, to sit in the center of the new solar. It is a small job for a...

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