The Distant Crown
Thorne, you are late. The voice belonged to Mr. Vane, who stood by the circulation desk with his arms crossed, his tie loosened just enough to suggest a day already ruined by incompetence. The light in the reading room was grey and flat, the kind that makes dust motes look like suspended ash, and the walls seemed to press inward, the oak wainscoting creaking under a pressure that had no source....
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