The Faded Frontier
The river did not flow so much as it waited. Elias Thorne stood on the muddy bank, his boots sinking into the cold mud, and watched the water. It was a flat, gray sheet, unbroken by wind or current, holding the reflection of the sky with a stillness that felt like a held breath. He was forty-two, a senior surveyor for the Ministry of Reclamation, and his contract expired in three days. The...
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