The Pale Letter

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The Pale Letter

The steam from the kettle hissed, a thin, sharp line against the low ceiling of the station master’s office, and Elias Thorne’s hand trembled slightly as he uncapped the inkwell, the black liquid swelling on the nib like a drop of blood. It was the fourteenth of November, 1893, and the light filtering through the single, grimy pane of the window was the color of old dishwater, casting long,...

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