The Golden Farce

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The Golden Farce

The magistrate’s quill was scratching against the ledger when I pushed the door open, the sound sharp and dry as a bone snapping in a dry winter. I did not knock. I did not announce myself. I simply stood in the doorway, letting the draft from the street carry the smell of wet wool and iron filings into his office, a scent that seemed to make the air itself thicken. He did not look up...

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