The Golden Ritual

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The Golden Ritual

The brass casing of my theodolite was warm, slick with the sweat of my palms, the metal biting into my skin as I tightened the final screw. I was forty years old, a senior surveyor for the Crown, and I had one specific want that burned in my chest like a coal: to map the Blackwood Ridge before the winter freeze sealed the passes. It was a job for a man with a steady hand and a clear head, but...

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