The Faded Portrait

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The fog in Oakhaven did not roll in; it seeped up from the cobblestones like a slow, grey tide, carrying with it the scent of wet iron and old paper. I sat in my workshop, the silence so thick it felt like a physical weight pressing against my eardrums. I was Elias Thorne, forty-two, and the debt collector’s letter had been nailed to my door that morning, its red wax seal stark against the grey...

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