The Pale Altar

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The Pale Altar

The air in the St. Jude’s Municipal Records Office did not smell of dust, as one might expect of a place where history is kept in boxes, but of copper and wet wool, a scent that clung to the back of Elias Thorne’s throat and refused to be coughed away. He sat at his desk, the fluorescent lights humming a low, electric note that seemed to vibrate in his teeth, and stared at the ledger before...

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