The Distant Promise
The cellar door was stuck again, wedged tight in its frame by the damp. "Pull, Silas. Pull." The voice came from the shadows above, low and grating, like a file on rust. Silas did not answer. He braced his boots against the cold stone floor, his fingers white-knuckled on the iron ring. The wood groaned, a deep, arterial sound that vibrated through his shins. He was a man of the law, a constable...
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