The Golden Scar

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The Golden Scar

The coughing fit stopped only when my lungs gave up, leaving a hollow, rusted ache in the cavity where breath should be. I stood in the Iron District, the air thick with the smell of ozone and decaying skin, and watched the golden scar on my forearm pulse with a slow, rhythmic heat. It was a brand of truth in a city of lies, a mark that burned white-hot whenever a falsehood passed within arm’s...

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