The Faded Portrait

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The wind in the Nevada scrub did not howl; it scraped, a dry, abrasive sound that seemed to strip the moisture from the air and the patience from Elias Thorne’s bones. He stood alone in the pale, bleached light of midday, his hand gripping the cracked leather case of a watch that had not ticked for three years. The leather was soft now, worn thin by the friction of his palm, a tactile memory of...

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