The Pale Mist

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The Pale Mist

The table groaned under the weight of the roast goose and the tureens of thick, brown stew. It was the annual harvest feast at Blackwood Mill, a night of forced merriment that smelled of damp wool and boiled cabbage. I sat at the far end, my hands wrapped around a mug of whiskey that had gone warm, watching Mr. Vane. He was new, a man of polished shoes and cold eyes, appointed by the owners in...

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