The Distant Threshold

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The letter from the council sat on my desk, the ink still wet, smelling of iron and old paper. I read it twice, the words blurring under the flickering gaslight of my study. They refused the grant. They called my work "sentimental archaeology" and a drain on the town’s coffers. I folded the paper, tucked it into my coat pocket, and walked out into the night. The wind in Oakhaven was sharp,...

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