The Pale Circus

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The Pale Circus

The mist did not roll in; it sat, thick and gray as wool, pressing against the canvas of the Big Top until the fabric seemed to breathe. I stood in the center of the ring, twenty-four years old and feeling ancient, my fingers drumming a restless rhythm against my thigh. I was Elias, a wanderer, a man who sold smiles and secrets for copper coins, but tonight I was here for a different purpose. I...

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