The Golden Compass
November 14, 1912 I have counted the hours since the last shift. Fourteen. The coal has been weighed, the gauges checked, the silence kept. I am writing this to you, Thomas, because I need to know if you remember the sound of the river when it was cold enough to freeze the breath in your lungs. I am forty years old. My heart beats like a hammer striking a cold nail, a rhythm that grows louder...
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