The Pale Path

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The Pale Path

The ledger stated that the *Annals of St. Jude* comprised four hundred and twelve pages. Elias Vance, aged twelve, counted the sheets in the drying rack. Four hundred and twelve. The ink was still wet, a black slick that smelled of iron and old blood. Outside, the London fog pressed against the windowpane like a damp hand, but inside the print room, the air was dry and sharp. Elias wanted to...

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