The Pale Mist

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The Pale Mist

The gate was already open. I looked up from my ledger, the ink still wet on the page where I had recorded the cost of the new iron hinges, and saw the fog pouring in like water through a broken dam. It smelled of wet stone and old copper, a scent that clung to the back of my throat. I set down my pen, the nib scratching a final, jagged line into the parchment, and stood. My left hand was...

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