The Golden Myth
The water in the cellar of Blackwood Manor did not smell of mud, but of iron. Elias Thorne stood waist-deep in the black slurry, the current pulling at his heavy wool trousers with a patient, relentless strength. He clutched the leather-bound ledger to his chest, his knuckles white, his breath coming in short, ragged gasps that rattled deep in his lungs. It was November of 1893, and the Friday...
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