The Golden Compass

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The gold compass sat in my palm, its casing warm from the friction of my thumb against the brass, the needle trembling with a persistent, magnetic hunger that had nothing to do with the cardinal points. It was a small, tarnished thing, inherited from Mr. Vance, who had taught me that in this building, the only true north was the one dictated by the ledger. I was fifty-two years old, a senior...

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