The Pale Altar

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The Pale Altar

The carriage wheels crunch on the gravel drive, a sound like breaking bones. You are Elias, forty-two, and your hands are stained with the dust of wool and the sweat of the living. You want to keep your license. The license pays your debts. The debts are a noose around your neck, tighter than any shroud. Magistrate Thorne steps out of the black carriage. He is a man of silk and iron. He does...

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