The Golden Crossing
October 14. The brass of the compass is weeping. It is not rust, exactly, though it looks like the oxidized blood of a wound that will not heal. I have polished it every morning for twelve years, yet this morning the oil stains the felt lining of my pocket with a dark, viscous smear. The air in the valley is thick, a physical weight that presses against the glass of the banquet hall. We are...
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