The Faded Guest

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The Faded Guest

The ledger in the magistrate’s office listed forty-two missing persons, but only one name was circled in red ink. I had counted the hours since the train pulled into Oakhaven, tallying the minutes like coins dropped into a tin cup, each one heavier than the last. The air in the room smelled of wet wool and old paper, a bureaucratic scent that clung to the throat. Magistrate Halloway did not...

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