The Golden Oath

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The Golden Oath

The ledger lay open on the workbench, the ink in the well turned to a fine, black ash that crumbled at the slightest touch of the nib. You counted the hours remaining until dawn, seven in total, and weighed the debt against the trembling of your hands, a calculation that had long since ceased to be arithmetic and become a matter of survival. The palsy had taken your fine motor control three...

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