The Faded Photograph
The photograph was small, no larger than a playing card, its edges softened by years of handling. It sat in the palm of the baker, Arthur Pyle, who stood trembling in the center of his flour-dusted shop, the air thick with the scent of burnt yeast and fear. You, Thomas Bradshaw, held your badge between your thumb and forefinger, the metal cool against your skin. You wanted the pension. You...
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