The Faded Guest

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The Faded Guest

The gaslight hissed against the wet brick, a thin, reedy sound that cut through the damp chill of the night. I stood at the center of the wall, my hands clasped behind my back, feeling the cold seep through the wool of my uniform. It was November, 1912, and the city smelled of coal smoke and rotting turnips. I was Elias Thorne, thirty-four years old, a constable of the North District, and I...

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