The Pale Meridian

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The Pale Meridian

Mehmet Polat’s fingers were deep inside the throat of the clock, his knuckles white against the brass, as the gear train shrieked a sound like a man holding his breath. He was forty-five, a court clockmaker of no particular renown, and he was trying to stop the heart of the machine from beating. The workshop smelled of cold iron and the damp wool of the winter coat he had not taken off, the air...

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