The Distant Machine

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2026-08-24 19:50:45 -

The brass plate weighs four hundred and twelve grams. I know because I weighed it on the kitchen scale three times this morning, the digital display flickering in the dim light before the battery died. It is a small, rectangular thing, tarnished green at the edges, and the letters cast in relief are chipped where the metal has fractured. *Sgt. J. Thorne*. The 'J' is missing entirely, worn away...

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