The Distant Joke

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The Distant Joke

The brass screwdriver in Elias Thorne’s right hand was worn smooth by decades of friction against his palm, a specific topography of callus and skin that mapped the history of his labor more accurately than any census record could, and he was currently attempting to align the escapement wheel of a pocket watch that had not ticked in four years. The workshop was dark save for the single bulb...

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