The Distant Nightmare

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The quill was heavy, its nib worn to a point that split the parchment. Thomas Bradshaw held it over the desk, his hand trembling not from fear, but from the wet rattle in his chest. The candlelight flickered, and in that brief darkness, he heard it. His name, whispered from the spine of the book. *Thomas.* He did not look up. He knew the price of looking. The ink was black, mixed with lampblack...

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