The Wistful Letter

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"Put the key down, Gilberte. You’ll crack the mortar if you keep chipping at it like a rat gnawing a bone." The blacksmith’s voice was low, a rumble that seemed to come from the damp stone floor itself, where the cellar air hung heavy with wet wool and old iron. Gilberte Gaspard, twelve years old and thin as a reed, did not stop chiseling. The tool bit into the ancient seal with a sharp, gritty...

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