The Golden Oath

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The Golden Oath

The letter lay on the porch railing, damp from the morning drizzle. Elias Thorne read it twice, his thumb rubbing the ink until the paper tore. It was a final notice from the state assessor. The county courthouse, built in 1924 with limestone and stubbornness, was declared structurally unsound. The roof was leaking. The foundation was shifting. The building was a death trap. Elias folded the...

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