The Distant Joke

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The Distant Joke

Act I "You’re late again, Naveed. The horse is bleeding out and you’re standing there holding a wrench." Naveed Ali did not answer. He stood in the soot-stained yard of the textile mill, the rusted iron heavy in his hand. The air smelled of wet wool and coal smoke. Haroon, the foreman, stepped closer. He was a thick-necked man, his face a map of old scars. He laughed, a wet sound, and spat on...

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