The Pale Meridian
The silver compass in your pocket weighs three ounces, a precise and heavy truth against the hollow of your thigh. You have counted the days since your brother Thomas died, forty-two, and the days since the bank notice arrived, seven. The needle inside the glass face is still, a pale line pointing north, but you know the rule you have learned through the cold sweat of the last week: it spins...
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