The Faded Frontier
The ink is wet. I count the drops as they fall from the nib, three, four, five, each one a small black bead that refuses to dry. I have been at this desk for fourteen hours. My fingers are stained black to the second knuckle, the skin tight and slick against the parchment. The Ministry of Boundaries does not care about comfort. It cares about the line. The line is everything. If the line blurs,...
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