The Wistful Mountain

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The pickaxe head sat in my palm, cold iron biting into the calluses of my thumb. It was a standard twelve-pounder, the handle wrapped in fraying leather, the metal dark with old rust and newer sweat. I held it up to the dim gaslight of the shaft, inspecting the edge for nicks. It was sharp enough. It was heavy enough. It was not enough. I am Elias Thorne. I am forty-two years old, and I have...

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