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Acton
Sigrid Hendriksen
“His face was a maelstrom of angles. All sharp peaks and troughs. Even his name carried the metallic splice of a blade. Almost comical. Acton. He wondered what desertion of sense had procured him such a vindictive title. Some form of post-birth euphoria no doubt. He could see them now — eyes manic, mouths twisted garishly, idiotically impressed by their own audacity — Acton! Acton! …”
