"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."

― Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

#Spooktober 8: The City of Brass

This is probably my favourite among the traditional 1001 Nights, but it’s very rarely included in anthologies and it’s far into the 577° night, so people rarely reach it. Since I think it’s spooky as hell, let me give it to you today on my Patreon.
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