The Iron Dream: A Rust Harbor Story
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Before the rust, before the ruins, there was a dream.
Charles Vareen envisioned a city of light and motion - green boulevards, open squares, and a railway to unite distant coasts. For a brief, dazzling time, he succeeded. But progress carries a cost, and when ambition hardens into industry, beauty turns to soot.
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