The Cold Tolerance of Steel and the Heavy Cost of Bearing an Institutional Secret
CHAPTER 1: THE CLEARING PROCEDURE “Stop guessing,” Miller barked, his palms slamming flat onto the scarred oak of the workbench. The wood groaned under his weight, shifting the small grease-pans an inch to the left. “Show everyone in this room you know exactly how this weapon clears, or get the hell out of my armory.”…