Kathryn Steinhardt, The Forge of Time (PEOPLE 2025)

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The central figure is an older man with a long white beard, intensely focused as he hammers red-hot metal on an anvil. His posture is bent in concentration, muscles taut, as sparks fly from the metal under his hammer's impact. The workshop is cluttered but purposeful — tools hang from the walls, chains dangle from the ceiling, and old equipment fills the space, evoking a sense of history and hard-earned skill.

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