The Distant Wound

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The Distant Wound

The knife came out of the reeds before the reeds made a sound. I caught the wrist and felt the blade shiver against my jaw, but he was already lunging, and my feet went out from under me in the black water of the fen. We went down together, knee and elbow, and I drove my knee into his belly until he gave up all the air in his lungs. "Are you done?" I said. "Done," he wheezed. I kept his knife,...

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