The Faded Portrait

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The bell rang. It was not a church bell. It was the iron tongue of the mill, striking the hour with a sound like a bone breaking. Marguerite stood by the window. The glass was cold. She wore her wedding dress. It was white. It was soiled at the hem. Dust. Ash. The air smelled of burnt sugar and old blood. Her husband was gone. He had left at dawn. He did not look back. He walked into the fog....

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