The Distant Wound

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The Distant Wound

The banquet hall smelled of rot and roses. Commissioner Elias Thorne sat at the head of the table. He was old. His hands trembled. Not from cold. From the vibration. The floor hummed. A low, tectonic groan beneath the marble. The guests ate. They did not taste. They chewed. The meat was gray. The wine was black. They swallowed. Elias held the pill. It was blue. Small. Hard as a gem. It sat in...

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