The Wistful Ashes

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The Wistful Ashes

The rain did not fall. It drifted. Like gray dust. Like ash. Elias stood by the window. His hands were stained. Deep, indigo ink. The dye of the dying. He held the jar. It was small. Glass. Inside, the fern. It was still green. Too green. "Look at it," he said. No one answered. The room was cold. The town was silent. They all slept now. The Somnolence had taken them. One by one. First the...

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