The Pale Echo

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The Pale Echo

The bread was still warm. It sat on the counter, a loaf of sourdough with a crust that crackled like dry leaves. It smelled of yeast and time. Elias watched it. He was seven years old. His hands were clean. The house was empty. The walls were white. They felt cold against his skin. He did not feel cold. He felt only the weight of the silence. He took a knife. It was steel. It was sharp. He cut...

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