The Pale Altar
The dream was not of war, but of breakfast. It was a long, silver table set in a room that had no walls, only a horizon line of fog. On the table lay a loaf of bread, sliced into perfect, pale discs. The smell was heavy, yeasty, and sweet, like a memory of a life one had not yet lived. Thomas stood at the head of the table. He was wearing his uniform, the wool rough against his neck, the...
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