The Distant Joke

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The Distant Joke

You dream of the ink. It is not black, but a deep, bruised violet, staining the white bedsheets like a wound that will not close. You are in the house. The air is thick with the smell of wet paper and dried lavender. You are sitting at the desk in the study, your hands trembling as you hold the pen. The nib scratches against the page. A sound like a dry twig snapping. You write a word. Then...

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