The Pale Letter
The coat hangs on the hook by the door. It is wool, grey, and worn thin at the elbows. You touch it. The fabric is cold. It has been there for forty years. You bought it the day you married her. She chose it. She said it looked like rain. You wore it to the shop. You wore it to the harvest. You wore it to the funeral of your father. Now you wear it only when the wind comes from the north. The...
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