The Faded Sutra

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The Faded Sutra

The soup was red. Not the deep, velvety crimson of a ripe tomato. Not the bright, acidic pop of a pomegranate. It was the flat, opaque red of dried blood. It sat in the bowl on the kitchen table, steaming gently into the cold November air. I stared at it. My hands were shaking. Not from cold. From the vibration of the rifle stock still echoing in my bones. My brother, Elias, looked up. He was...

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