The Wistful Asylum

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The bell rang. It did not chime. It screamed. A high, thin shriek that cut through the fog rolling off the river. I picked up the chisel. My hands shook. They always shook before the hour. I looked at the stone. It was grey. It was cold. It was alive. "Ready, Elias?" I didn’t look up. I couldn’t. If I looked at her, I would break. I would break like the last piece. "Ready," I said. My voice was...

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