The Pale Letter
The fire took the east wing at dawn. It was a quiet fire. It did not roar. It simply ate the wood until the wood was gone. I stood on the terrace. The air smelled of wet ash and iron. I watched the beams fall. They were old. They were black. They were dead. I am a keeper. That is my title. It is a small title. It sits in a low room. It has no voice. I keep the birds. I have kept them for ten...
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