The Pale Garden

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The Pale Garden

The rain did not wash the town. It stained it. I stood at the window of the precinct. The glass was cold. My breath fogged the pane. I wiped it away. The street outside was gray. Mud and soot. The factory whistles blew. Three long blasts. End of shift. The workers poured out. Faces blank. Hands empty. I looked down at my hands. They were shaking. "Mr. Hale." I did not turn. I could not. "You...

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