The Faded Root
The glass case in the center of the room was not a display unit. It was a tomb. I sat before it, my fingers tracing the cold rim of the velvet cushion that held the single object inside: a pair of opera gloves. They were white, made of a silk so fine it seemed to have no weight, and they were stained. Not with dirt, but with a dark, rust-colored oxidation that had seeped into the weave, turning...
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