The Distant Machine

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The rain does not fall; it hangs, a grey curtain that smells of wet wool and iron. You are standing in the kitchen of your brother’s house, the floorboards cold under your boots, the silence so thick you can taste the dust. In your hands, you hold the rifle. It is a heavy thing, a M4 with the sling worn smooth by years of sweat and friction. You have cleaned it a dozen times today, the bolt...

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