The Faded Portrait

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The dream was red. Not the red of blood, but the rusted red of old iron. It tasted of copper and wet wool. Warden Thorne stood in the doorway. His face was a mask of bureaucratic indifference. The light from the hallway was harsh, white, and unforgiving. "Time for inspection," he said. His voice was flat. A stone dropped into deep water. Thomas did not wake. He remained in the dream. Or perhaps...

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