The Distant Garden

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The jar sits on the mahogany desk. It is a squat, amber cylinder. Inside, the paste is thick and dark. It smells of iron and old rain. You know what it is. You have always known. You are the Keeper. This is your post. The room is cold. The clock on the wall ticks. Tick. Tick. Tick. Each sound is a hammer blow against the glass. You are fifty-four years old. Your hands are steady. They have been...

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