The Pale Meridian

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The Pale Meridian

The rain hit the slate roof in a steady, gray drumroll. It was a sound I knew in my bones. We were sitting in the parlor of the St. Jude’s Orphanage, the air thick with the smell of boiled cabbage and damp wool. I was twelve years old. My name was Elara. My hands were in my lap, fingers laced tight until the knuckles turned white. I was waiting for the verdict. Mother Superior stood by the...

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