The Wistful Cipher
The blade was warm. Not from the sun. It had been in my hand for hours. The leather grip was slick with sweat. My knuckles were split. Blood dried black on the knuckle bones. The air smelled of wet wool and iron. I stood in the yard. The snow was deep. It muffled my boots. Each step was a small death. I held the cipher. It was a strip of metal. Thin. Cold. It had been in my pocket for ten...
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