The Distant Promise

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The mist hangs low over the river like a wet wool blanket, smothering the reeds and the mud. You wake in the dream first. Not in your bed, but in the trench. The mud is black and cold. It smells of iron and rot. You are not alone. A hand grips your shoulder. It is rough. Calloused. You turn. The face is obscured by the fog. You do not know who it is. But you know the weight of that hand. It is...

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