The Distant Threshold
The train rattled over the iron bridge. The sound was a teeth-grinding shriek. It shook the bones in Marnie’s chest. She sat in the corner of the carriage. Her back was against the window. The glass was fogged. She wiped it with her sleeve. Outside, the rain hammered the fields. The crops were dead. The soil was black mud. Marnie held a small wooden box. It was worn smooth by years of hands....
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