The Pale Door

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The Pale Door

The letter sat on my desk. A single sheet of cream-colored paper. It smelled of dust and old ink. I did not pick it up. I knew what it said. I had known for years. I am a professor of history. Or I was. Until this morning. The department head, Mr. Vance, had called me in. His office was small. The air was stale. He did not look at me. He looked at the floor. "We are restructuring," he said. His...

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