The Wistful Throne

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The bell rang at dusk. It was a low, mournful sound. It shook the dust from the rafters. I sat on the cold stone floor. The chair was empty. The chair was always empty. My mother sat there. She sat there before the light died. She sat there when the light returned. She never left the seat. Not once. Not in ten years. I looked at her back. It was straight. Her shoulders were rigid. The wool of...

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