The Faded Root

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The Faded Root

The seal broke. It happened at dawn. A sound like a bone snapping under a boot. The great oak in the center of Millhaven split. Not a branch. The trunk. From the roots up to the highest crown. It did not fall. It stood there, a jagged chasm of white wood weeping sap. Silence followed. Absolute. The birds had fled. The wind died. Elias stood on the porch. He was twelve. His hands were dirty. He...

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