The Wistful Ashes

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The Wistful Ashes

The bell in the town square did not ring. It cracked. A sound like a bone snapping in the dark. Old Elias stood on the bridge. The iron was cold. His hands were wrapped in leather, thick and calloused, stained black with the residue of the work. He did not look down at the water. He looked at the sky. The sky was the color of a bruise. Purple. Yellow. Fading. "You heard it," said Silas. Silas...

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