The Golden Echoes
The table was long. It stretched from the front door to the kitchen window. White cloth. Wax candles. The air smelled of roasting lamb and wet wool. My mother sat at the head. She was small. She looked smaller than usual. Her hands rested on the table. They were still. Too still. We were eating. We were all eating. My father. My brother, Thomas. His wife, Clara. My sister, Elena. And me. The...
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