The Pale Altar

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2026-08-19 16:57:43 -

The Pale Altar

The rain had not stopped in three days. It drummed against the slate roof of the farmhouse, a relentless, dull rhythm that sounded like fingers tapping on a table. I stood by the window, watching the gray mud slide down the hillside. My hands were trembling. Not from the cold. From the waiting. My wife, Clara, was gone. She had left an hour ago. She had taken her coat, her bag, and her silence....

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