The Pale Mist

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The Pale Mist

The fern was dead. It sat on the corner of Elias Thorne’s desk, a withered skeleton of fronds. The soil was dry. The air was dry. The room was dry. Elias touched the stem. It crumbled. Dust. He was a clerk. Grade four. Section seven. The files were thick. The paper was white. The light was gray. Outside, the factory smoked. The sky was low. The year was 1924. The world was loud. Inside, it was...

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