The Wistful Crossroads

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The rain fell in sheets. It drummed against the tin roof. A cold, rhythmic pounding. We were in the basement. My father’s workshop. The air was thick with dust and the smell of rust. I was twelve. I held the box. It was heavy. Lead-lined. Cold to the touch. My father sat on a stool. He was coughing. A wet, rattling sound. He did not look at me. He looked at the wall. The wall was bare. Paint...

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