The Pale Mist

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The Pale Mist

The dream had a texture like wet ash. It settled on Elias Thorne’s tongue before he opened his eyes, a gritty, cold residue that tasted of old iron and decay. He lay in the narrow cot assigned to him in the infirmary wing of the St. Jude’s Asylum, the air thick with the scent of boiled linseed and despair. In the dream, he had held a single, pale orchid. Its petals were translucent, veined with...

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