The Distant Joke

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The Distant Joke

The clock on the wall ticks. It is a heavy sound. Wood and brass. You are in the shop. The air smells of dust and old oil. You are not alone. That is the problem. Your father’s ghost is there. Or something like it. It sits in the high-backed chair by the window. It does not breathe. It does not blink. It just looks at you. You look back. The glass in the window fogs up. You wipe it. The fog...

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