The Distant Threshold
The rain hit the slate roof. It did not fall. It hammered. A steady, gray rhythm. Elias stood by the window. He was still in his uniform. The wool was damp. It clung to his spine. He looked at the garden. The roses were crushed. The mud sucked at the roots. He was the Constable. He had been for ten years. He knew every crack in the town. He knew which dogs barked at no one. He knew which doors...
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