The Wistful Campus

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The fire started in the roof. It was not a spark. It was a breath. The house, old and lean against the hill, sighed. Then it caught. Margaret stood by the window. She held the cat. The cat was black. It was small. It was warm. Its fur was thinning. It had been thin for years. The heat rose. The smoke was thick. It smelled of wet wood and old paper. It smelled of the cellar. It smelled of dust....

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