The Pale Tale

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The Pale Tale

The train leaves at dawn. I watch the platform empty. The air is cold. It bites my nose. I hold the box. It is heavy. It is wood. Oak. Smooth. It has been in my hands for forty years. I am an old man now. My name is Elias. I came here from the east. I was a boy then. Now my knees ache. The station is glass and steel. It gleams. The lights hum. I feel small. I feel watched. A woman stands near...

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