The Pale Echo

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The Pale Echo

The blade hit my ribs. Not a cut. A bruise. A dull, spreading heat under the wool of my tunic. I gasped. The air tasted of copper and old stone. "Again," the Captain said. His voice was dry. Like sandpaper on wood. I moved. Fast. My left hand came up. My right foot pivoted. The technique is simple. It is not simple. The mind remembers the shape. The body forgets. I am old. My joints stiffen in...

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