The Distant Summer

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The ink smelled of iron. Not blood. Iron. Cold. Metallic. I wiped my hands on my apron. The stain remained. A dark smear. Like a bruise. On the skin of the parchment. My brother watched me. Silent. His eyes were wide. Too wide. The shop was quiet. Dusty. The air hung heavy. Thick with the scent of tallow. And fear. "Did you do it?" he asked. His voice was small. A child’s voice. But his body...

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