The Distant Summer

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The smell hit first. Not the rot. Not the damp. The yeast. Elias stood in the back room of the mill. The air was thick. It pressed against his skin. He held the jar. It was warm. It was heavy. The glass was frosted with condensation. He could feel the pulse inside. It was not a pulse of life. It was a pulse of hunger. The mill was old. The machinery groaned. The gears turned. They ground the...

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