The Faded Sutra

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The Faded Sutra

The rain had not stopped for three days. It fell upon the slate roof of the Abbey of St. Jude with a rhythmic, ceaseless tap, a sound like the fingernails of ghosts scratching against the door. Thomas sat in his cell. The room was small, cold, and smelled of damp wool and old paper. He was a clerk of the third order. His hands were stained with ink. His back was bent from years of hunching over...

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