The Pale Echo

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The Pale Echo

She dreamed of the river. Not the one that flowed through the town, dead and sluggish under the weight of silt and industrial runoff. She dreamed of the old water. The water before the dam. It moved like a living thing, pale and cold, carrying secrets in its silt. Waking brought her to the cell. The air was dry. It smelled of bleach and stale sweat. Margaret Holloway sat on the metal cot. Her...

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