The Distant Blade

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The Distant Blade

The rain hits the tin roof of the tenement. It sounds like static. It sounds like the hum of the looms in the basement. I sit by the window. My hands are still. They are always still now. I used to move them. I used to weave the air. I used to pull threads from the dark. My name is Elias. I live in Room 4B. The building smells of coal smoke and damp wool. It is November. The cold seeps through...

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