The Distant Threshold
The bread rose in the dark. It was a heavy, sourdough loaf, dense with the weight of the cellar’s damp. It sat on the oak table, pulsing. Not with life, but with a slow, tectonic shift. It grew. It pushed against the linen cloth. It became a head. It became a face. Arthur stood before it. He did not breathe. He held the knife. The blade was dull, pitted with rust that looked like dried blood....
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