The Faded Root

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The Faded Root

The iron gate groaned. It was a sound like a man clearing his throat after a long, silent scream. I stood before it, my fingers white-knuckled around the strap of my satchel. The satchel contained three books, a loaf of stale bread, and the only copy of my thesis. The gate did not open. It never did. You had to push. You had to push until your lungs burned and your vision blurred, and then,...

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