The Faded Portrait

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The air tasted of copper and old dust. Mara stood before the gilded frame. Her hand trembled. The skin on her palm was dry. It cracked. A thin line of red bloomed. She did not flinch. Pain was a language she understood. It spoke in short, sharp sentences. The room was vast. High ceilings stretched upward like a throat waiting to swallow. The chandeliers hung low, heavy with crystal. They did...

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