The Wistful Crossroads

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The rain hit the slate roof like a drumroll. It was loud. It was wet. We stood in the back of the shop. The air smelled of ozone and old paper. I held the ledger. My hands shook. Not from cold. From the weight of the numbers. They were wrong. Always wrong. My wife, Clara, stood by the window. She watched the street. The street was empty. No one came. No one ever came anymore. Not since the war...

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