The Pale Echo
The ink was wet. It always was wet. I sat in the study, the air thick with the scent of lavender and decay, and watched the drop swell on the nib of my pen. It hung there, trembling, a dark teardrop refusing to fall. My hands shook. They always shook now. The tremor had started in the fingers, a subtle rattle, like a loose chain in a quiet room. Now it lived in the marrow. Professor Aldous...
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