The Faded Guest
The jar sits on the sill. It is blue. It is cracked. You look at it. You do not touch it. The glass is thin as a whisper. Inside, a single sprig of dried lavender. It has no scent now. It is dust. It is bone. You are the apothecary. You mix the tinctures. You weigh the opium. You grind the bark. Your hands are steady. They are always steady. They must be. A tremor means death. A tremor means...
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