The Pale Garden

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The Pale Garden

The soup was red. Not the warm, rustic red of tomato bisque or the pale, creamy red of beet. It was arterial. It was the color of a life leaving a body. It sat in the center of the mahogany table, steaming, thick, and viscous. "More?" Elias asked. He did not look up. He was carving a leg of lamb with surgical precision. The knife flashed in the low light of the chandelier. "No," I said. My...

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