The Pale Circus
The rain did not fall. It hung. A grey curtain of mist, thick as wool, wrapped the valley in a silent shroud. Elara walked. Her boots sank into the mud. Deep. Deeper. The road was gone. Only the track remained. A dark line in the white earth. She held the basket. It was heavy. Not with bread. Not with fruit. With stone. Smooth river stones. Round. Cold. She had gathered them for three days....
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