The Faded Root

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The Faded Root

The ink is still wet. You can smell the iron in it. It stains your fingers black. You look at your hands. They are small. They are yours. But the marks do not wash off. You rub them with soap. You rub them with sand. The black stays. It climbs your wrists. It creeps up your elbows. You are in the town of Oakhaven. The year is 1912. The factories hum like bees. The air tastes of coal and rust....

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