The Pale Letter
The ink was not black. It was the color of dried blood, or perhaps old rust, seeping into the fibers of the vellum until the words themselves seemed to rot. Elias Vane sat in the corner of the archive, a room that smelled of dust and decaying secrets, and watched the letter dissolve. He did not breathe. To breathe was to admit air, and air was a commodity he had not purchased. The silence in...
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