The Faded Masquerade

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The mask is heavy. You hold it with both hands, the porcelain cold against your palms. It smells of old dust and dried lavender. You are leaving. The door is open. The night air rushes in, biting at your cheeks. Old Elias stands by the hearth. He does not look up. He is polishing a silver cup. The cloth moves in slow circles. Round and round. Like the year. Like the blood. You are seven. Or...

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