The Wistful Asylum
The rain had not stopped for three days. It hammered against the slate roof of the asylum like a thousand impatient fingers. Inside, the air tasted of damp wool and old varnish. Colonel Elias Thorne stood by the window. He watched the mud swirl in the courtyard below. It was a brown, churning river. His uniform was pressed. The brass buttons shone. But his eyes were dull. They were the color of...
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