The Pale Mist

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The Pale Mist

The kettle sang a thin, high note. I poured the water. It was steeped. It had been steeping since dawn. The leaves in the bottom of the pot were dark and swollen, bruised purple against the ceramic. I watched them. They looked like closed eyes. My brother, Arthur, was at the door. He wore the gray coat of the Ministry. It was a dull color, the color of wet stone, of old dust, of the walls of...

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