The Faded Guest

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The Faded Guest

You are holding the door. It is a heavy oak thing, iron-banded, set into a wall of wet brick that weeps with condensation. You are a sergeant in the 9th Mechanized Infantry. Your uniform is gray wool, stiff with sweat and old blood. You grip the handle. You do not let go. The corridor stretches out behind you. It is not a corridor. It is a throat. The air tastes of copper and ozone. The lights...

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