The Faded River
The cellar smelled of wet wool and old blood. It was a thick scent, clinging to the back of the throat. Margaret stood in the center of the stone floor. She was alone. Her husband, Julian, was upstairs. He was laughing. The sound filtered down through the trapdoor. It sounded like dry leaves skittering over pavement. Margaret looked at the thing in her hands. It was a wren. Not a dead one. Not...
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