The Distant Promise
The rain did not fall. It hung. A gray curtain, thick and cold, pressing against the single window of the shack. Inside, the air tasted of wet wool and old fear. Elias sat on the floor. His back was against the wall. His hands were empty. He had been a man of order. A man who counted his steps. Who checked his pockets twice. Who believed that if you were careful enough, the world would not...
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