The Faded Quadrant
The ink was still wet. It bled into the grain of the oak, a black vein pulsing against the pale wood. I held the quill suspended, the nib trembling with a fatigue that had nothing to do with my hand and everything to do with my soul. Outside, the town of Ashgrove slept under a blanket of early snow. The bells of St. Jude’s had ceased their tolling. The silence that followed was heavy, a...
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