The Golden Song
The scarf was wool. Brown. Frayed at the hem. It hung on the hook by the door, a dead thing, waiting for a neck that would not come. I touched it. The fiber was stiff. Dried. Like old skin. I am not a detective. I am a clerk. I count ledgers. I stamp forms. My name is Elias Thorne. I live in the city. The city is gray. The sky is gray. The men are gray. But the scarf is brown. It is the only...
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