The Pale Letter
The rain had stopped. The air in the valley was thick, wet, and cold. It smelled of rotting leaves and wet stone. Elias held the letter in his left hand. His fingers were black with dirt. The paper was pale, almost white. It felt dry against his sweat. He did not shake. He did not cry. He simply stared at the words. They were not words. They were marks. Scratches made by a fingernail on the...
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