The Faded Guest
The rain did not fall. It hung. I stood in the mud. My hands were red. My brother, Thomas, stood across the yard. He held a shovel. The iron bit into the earth. He looked at me. He did not blink. "Dig," he said. His voice was wet. It sounded like water in a bottle. I nodded. I picked up my spade. The handle was slick. I swung. The earth broke. It was dark. It was heavy. It smelled of rot. I...
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