The Pale Altar

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The Pale Altar

The bell rang. Not a church bell. A factory bell. Iron on iron. A shriek that split the morning air in the valley of Ashworth. Marta ran. Her boots clattered on the cobblestones. Wet. Cold. The mist clung to her shins. She wore the coat. The long, heavy wool coat. It was gray. Like the smoke. Like the sky. Like the eyes of the men who watched her. She ran past the bakery. Past the butcher. Past...

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