The Faded Root

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The Faded Root

The bell in the steeple did not ring for the dead. It rang for the inventory. I stood in the square. The cobblestones were wet. They smelled of iron and old rain. I looked up. The tower was high. It was gray. It was stone. It did not care. "Name?" The clerk asked. He was young. His hands were clean. He held a quill. The quill was dry. "Elara," I said. My voice was thin. It sounded like paper...

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