The Pale Letter

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The Pale Letter

The bell strikes. The wood splinters. You hear it before you see it. A wet crack. Like a bone breaking in a wet field. The ancient oak in the courtyard shudders. It does not fall. It holds. You stand before the High Judge. His face is a mask of wax. His eyes are flat stones. You are the Warden. You have worn the iron for forty years. Your hands are mapped with scars. They are the scars of the...

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