The Pale Altar

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The Pale Altar

The dream began with the sound of wet leather stretching, a visceral tearing that resonated in the hollow of Elias Thorne’s chest. He was standing in a field of pale, winter wheat, the stalks stiff and brittle, and in his hands he held a thing that was not a weapon, but a limb. It was a hand, detached from the wrist, the fingers curled in a silent, permanent plea. The skin was the color of old...

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