The Pale Dance
The chisel snapped. It happened on a Tuesday. The wood was oak. Old oak. Dark as dried blood. I was cutting a curve for a vanity mirror. A simple thing. A circle. I pressed the blade. I pushed. The steel gave way with a sharp crack. It split clean down the middle. Two jagged halves. I looked at them. They lay on the bench like broken fingers. I am a carpenter. I have been a carpenter for forty...
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