The Faded Root

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The Faded Root

The rain hits the tin roof like gravel. You count the drops. One, two, three. Then you stop. There is no point in counting when the bucket is already overflowing. You are in the break room of the precinct. The air smells of stale coffee and wet wool. Your badge sits on the table. It is a cold, silver oval. You look at it. You do not touch it. Your father is in the next room. He is not sleeping....

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