The Golden Myth

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The Golden Myth

The fire took the roof first. It was a small fire. That was the lie. A spark from the hearth, a dry beam, the wind. Then it was a roaring thing. We ran. My father grabbed the silver. I grabbed him. "Leave it," I said. "We cannot." His hands shook. The metal was warm. Not hot. Just warm. Like skin. He was old. His back was bent like a question mark. He looked at the window. The glass cracked....

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