The Distant Joke

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The Distant Joke

The rain in the city was not water. It was a fine, gray dust that settled on the tongue and tasted of copper and old rust. Elara stood at the window of the tavern, watching the street below where the mud had turned to soup. She held a small, folded piece of parchment in her hand. It was worn at the edges, soft as cloth from years of turning in her fingers. It was the only thing she owned that...

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