The Faded Chronicle

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"Keep it dry," said Miller. He did not look up. He was cleaning his fingernails with a penknife. The sound was sharp. A tick. A scratch. The air in the tent was thick. It smelled of sweat. It smelled of damp wool. It smelled of fear. Sam held the coat. It was red. A deep, arterial red. It was his mother’s coat. She had worn it to the funeral of his father. She had worn it to the last Christmas....

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