The Pale Meridian

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The Pale Meridian

The cellar door was locked, but the key was in my pocket. I turned it with a click that sounded too loud in the damp dark, and the air that rushed out smelled of wet earth and old rosemary. I had to get down there before dawn. My father had sealed the stairs three days ago, chaining the iron gate with a padlock that looked new and sharp. He said the house was full of rot, that my brother’s...

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