The Pale Bridge

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The Pale Bridge

The house bled. It began at the eaves. A thin, rust-colored streak. Then another. The walls wept a slow, viscous tide. Not rain. Something thicker. Warmer. It smelled of iron and old copper. Elias stood in the foyer. He held his rifle. The wood was cold in his hands. The barrel was dry. The house was not. The floorboards groaned. They expanded. They twisted. The wallpaper peeled away in long,...

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