The Distant Joke
The glass was heavy in Elias’s hand, a thick, crystal tumbler that seemed to weigh more than the wine it held. He raised it toward Director Halloway, who stood at the center of the banquet table, surrounded by the younger staff who moved with the easy, fluid grace of men who had never known the ache of a stiff neck or the fear of a blank page. Elias’s left hand trembled, a fine, high-frequency...
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