The Pale Altar

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The Pale Altar

The clay bowl was heavy in Thomas’s hands, heavier than the water it held, and the steam rising from its surface carried a scent that was not quite rot, but not quite bread, something in between that made the back of his throat itch. He stood in the doorway of the hut, watching his mother’s chest rise and fall with the labored rhythm of a bellows left to rust, while the High Priest, Alderman...

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