The Golden Visit
The gourd is empty. Elias said this to the air, to the soot-stained ceiling, to the crack in the stone that let the wind whistle like a dying man. He held the object in both hands. It was gold, or it had been, before the years of handling had worn the metal to a dull, sickly yellow. The surface was pitted. One end was cracked, a jagged fissure that ran from the neck to the base. It was the only...
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