The Faded Root

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The Faded Root

The letter was dated October 14, 1924, and I wrote it in the blue ink I had used for twenty years, though the hand that held the pen trembled so violently the letters slanted like men falling in a crowd. I am Arthur Vane, a constable of the Metropolitan Police, and I am writing this because I intend to retire before my heart gives out, which the doctors say is a matter of weeks, not months. The...

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