The Faded Sutra

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The Faded Sutra

The ledger page is thin, yellowed, and smells of dried blood. You sign your name at the bottom, the ink scratching against the paper like a rat gnawing wire. The Abbot watches you from across the table, his face a mask of gray flesh, his eyes two pits of absolute cold. He does not blink. He does not breathe. He simply waits for the ink to dry, for the contract to bind itself to your skin. You...

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