The Pale Meridian
The glass vial slips, catches, and slides back into your palm with a wet, cold resistance that has no business existing. You are twelve years old, and your hands are shaking so hard the silver bead inside the tube refuses to settle at the bottom. It climbs the curved neck, defying gravity, humming a low, metallic note that you feel in your teeth before you hear it in your ears. The kitchen is...
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