The Golden Suspect
The ink on the claim form was wet, though you had not touched the pen in an hour. You stared at the blotch spreading across the actuarial table, its edges darkening into a shape that was not a stain but a face. It was Clara’s face, pale and feverish, the eyes closed in that final, silent surrender. You rubbed your thumb against the paper, and the ink smeared, blurring the features into a gray...
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