The Wistful Petal

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The Wistful Petal

The count was precise. One hundred and forty-four hours until the winter solstice. Maren checked the logbook, her pen scratching against the paper with a sound like dry leaves skittering on pavement. She was fifty-four years old, and the light in the archive was already failing, casting long, thin shadows across the linoleum floor where the dust motes hung suspended in the cold air. The clock...

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