The Faded River

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The Faded River

The debt was forty-two dollars, and the ink was three drops. I counted the coins in my palm, the copper warm and heavy, before I set them on the table. Clara was asleep in the next room, her breathing shallow like a dog panting in the heat. I checked the quill. The nib was dry, but the reservoir held that dark, viscous sludge. It smelled of wet earth and old blood. It always did. I dipped it...

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