The Wistful Mountain
The ink in the pot was thick and black, staining the rim of the glass vessel where it had dried. I dipped the pen, the nib scratching against the paper as I wrote the date, November 14, 1912. My hand did not shake, though the cold in the room was sharp enough to bite through the wool of my sleeve. I was thirty-four years old, and I had served the border for twelve years. I wanted my pension. I...
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