The Pale Echo

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The Pale Echo

The letter lay open on the desk, the paper brittle and yellowed, smelling of stale tobacco and iron. I held it in my hands, feeling the dampness of my own sweat soak into the fibers, the ink still wet and glistening under the gaslight. It was a confession, written in my own hand, accusing me of the murder of Julian Halloway three weeks prior. The words were slanted, hurried, and terrifyingly...

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