The Wistful Grid

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The Wistful Grid

The olive groves of Andalusia stretch out in a dry, brittle silence, their leaves curled tight against the heat, waiting for a rain that has not come in four months. In the shadow of the mill, the air tastes of dust and old iron, a smell that clings to the back of the throat like a bad penny. I am Juan Carbajal, and I am standing at the edge of the shipbreaker’s beach, watching the tide pull...

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