The Faded Attic

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The Faded Attic

My left hand gripped the railing, knuckles white against the rusted iron, while I hauled the heavy bucket of water up the slope. The estero smelled of rot and wet clay, a scent that had settled into my lungs over twenty years of service as a volunteer coxswain. I was forty-two, and the border patrol’s final survey of the land was scheduled for noon. I had three days left until my retirement,...

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