The Pale Mist

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The Pale Mist

Act I "Detention Order 44-B. Subject: Dawit Mekonnen. Charge: Unauthorized absence. Status: Pending review." The paper smelled of damp limestone and old iron. I held it in my left hand, the one that still worked, while my right gripped the stone balustrade of the watchtower. The mortar was crumbling, flakes of gray dust falling onto my boots. I was fifty-two. My brother Dawit was twenty-four....

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