The Wistful Grid

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The Wistful Grid

The ink is still wet on the page, a dark smear against the rough parchment that smells of damp wool and old smoke. I am writing this by the light of a tallow candle that sputters and coughs, casting long, jumping shadows across the floorboards of my room. Father, you left us with a debt that has no bottom, and now the winter has come down on us like a heavy, wet blanket, pressing the breath out...

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