The Distant Wound

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The Distant Wound

Assunta’s hands were black with gun oil, the metal of the revolver slick and cold under her thumbs. She had been polishing it for three hours, the rhythm of the cloth against the barrel a metronome for her pulse. In the corner of her cramped quarters, one hundred and twenty-six of the Bellfounders' Walk, the bridal chest sat empty, its lid ajar like a mouth refusing to close. The fog outside...

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