The Pale Path

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The Pale Path

The silver tongs in your right hand are cold, and the smell of roasting lamb and burnt sugar hangs heavy in the air, thick enough to taste on the back of your throat. You are forty-two years old, and the hall of Ashworth Manor is a riot of gold leaf and clinking crystal, a feast for the eyes and a funeral for the soul. You hold the tongs up, not to serve, but to steady yourself, watching the...

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