The Faded Quadrant

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The hour was marked by the weight of the mud and the rhythm of the guns. Sergeant Elias Thorne counted the seconds between the thuds, each one a hammer blow against the earth, shaking the fillings in his teeth. He stood in the trench, thirty-four years old, his boots sinking into the slurry that sucked at his ankles with a wet, persistent pull. In his left hand, he held a single red poppy, its...

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