The Golden Myth
14 November 1912. I have counted the hours since Clara’s breathing changed, and they have grown heavy as lead weights in my pockets. Three years she has been confined to this room, a prisoner of her own failing body, and now the winter is tightening its grip on the valley, promising a freeze that will turn our thin coal into dust. I wanted only to keep the fire banked and her hands warm, to...
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