The Faded River

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The Faded River

Who is the man who signs the paper? Chapter One The ice on the Nile was thin, a grey skin stretched over black water. I stood at the edge of the salt pan, the wind drying the sweat on my neck. My hands were raw, the skin split from the cold and the work. I held the forged letter in my left hand, the paper soft and damp. It promised my son’s release. It was a lie, but it was the only thing I...

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