The Distant Summer

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2026-08-25 08:46:31 -

I am folding the discharge paper, creased to softness, into a square no larger than a thumbnail. The paper smells of damp wool and the iron tang of the salt pans outside. I have done this a thousand times, but today my hands shake, and the crease snaps back, refusing to hold. The Bureau demands proof of service. My father, Haruki Ito, vanished during the border skirmish. The pension is my only...

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