The Distant Garden

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"You are in violation of the zoning bylaws, Paragraph Four."‌⁠⁠‌‌‌‌‍⁠‌‍⁠‌‍‍‍‌⁠⁠‌⁠⁠‌‌‍‌⁠‌‍‍‍‍⁠‌‍⁠‌⁠‌‌‌‌‌‌⁠ The telegraph operator, a woman named Thị Mai with fingers that blurred like flapping wings, did not look up from her keys. I stood in the doorway of the office, my breath misting in the air that was colder than the well outside, where the water had frozen solid...

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