The Faded River

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The Faded River

The bucket hangs from the nail by the door, its rim worn smooth by years of wet hands. You hold the handle, the wood slick and cold against your palms, and look down at the dark water pooling in the cellar floor. It is not just water. It is mud, thick and brown, rising past the baseboards and soaking into the wool of your socks. You are twelve years old, and the house smells of damp rot and the...

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