The Faded Dust

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The Faded Dust

The notice was pinned to the door of the care-home day room, its paper brown with age, the ink faded to a ghostly grey. It read: Notice of Eviction. The Clearances. All residents to vacate by sundown. No exceptions. Faye Gault stared at it, her fingers trembling as she held the shattered vial of mercury. The liquid metal had spilled across the stone floor, pooling in the cracks like dark blood....

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