The Wistful Ashes

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The Wistful Ashes

The ledger for the autumn quarter totals four hundred and twelve pounds, a sum that accounts for the repair of the north-facing lintel, the purchase of three tons of limestone, and the wages of the masons who worked through the frost. I set the quill down, the ink still wet, and watch the spire through the window, its stone face mirroring the ache in my own ribs, a pain that has become so...

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