Ash on the Water
The lake was still that morning, the water glass-smooth except for where Julia's ashes broke the surface. I'd promised to scatter them here, at our old spot, though standing knee-d...
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The lake was still that morning, the water glass-smooth except for where Julia's ashes broke the surface. I'd promised to scatter them here, at our old spot, though standing knee-d...
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