Lost River
“He wanted to leave but couldn't, not until he received his orders. So he walked until he swore he could look down and see where his soles had worn a ditch in the hard wood.
He found himself at the washstand, staring into a mirror so cracked and tinted that he could barely make out his features, but beholding a pale, smallish man with an oval head shaved clean. His eyes were too large, his nose too long, and his lips jutted like a Mississippi carp's. He knew if he kept staring into the dirty gla...ss, all these features would grow larger and then larger still, until he was one of the grotesque ogres in the carnival parade.
Some moments passed before he realized that he was holding his straight razor in his right hand. He opened it long enough to gaze upon the glinting edge of the blade, so delicate and hideous that it made his gut twist.
The razor clattered to the floor at the sound of a cream-white envelope being pushed under the door. William hadn't heard anyone approach, and he didn't move a muscle until he was sure no one was lurking outside.MoreLess
He found himself at the washstand, staring into a mirror so cracked and tinted that he could barely make out his features, but beholding a pale, smallish man with an oval head shaved clean. His eyes were too large, his nose too long, and his lips jutted like a Mississippi carp's. He knew if he kept staring into the dirty gla...ss, all these features would grow larger and then larger still, until he was one of the grotesque ogres in the carnival parade.
Some moments passed before he realized that he was holding his straight razor in his right hand. He opened it long enough to gaze upon the glinting edge of the blade, so delicate and hideous that it made his gut twist.
The razor clattered to the floor at the sound of a cream-white envelope being pushed under the door. William hadn't heard anyone approach, and he didn't move a muscle until he was sure no one was lurking outside.MoreLess
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