The question made my throat go dry. “What did I see in
the room?” I repeated in a raspy voice.
The magistrate nodded.
I licked my lips and tried to swallow.
“At first, I thought I’d stumbled upon an affair between
the vinegar merchant and the miller’s wife, who appeared to be asleep on the
bed. But then…” I stopped, shuddering.
“The merchant approached the edge of the bed and began
shaking his head from side to side, like it was stiff or something. At first I
thought his neck was getting longer. Then it popped right off his shoulders.
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