You are listening to a Clark's World magazine podcast with your host and narrator Kate Baker.

Greetings Clark's World Citizens. I hope this podcast finds you well. I know that things are

uncertain right now. I know that some of you may be feeling anxiety, depression, isolation, loneliness, but I am so glad you're

here.

I'm so glad that you're listening.

I hope this story and the rest of our stories here at Clark World can let you forget just a little while.

So our fifth story for the month of March 2020, issue 162 is titled,

Greyer than Lead, heavier than snow.

It is by Yuki Ogaawa.

Yuki Ogaawa lives in a small town in Tokyo where she writes in English but never speaks the language.

Her stories can be found in such places as fantasy and science fiction, strange horizons, and many more.

And if you'd like what you hear,

please go back to December 2016 for Blue-gray blue.

And April 2019, which brought you ripen.

So, my dear listener, my dearest friends, you are not alone.

Please sit back, relax, and let me tell you a story.

A chain of patterns drawn on opaque glass in subtle colors, framed the front door of the hotel, the most

luxurious accommodation in this country. The huge chandelier above the main lobby sprinkled uneven light over the plush carpet that danced and made you feel slightly mesmerized.

The carpet was a riot of colors, only if you had the eye for such things.

All of them mingled perfectly, so that to a casual eye it looked somewhere between

gray and beige, a soothing tone that only left impressions of colors to your

subconscious.

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