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One Hundred and Six

The Vestment

A White Leghorn rooster in ivory and gold ceremonial vestments stands in a candlelit cathedral vestry while an elderly tailor kneels behind him adjusting the brocade cope, a gilt mirror and iron candelabras in the background.

The robes had been cut for a different silhouette entirely. He stood in the vestry while the tailor worked in silence, both of them aware that tradition, like gabardine, requires only the slightest alteration to fit someone it was never designed for.

26 March 2026