The Wistful Cipher
The rain fell like a verdict. It hammered the thatch of the cottage, a relentless, cold drumming that matched the beating of your own heart. You stood by the window, watching the mud turn to a slurry, your fingers white-knuckled on the wooden sill. Outside, the forest breathed. It was a slow, wet exhalation of pine and rot, of ancient things waking in the dark. You had not slept in three days....
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