The Wistful Cipher

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The house burned. Not with fire. With light. Eleanor stood in the hall. Dust motes danced. The air was thick. Stale. Old. She held the book. It was small. Leather bound. Dark. She had found it in the attic. Under the floorboards. A secret. Her father’s study. The door was locked. She had the key. It was in his pocket. When he died. She opened the door. The smell of tobacco. And ink. And rot....

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