The Faded Guest

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The Faded Guest

The brass key was cold in my palm, its teeth worn smooth by years of turning in a lock that had long since forgotten its purpose, and I held it up against the grey light of the morning, watching the condensation on the metal bead and drip onto the cobblestones of Blackwood Lane. I am twelve years old, and I have been walking for three days, my shoes soaked through by the damp that seems to seep...

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