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The kindness of friends or strangers,
As far as a letter goes,
It was nondescript,
The message it carried was sinister

As far as a letter goes, plain and pale,
It held a secret, a shadowy tale,
In ink so innocuous, a message concealed,
A sinister truth, yet to be revealed.

Words danced on the page, a covert design,
Whispers of darkness, a plot to malign,
Hidden in plain sight, a treacherous plot,
Innocence shattered, trust soon to rot.

A letter so unassuming, yet it held the key,
To secrets untold, a web to be free,
In shadows it lingered, waiting its time,
To unfurl its truth, like a haunting chime.

The writer's intent, a puzzle unsolved,
A riddle of malice, a mystery evolved,
Innocence tarnished, trust left in shreds,
As far as a letter goes, darkness it spreads.