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The Tale of Shadows
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The Letter in the murk As the sun dipped below the horizon, casting long murk over the desolate city, Sarah entered a mysterious letter in the correspondence. It was addressed to her, but there was no return address, and the letter contained only three nipping words" They are coming tonight." Sarah had been living in this small, putatively peaceful city for several times. She could not sound who" they" might be and why they were coming tonight. Anxiety eroded at her, making her triumphs sweat as she paced around her dimly lit living room. She had always allowed
of this place as her sanctuary, but now, it felt like a minatory mystification staying to be answered. Who could have transferred this letter? Her mind contended with possibilities, and none of them were assuring. She considered reaching the authorities but decided against it; what if this was some kind of knavery? It sounded too portentous for a knavery, however. She demanded to gather further information before jumping to conclusions. With pulsing hands, she folded the letter and put away it into her fund. Her coming step was to entrust in her neighbor, Emily, her closest friend in city. She set up Emily at her kitchen...