Chapter 38
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The first break in the darkness was so faint that at first Muriel wondered if she imagined seeing her hand against the wall.
No, it wasn’t imagination. Muriel waved her hand in front of her face. It looked real.
She turned her face up. The ceiling panels above now had the faintest glow, like phosphorescence or bioluminescence. Very, very faint, but there, a real break in the darkness.
How long had she been in the dark? Days, at least. Fed in the dark. Provided with a seat on a bucket to take care of her business. All of it mysteriously appearing in the darkness without sound or warning, there for her to find as she stumbled across them.
The light grew brighter like the sun slowly rising. Her eyes didn’t hurt from the light, but it was a relief to see again.
