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“Funny how some things never change, you know?” Claire asked, opening the greenhouse door.
Keltie entered.
They walked through another inner door into a row of vibrant flowers and trees. They were brighter than Keltie remembered, and she wasn't sure if it was the light in the netherscape playing tricks on her.
When the door slammed, Claire hugged Keltie again.
“It's so unreal, you know?” Claire asked.
Keltie hugged back. Then she took Claire by the shoulders. “We’re going to get you out of here.”
“I hope so,” Claire said.
“No hoping,” Keltie said. “You've got a fiancée waiting on you.”
Claire laughed. “I do miss Dexter.”
“What did you want to show me?” Keltie asked.
Then they rounded a potted tree and saw it.
A giant swirl of white on the ground. It looked like a vortex, and
