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I pictured Raith again, remembering the feel of his mouth on mine and the way he’d fondled my breast earlier. The darkness slipped away like water dripping down my body, until I was no longer in the workshop, but outside in the middle of an unfamiliar road on the edge of a town. Or what used to be a town. Twenty-Four Rose A chill ran down my spine at the sight of the town being swallowed up by shadows. I could make out the shapes of buildings and houses, but they were enveloped in a thick darkness that seemed to suck in all light around it. The inky thing covering the entire area was blacker than anything I’d ever seen before. Even the night sky on a moonless night was bright in comparison. The darkness had a presence too, one I couldn’t explain or deny. As I stared at it, I got the
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