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The Yacht Disaster
### The Dead Calm The *Oasis* was a seventy-foot testament to Arthur Vance’s wealth, a sleek, fiberglass beast designed to conquer the waves in…
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The Town’s Plague
The antique grandfather clock in the study of Blackwood Manor always had a peculiar, hollow resonance, but tonight, its chimes felt like a death…
The Stolen Corpse
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The Serial Bloodline
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### The Will and the Truth The dust motes danced in the shafts of afternoon sunlight, illuminating the hollow expanse of the living room.…
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### The Waiting Room of Dreams The grandfather clock in the corner of Arthur Vance’s corner office ticked with a heavy, rhythmic weight. To…
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