touch the light again, never—but just as the wave threatened to overwhelm her it receded along the dreary, endless shore. The lamp swung against her arm and burned her. It helps us avoid suspicion. Her whole body felt twisted up like wire with tension.
There were footsteps on the stairs, an uneven thudding muffled by the carpet. Then she realised. In time you will develop an instinct for how long to stay; but for now I will stay and wake you when it is time to go back. It doesn't distress me, she said faintly.
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