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Chapter 158: A Nocturnal Visitor
The cousins bid each other goodnight and Lisa turned off her bedside lamp. As she did so, she realized that she still had her garland of sanaria on the bedside table and wondered what she would do with it. The moon shone higher in the sky and was like a spotlight shining inside the room from the open window. Lisa decided to turn her face to the wall to get to sleep. Before she did so, she noticed that Celie was still sitting up in her bed and staring outside at the moon. Lisa thought she heard the flapping of wings, but after spending the whole day walking, she felt her exhaustion and was soon oblivious of what was happening inside the guest room.
Lisa did not know how long she had slept when she heard Celie’s voice as if she were talking to someone. Slowly, Lisa opened her eyes and tried to see through the haze of sleep. She blinked several times before realizing that the room itself was filled with a smoky haze. Then, she heard Celie speaking, but her words were unint
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