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2026-06-13 00:44:33Morning light filtered through the tall windows, and I was brushing my hair when the door opened.
Click.
Rose came in, but she did not speak. She only approached and pulled an old phone from the pocket of her apron, her thumb sliding across the screen once before she turned it toward me.
I caught her reflection in the mirror and set the brush aside, slowly, then turned toward the image. The picture displayed was small, but clear. A woman stood in front of what looked like
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