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Prologue

Vault

Makenna

I can’t remember who said it, but the claim was made that cellar-door is likely the e Heard out of context, the tords paired together evoke a melancholy that settles deep in my bones An echo of beauty that feels forbidden

I probably heard this in school, frolish teacher There were a few of those People who moved in and out of my life with no purpose

Pieces of ht finding the cracks I place my hand to the cold floor and capture a splinter of the rays

Cellar door

Cellar door

Cellar door

I repeat the phrase over and over, trying to forceof the words I want to hear theht mean to another woman

His shadowout the only warmth in the room

My lungs cease to breathe

I can’t inhale until the light returns