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Starfall
Category: Sci-Fi
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
A knock at the door changed everything.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.
The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
The end.