The Rift

Category: Sci-Fi

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the waves crashing below.

The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.

A knock at the door changed everything.

The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.

The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.

The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.

The map was old, its edges frayed, but the path it showed was unmistakable.

The end.

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