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The Rift
Category: Sci-Fi
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
The map was old, its edges frayed, but the path it showed was unmistakable.
It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
A knock at the door changed everything.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
The end.