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Ninety Fathoms to Anywhere
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Sefu pulled a wooden box from under the floorboards. It was heavy. Sefu: 'He left this. And a key.' The key was brass. Still shiny like he'd cleaned it recently. Sefu: 'For the basement. The door we were never supposed to open.'
Sefu was already moving to the basement door. Me: 'Wait. We don't know—' He slid the key in. The lock clicked. The door opened. The smell hit us. Plants. Something alive and growing. Sefu: 'Oh.'
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The smell got stronger as we stared. Me: 'Something's growing down there.' Sefu: 'He had hydroponics equipment. Years ago.' Me: 'But not here. Not like this.' At the bottom of the stairs: a faint blue light. Sefu: 'He built something huge.'
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Amara Okafor
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