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The House Remembers Its Tenants

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Daniel finally slept. He dreamed of all the people who'd lived here, lined up and pacing, and at the front of the line was an empty space shaped like two people. He woke at dawn to find Mara standing over him, eyes open, swaying gently back and forth. "It's our turn to keep time," she said, not in her own voice.

Daniel shook her hard and Mara blinked awake, herself again, terrified. They grabbed the car keys and didn't even take the mattress. As they backed out of the drive, every window of the house filled with pale watching faces, and one empty pane near the top, still waiting to be filled.

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