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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 couldn't wake her. Mara just kept swaying, keeping time, and after a while his own body started to sway with her, matching her rhythm exactly. The pacing upstairs began again, louder now, almost welcoming. Two new tenants had finally learned the steps.

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