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Outside, the autumn rain tapped a restless, steady

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rhythm against the old glass,

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blurring the world into a wash of gray

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shadows.

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But up here, beneath the intricate architecture of

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detailed wood beams

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that arched like the ribs of a sleeping

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ship, the storm felt a million miles away.

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Clara pulled the heavy, knitted wool blanket tighter

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around her shoulders,

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tucking her feet up onto the oversized velvet

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cushion.

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The Nook was her favorite place in the

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world, carved right into the eaves,

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where the slanted ceiling bowed low and friendly.

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Golden illumination spilled from a brass reading lamp,

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casting a warm, buttery glow over the chaotic

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architecture of stacked books

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that threatened to topple like crooked towers beside

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her.

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She turned a page.

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The dry, rustling paper sounded a comforting counterpoint

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to the howling wind outside.

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In her hands, a leather -bound volume of

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forgotten folklore

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opened up a universe far grander than her

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own.

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With every sip of her steaming spiced tea,

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she fell deeper into the narrative, completely lost

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in the magic of the rainy afternoon.

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As the light outside began to fade into

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twilight,

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Clara smiled, anchored safely in her fortress of

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paper and warmth.