Elsewhere, past the shelves, out of forbidden hallways, away from French forks, and the unsolicited door to last Wednesday, Illo was muttering under his breath, and dragging himself through the painting of a crumbling seaside garden.
The clouds above were painted in bruised purples and careless orange, and every time he took a step, the gravel path sque…
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