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by Zeebop

Chapter 12

Leroy's long fingers stretched out to snatch a thin white candle, holding it in his hand like a Frenchman holds a cigarette...and smiled. "We all think we like secrets. That we want to know what people have locked away, even if it's something uncomfortable. Nasty, even. Sometime...

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Chapter 30

Anya rose and took a few steps to pick up the nearest candle. She held it in her palms. "You might think it strange," she began. "That there is no church in Dagon's Hollow. It isn't because the people here are irreligious. But for one reason or another, the churches established...

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Chapter 63

Miu rose once again. She stepped carefully among the stones, once more going for the furthest candle, the one nearest the darkness, and brought it back. "There are many traditions that Japanese people have brought to this place. Shinto, Buddhism, Daoism, from Japan, China, Korea...

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Chapter 65

"With all this talk of magic and practitioners," Anya said, as she stepped among the stones to fetch a candle. "It may come as no surprise that Dagon's Hollow attracts a different sort of crazy. Which is how I heard the story of > THE WITCH-HUNTER Amanda was walking home from t...

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Chapter 89

Leroy picked up two candles, handing one to his sister. He sat back down, leaning against her. "It ain't all about making babies," he said after a moment. "No, sometimes it's just about sex...and all the horrors that can bring. I call this story > THE SUCKLING Mister Estovi ha...

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Chapter 93

Anya took up one of the few remaining candles. She passed her palm through the flame a few times, and then held up her left hand, to reveal the pentagram tattooed on the back. "It's getting late," she said. "Midnight isn't far away. All the good little boys and girls are asleep...

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Chapter 96

Leroy gave a tight smile as he picked up one of the last candles. He sat by his sister, and she draped one arm on him, one cheek against his shoulder, sharing the light. "So it has come to this. My last story. I call this one... > THE HOMUNCULUS Two fingers slid in and out of...

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Chapter 97

Latoya took up her last candle. She held it carefully, quietly, body tense, and she sat, unexpectedly, in her brother's lap, holding the candle between their knees. "I saw her again," she said softly. "After Auntie's funeral. I never told you, Leroy, because I didn't want to ups...