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An Invitation to Autumn · Ch.7
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Two panels set in a dark, arched greenhouse hallway at night. In the top panel, a woman kneels to pick up white blossoms from the floor while a man holds a lantern. In the bottom panel, the woman uses a large ring of keys to unlock a door labeled '27 ROOM SIX' while the man watches.
Two panels set in a dark stone cellar at night. In the top panel, a man holds a lantern while a woman kneels beside a wooden barrel containing a small tree covered in white flowering apple blossoms. In the bottom panel, the people are gone, and a luminous, translucent ribbon of light trails from the barrel toward a small window showing a night sky.
A two-panel comic page set in a dark, brick-walled interior. In the top panel, a man holds a lantern while a woman examines white blossoms on a small tree in a wooden barrel. In the bottom panel, the woman stands alone looking toward a dark window next to the same flowering tree.
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Two panels set in a dark, arched greenhouse hallway at night. In the top panel, a woman kneels to pick up white blossoms from the floor while a man holds a lantern. In the bottom panel, the woman uses a large ring of keys to unlock a door labeled '27 ROOM SIX' while the man watches.
Two panels set in a dark stone cellar at night. In the top panel, a man holds a lantern while a woman kneels beside a wooden barrel containing a small tree covered in white flowering apple blossoms. In the bottom panel, the people are gone, and a luminous, translucent ribbon of light trails from the barrel toward a small window showing a night sky.
A two-panel comic page set in a dark, brick-walled interior. In the top panel, a man holds a lantern while a woman examines white blossoms on a small tree in a wooden barrel. In the bottom panel, the woman stands alone looking toward a dark window next to the same flowering tree.

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← The Kindness of Room Fiv... · Ch.6
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White petals lead Fern and Wren into Room Six, where an apple tree flowers without fruit for a dead gardener's promise to Ida. Fern finds a compatible neighbour and hand-pollinates the blossoms, but refuses to promise a harvest she cannot control. Ida's willingness to wait releases the keeper. Days later a fruitlet forms, while soil creeps beneath Room Seven.

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Two panels set in a dark, arched greenhouse hallway at night. In the top panel, a woman kneels to pick up white blossoms from the floor while a man holds a lantern. In the bottom panel, the woman uses a large ring of keys to unlock a door labeled '27 ROOM SIX' while the man watches. Visible text, in reading order: Fern: These fell from a living branch. Wren: In a room with no spring?

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Two panels set in a dark stone cellar at night. In the top panel, a man holds a lantern while a woman kneels beside a wooden barrel containing a small tree covered in white flowering apple blossoms. In the bottom panel, the people are gone, and a luminous, translucent ribbon of light trails from the barrel toward a small window showing a night sky. Visible text, in reading order: Fern: Someone brought spring indoors. Fern: And forgot to let it out.

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A two-panel comic page set in a dark, brick-walled interior. In the top panel, a man holds a lantern while a woman examines white blossoms on a small tree in a wooden barrel. In the bottom panel, the woman stands alone looking toward a dark window next to the same flowering tree. Visible text, in reading order: Wren: It flowers every winter. Wren: Never one apple. Fern: Flowers are only the invitation.

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