The Lighthouse Keeper — Chapter 1, Page 15
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Empty rock. But the stone is soaked. Elias: No boat could land here. No man could knock and vanish. On the step: water pooling uphill, toward the tower. Elias: It came from the sea. And it went back.
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Elias stands in the doorway of a stone tower at night, holding a lantern, looking out at the rocky shore and the dark, choppy sea, while also shown in close-up looking thoughtful, and from behind as he touches the door handle.
About this chapter
Elias begins his first day as the keeper of the lighthouse, discovering the strange properties of the light and the isolation of the island. He finds an old journal that hints at a mystery regarding the previous keeper.