The Lighthouse Keeper — Chapter 1, Page 16
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He bars the door. Wood against wood. Stay out. Whatever you are. The puddle keeps spreading. Cold around his boots. Up. Back to the light. Do not leave it alone.
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A man with salt-and-pepper hair, wearing a dark blue coat, first bars a wooden door, then leans his head against it, then stands near a spreading puddle, and finally ascends a stone spiral staircase while holding a lantern.
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.