The Lighthouse Keeper — Chapter 1, Page 6
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The leather is salt-stained. The ink has bled. Day 41: The light does not guide. It calls. Elias: Calls? What does he mean, calls? Day 43: Do not burn it bright on moonless nights. They rise to it. Day 43: Do not burn it bright on moonless nights. They rise to it.
Image description
Elias looks at two different pages of a heavily damaged leather-bound journal, one of which has a large drawing of a lighthouse, and he thinks to himself about the meaning of a line in the journal. A close up of the journal emphasizes the text that reads, "Day 43: Do not burn it bright on moonless nights. They rise to it."
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.