The Lighthouse Keeper — Chapter 1, Page 8
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Transcript
Night. Time to light the lamp. Trim the wick. Prime the oil. Just like the manual says. A match strikes. Burn steady, now.
Image description
A man in a dark blue coat climbs stairs toward a large lighthouse lamp at night, then pours oil into a smaller lamp, lights it with a match, and observes the now brightly lit large lamp.
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.