Harris Burdick--Mr. Linden's Library
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Last published Fri, May 12, 2017
Beth loves books. In fact, there is a whole third floor dedicated to books in her old-style house. Said house has servants, all the food imaginable, and seemingly no escape for Beth. To feel like she has left the house, each day, once her father leaves the house, Beth goes upstairs to read. She has access to over four thousand books in the library, but she isn't allowed to touch one of them. This book has been read successfully by only one person: her father. Everyone else who reads it seems to have died peacefully, or at least, that is what the evidence on their body shows. People inside of the house when the death happened hear the screams of the book's victims before their mortal bodies perish.
As her relationship with her father gets worse and worse, Beth is drawn to the book more and more. She eventually starts to read it, until there is no way to stop...
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