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[NaNoWriMo] Recently divorced and taking care for her young daughter, Claire Hayes was already tired of life. But when the opportunity arises for Claire to achieve the dream of becoming an author, she travels to a half-deserted town in pursuit of inspiration. Centuries-old mansions, superstitious residents, tales of missing children - Southend Springs had it all. And not after very long, she finds herself in fits of hysteria each night, as strange hallucinations of a nameless girl's death plays before her eyes. Follow Claire as she uncovers the town's most closely guarded secrets, while discovering quite a few of her own along the way.
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