
Salome dreamed beside Maplestone's lake while her brothers and sisters treated the house's comfort as something that could never change. Father came home in Mr. You step into this one-chapter preview with Salome at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. Then let the first truth be spoken before the visitor reaches the room. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.
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