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"The Small Cramped Dark" by vltava
Bast and Miriam have a secret. "You mustn't ever tell," Mama says. Her dark hair brushes against Bast's cheek, and she swings up and away, leaving the smell of flour and sunshine in her wake. But secrets are heavy. They fill you up like swallowed sand, weighting you down inside. Secrets are restless. They want to be free, beating their wings against your ribs like birds trying to escape a cage. Bast is afraid if she opens her mouth the secret will come tumbling out, faster than she can snatch it back...




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