The Second Keeper

Lenora read the final entry.

Nikolai's handwriting — matched against the translation pages beside it. This entry was longer than the others. Not because he rambled. Because there was a great deal that needed to be said.

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'Year seventeen. I will not write again after this.'

'Not because I am giving up. I know what is coming. I have been watching it long enough to recognize its shape.'

'There are