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The Gathering
Шестеро людей собираются в Аркхеме, штат Массачусетс, и выясняют, что все они "невозможные" в этом конкретном месте, и всех их собирают вместе далеко не случайно.
She stared at the photos of her family—her son who looked too young, her grandchildren who might carry strangeness they would never understand.
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Читать ещёChapter 1. The ArrivalI. Wilds sistersThe bell above the door gave a flat clatter like tin on concrete. Two girls stepped from the July heat into cool air. Coffee. Butter from the pastries. Grease from the griddle. The shorter one moved quick. Her eyes went to the chrome machine. To the ceiling fan. To the chalkboard menu. The taller one walked with her weight forward, chin lifted, shoulders set.Both wore cotton dresses, same floral print, hems at mid-calf. The seams were hand-stitched. You could see it at the shoulders. The hum of voices paused. Most patrons glanced once and returned to their cups. At the far table a couple stared. The woman held an iPod. The man had an iPhone. The woman's mouth twisted."This is not possible," the shorter one said. Her voice was high but her feet were planted. "We believed it."Everything happens for the first time." The ta…
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