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every wall i lean on transforms to sliding doors and thin air (let go of this when you find her)
There's a poem that Effy Stonem knows by heart. One of the few, she thinks, where every word has been put perfectly in place, and not a single one can be taken away. Beautiful and delicate, but with a thread of truth that keeps it all standing tall. All around the island, people are powerful today- some reject their newfound abilities, others ( Read more... ) -
the parable of the cave
There was once a girl who lived in a cave. Her parents had left her there when she was young- two or three, far too young to understand everything going on around her, far too young to do anything but watch the movements that slipped by the corners of her vision. Not too young, though, to have learned some things. Colors, sounds, what a smile means ( Read more... ) -
find me and follow me
The wind calls her name as it brushes by Effy's ear, coaxing her eyes open, immediately reflecting the color of the sky. A turn of her head, and something rustles under her hair, a crisp snap of dried leaves and the gentler brush of grass, colors visible even from where the blades stand too close for focus. This isn't the first time that Effy ( Read more... )
