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In the Wee Hours, Chapter 4: The Final Chapter

A message from the muse

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Liora Writes
Aug 26, 2025
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Written in response to Reedsy prompt from Contest #304 "Center your story around an author, editor, ghostwriter, or literary agent." Expanded from original version.
*Originally published 6/22/2025; updated and split into four chapters on 8/25/2025.


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A noise in her hallway startled her out of a light doze. Sarah couldn’t quite remember what had happened to wake her. Furtively, she crept to her bedroom door. Looking out, she saw a woman holding a mop, facing away from her.

Ah, Mary. She had definitely done this one a disservice.

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