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Literature

Dr. Henry Jekyll's Memoirs - Twist Fate

Cold air nips at my cheeks, blowing in through all the aged cracks and crannies of my house—forcing me to hold my teacup higher, letting the steam gather upon my face. Warming my hands, my lips, against the old cup—huddling the rest of myself deeper into the blankets I sit swathed in. Fire crackles a mere foot in front of me, sending eery shadows across my wrinkled features. Throwing cheekbones into sharp comparison against the black hallows beneath them. Purple, sunken bags beneath my eyes becoming ill half-moons. Every bone in my body creaks. Each muscle taking its turn to groan. My hands tremble despite the warm