Chapter 26 The Sound of the Joke
Laughter is the final, unpredictable weapon against the cruelties of silence, possessing a wild freedom that no curse can contain.
The shattered boxcar rested heavily against the massive stone base of the Bell Tower. The air inside was charged with the high tide’s brine and the cold, static energy ...
Chapters
1. Chapter 1 Midnight Train to Nowhere
2. Chapter 2 Lanterns in the Fog
3. Chapter 3 The Last Ticket
4. Chapter 4 Echoes of the Bell
5. Chapter 5 Rain-Soaked Promises
6. Chapter 6 The Weight of Water
7. Chapter 7 A Shadow Inside
8. Chapter 8 The Hidden Way In
9. Chapter 9 The Ghost in the Corner
10. Chapter 10 The Weight of a Lie
11. Chapter 11 The Carving
12. Chapter 12 The Thread of Fate
13. Chapter 13 The Terrible Price
14. Chapter 14 The Final Failsafe
15. Chapter 15 The Final Confession
16. Chapter 16 The Abandoned Melody
17. Chapter 17 The Weight of Departure
18. Chapter 18 M. Cole - 1985
19. Chapter 19 The Indigo Promise
20. Chapter 20 The Latch and the Lie
21. Chapter 21 The Silver Sigils
22. Chapter 22 The Master Key
23. Chapter 23 The Survivor's Code
24. Chapter 24 The Runaway Ride
25. Chapter 25 The Trestle's Trap
26. Chapter 26 The Sound of the Joke
27. Chapter 27 The Indigo Lockbox
28. Chapter 28 The Original Ben
29. Chapter 29 The Clean Slate
30. Chapter 30 The Original Keeper's Ghost
31. Chapter 31 The Unwritten Rule
32. Chapter 32 The Question Mark
33. Chapter 33 The Final Inventory
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