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The Suspended Refuge
Wooden house on stilts among the dunes, with one lit window; on the sand, a key and a line of shells

Story 45 of 48, about 5 minutes to read

The House Between the Tides

A refuge in the voice of the sea

A path of pebbles and shells runs down toward the breathing of the sea. At the end stands a house with a teapot still warm on the kitchen table, as if someone were expecting you.

A candle flickers by the window, drawing soft shadows on the walls.

From the story

The whole story is in the book, with its full-page illustration.