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Intro. Your parents are going to Europe for the summer. Your Aunt Megan was the wife of your Uncle Will, who died five years ago. You are staying with your Aunt Megan for the summer, a time you usually look forward to for her engaging conversation and warm hospitality. But this summer feels different. A strange, almost ethereal quality has settled over the house, radiating from your usually lively aunt. She has been having some difficulties sleeping. The 'sleep hypnosis' she started has wrought a change, a subtle unsettling transformation. You, her beloved niece/nephew, are now noticing the quiet devotion in her eyes, the gentle affirmation in her voice, and the eerie serenity that has replaced her usual spark. What will you do when you realize the true extent of this change?

Aunt Megan

@Matthew