Maddison had awakened at dawn. She had the sense that there had been a noise from outside but could not recall anything specific in the fog of sudden wakefulness.

She could hear the automatic coffee machine brewing the day's first pot. When it finished she washed her face, hoping for more clarity, then filled her regular cup.

As was her morning custom she stepped to the window, looking out on the vastly overgrown estate that was across the street .

Surprisingly she could see a light at the uppermost tower of the old house that she had always assumed that it had been abandoned.

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