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A stranger wanders into a historic New England town and encounters a man who claims to have discovered the secret of silence and longevity. As the night unfolds, the visitor realizes that his host's knowledge comes from peering too deeply into the forbidden past of the local indigenous lands. The story is a brief but potent study in regret and the unnatural preservation of life. It evokes a creeping unease about what might be watching from the shadows of history.