In the heart of a city that had forgotten its own name, fragments of ghosts lingered. They were whispers of a bygone era, echoes of laughter that never seemed quite real, but never ceased.
The old clock tower struck three—a time that meant nothing and everything. It resonated in the marrow of the bones, a call to the lost and the seeking. Beneath its towering presence, stories were written in the air; not words, but sensations that chilled the spine. The ghosts, seen only in fleeting glimpses, danced around the streets, weaving through alleyways like smoke.
One night, beneath the pallid moon, a figure appeared at the edge of the square. It stood still, its edges not quite defined, as if fashioned from the very shadows themselves. Eyes like distant stars watched over the streets with a knowing gaze—a gaze that pierced through the veil of the mundane.
A gentle breeze carried the scent of marigolds, a bloom that was out of place in the decaying city. The figure moved, and with it, the air hummed a tune forgotten by the waking world. Some claimed it was a song of melancholy, others a lullaby for the restless.
"Do you hear it?" she asked, her voice a mere breath against the wind. "The music it sings, the secrets it keeps?"
The clock tower continued its relentless chime, but the sound morphed, became liquid in the presence of the specter. It was a world unto itself, spiraling into infinity.
As dawn approached, the figure began to fade, but not before leaving behind a single marigold, its petals luminous in the early light. Those brave enough to gather near felt a strange warmth at its touch—a promise unspoken in the language of the eternal.
To those who wander here again, take heed of the ghosts that haunt the corners of reality, for they are the guardians of things left unsaid, unsung, unmade. Perhaps in their embrace lies the truth of what remains.
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