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I dreamed. Cold shadows surrounded me. The dark walls of an alley rose up on either side of me. I took a step forward. My foot splashed in a puddle. I looked down, and my eyes widened. The puddle was blood-red, and the water was as thick as blood. I cried out and stumbled backwards. My back hit a hard surface, but it wasn’t the rough texture of brick. The firmness was soft, and the edges of a coat flapped around me.
I stumbled forward and spun around. A large shadow stood over me. White eyes glowed in the dark and looked down at me with a feral interest. Their long lips curled back in a crooked grin that revealed long, sharp teeth.
I stopped my retreat and glared at the creature. My voice echoed in the darkness. “What are you?”
It spoke in a deep, husky voice. “Do you
