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Her question evaporated. She didn’t need to ask anything. Instead, she sat down at her desk, opened the new journal, and wrote the first line:

For Those Born Under the Sign of the Unfinished Letter: Today, a stranger will offer you a choice between a key and a coin. Take the key. The lock it opens will not be on a door. horoscope

The older Elara didn’t speak. She just pointed to the book in the real Elara’s hands. Her question evaporated

She looked at the clock. Midnight. A new year. Take the key

“Ms. Vance? This is Dr. Aris from the Natural History Museum. We found your sketchbook in the Paleontology wing three years ago. We’ve been trying to reach you, but… well, we kept forgetting.”

For Those Born Under the Sign of the Cracked Bell: Do not answer the phone before the third ring. The voice on the other end has already forgotten what it wanted to say.

That changed on a Tuesday, when she found a small, leather-bound book on the seat of the 7:14 AM subway.