Chapter 50: In Tony's dream, she is a child. She is afraid to stop playing the piano because something terrible will happen. Her mother enters. Tony tries to hold onto her, but her mother takes an egg from her dress, an egg that smells like seaweed, and holds it just out of Tony's grasp. The house burns. West is there, and he leaves with Zenia. Tony reaches for the egg. If she can just keep it safe, West will not leave, and the house will not burn. The egg is too hot, and Tony drops it. She hears gunshots, and soldiers arrive to take her mother away.
Charis's body lies in bed, but her spirit projects into the astral realm. She sees chickens flying through the air with her. She reaches the.....
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