Rookwood Book 1 Chapter 2 - The Skeleton Hand

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In which the grief-stricken Luke visits the church vault by night, discovering startling proofs of his mother's secret marriage and untimely demise, and contemplates the heavy legacy it entails. The sexton Peter imparts dark truths and ominous warnings, as the spectral atmosphere thickens with portent and mystery beneath the moonlit yew trees.

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