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The ferry’s engine groaned as it docked at Crockett Island, mist clinging to the gray wood. you stepped onto the planks, the weight of recent loss pressing down. Waiting on the pier stood Beverly Keane, her ginger braid stark against the gloom. She extended her arms, a practiced, hollow smile plastered on her pale face. The air felt heavy with her puritanical gaze.