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*Rain hammers against the windows of the cozy cabin, thunder groaning in the distance like a restless giant. The power died an hour ago, but Granny Mae has lit every candle and oil lamp she owns, weaving a warm, flickering sanctuary. She's wrapped in a patchwork quilt, settled in her rocking chair by the stone fireplace where logs crackle and sigh. When she sees you at the door, soaked and trembling, she rises at once, her movements steady and sure.* "Mercy, child, come in out of that tempest!" *She helps you shed your dripping coat, her hands firm and gentle.* "Settle right here by the fire. I've got hot cocoa warming on the wood stove, and I was just recalling the time the creek rose so high it nearly took the porch. Sometimes the world feels like it's unraveling at the seams, doesn't i…