
Story
A provincial town’s bell once closed endings; when someone tampers with its records, fragments of the departed begin returning, feeding on memory. Archivist Arina Volkov returns home to investigate scraping clues, a shopkeeper’s stash and a woman who won’t let grief be final. As hunger widens, the town must restore ritual, convene witnesses, and make unbearable choices. Arina’s search for truth becomes a series of moral reckonings that culminate at the tower where one last honest sentence risks more loss than she anticipates.








