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    "Take good care, Holly. It likes to lurk around in Hawkins, particularly at night."

    "What exactly is it?"

    "The shadow," Henry supplied. "It's my name for the darkness bringing the monsters to Hawkins."

    "Does it scare you?"

    Henry pondered the question, a sense of calm audible in his voice when he answered.

    "A long time ago it did."

    Henry Creel was different from the ordinary townspeople in Hawkins in many ways but they shared one thing - they wanted the shadow monster gone. Eliminating that plague from their lives meant freedom to all of them. To Henry especially, freedom sounded like the most pleasant fantasy to dream of.

    A spin on the story of Hawkins exploring what could have happened if Henry had dared to manipulate his captor.

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