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    The Persistence Of Memory
    The Persistence Of Memory
    The Persistence Of Memory
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    The Persistence Of Memory

    By William Meikle

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    The only thing Betty has left of her deceased husband is the old piano. It's not enough.

    But music has its ways, and when the piano starts to play on its own in an empty room, old memories are brought back all too clearly, memories of happier days, of love and sunshine.

    Betty needs to get those days back - but she is not the only one who remembers, and trying to bring back the past has unseen consequences.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilliam Meikle
    Release dateMay 27, 2015
    ISBN9781310546365
    The Persistence Of Memory
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    William Meikle

    William Meikle is a Scottish genre writer now living in Newfoundland. His catalog includes over thirty five professional short story sales and twenty novels. His work encompasses a variety of genres, including Creature Features, Occult Detectives, Lovecraftian stories, Vampires, Sword and Sorcery, Scottish Fiction, and Science Fiction. Visit him on the web at www.williammeikle.com.

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      The Persistence Of Memory - William Meikle

      The Persistence of Memory

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      William Meikle

      Copyright 2015 William Meikle

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      Betty woke with a start, heart pounding so loud in her ears that it took several seconds to realize a different sound had brought her so rudely awake; someone was playing the piano in the dining room beneath her.

      She sat up in bed, gasping for breath, adrenaline jolting through her like fire.

      George?

      It couldn’t be her husband, for he had been dead these three years now. But whoever was downstairs knew exactly what to play to get her heart racing; the old songs from when the sun shone and life was good.

      I’ll be seeing you in all the old familiar places.

      Her heart refused to slow. The playing reached a crescendo for a final chorus

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