Thicker Than Blood - The Complete Andrew Z. Thomas Trilogy

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However, there is a locked room up there

with an iron door that can’t be opened.

It has all your bad dreams in it.

It is hell.

Some say the devil locks the door

from the inside.

Some say the angels locked it from the outside.

The people inside have no water

and are never allowed to touch.

They crack like macadam.

They are mute.

They do not cry help

except inside

where their hearts are covered with grubs.

—Anne Sexton, "Locked Doors"