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Where they wait, Scott Carson

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Where they wait

Scott Carson

Recently laid-off from his newspaper and desperate for work, war correspondent Nick Bishop takes a humbling job: writing a profile of a new mindfulness app called Clarity. It's easy money, and a chance to return to his hometown for the first time in years. The app itself seems like a re-tread of old ideas - relaxing white noise and guided meditations. But then there are the 'Sleep Songs'. A woman's hauntingly beautiful voice sings a ballad that is anything but soothing - it's disturbing, and more of a warning than a relaxation - but it works. Deep, refreshing sleep follows. So do the nightmares. Vivid and chilling, they feature a dead woman who calls Nick by name and whispers guidance - or are they threats? And her voice follows him long after the song is done. As the effects of the nightmares begin to permeate his waking life, Nick makes a terrifying discovery: no one involved with Clarity has any interest in his article. Their interest is in him

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