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  BELOW THE SURFACE Seven Fables for a Man Who Never Left Jhon lives alone. Or at least, that is what he tells himself. He lives inside a tired, yellowed flat where the clock is forever trapped at midnight, seven dead flowers wait in a cracked glass, and cigarette smoke hangs in the rooms like something that refuses to leave. Every morning, Jhon gathers enough courage to imagine another life. A life outside. A life with people. Friends. Laughter. Perhaps even love. Every night, however, the same old ghosts return. Fear. Shame. Desire. Regret. Sadness. They know his name. They know his memories. And, more disturbingly, they seem to know what Jhon refuses to remember. There is a door in the flat. There are seven steps beyond it. There is a woman who appears whenever Jhon begins to believe he might finally escape. There is a pub called The Black Lantern. There are letters he does not remember writing. There are rooms that should not exist. And there is always tomorrow. Tomorrow, Jhon ...