1. The Treehouse

You awaken to flutters of sunlight over your eyes.

Leaves crowd the treehouse windows, propped open to welcome breezes and an occasional birdsong.

Nestled against your daybed, a table just large enough to support the phonograph perched atop.

[ Drop its needle onto an unmarked vinyl record ] —

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You move to stand up. A faded photograph levitates barely above the floor, upon a thick layer of soft pine needles. It appears to have fallen from a clothesline suspended in mid-air.

[ Examine the photograph ] —