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Wayward daughter Allison Nightflower's banishment from Crescent Dome and its Board is almost over, and Dr. Lillian Ruby clearly sees the punishment has taken its toll. Allison has grown sullen, bitter, and dark, and spends her nights mainlining Blue Sky and painting curses on the Tar Pit Wall. Before she returns home, Allison desperately needs to get her head together -- and Lillian Ruby knows a place where she can do just that. Comparable works include Parable of the Sower