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When Clara opens her eyes, the world is gone-replaced by a staircase that rises into mist and vanishes below into silence. Each step glows faintly under her bare feet, appearing only when she dares to move forward. Guided by a golden retriever who knows the way and a black cat who knows the questions, she ascends through shifting landscapes of memory: a garden tended by kindness itself, mirrors that replay her life, a storm that strips away everything she once was.
With every climb, the hum of a distant heartbeat grows louder. Somewhere, far below, machines keep time. Somewhere, someone calls her name.
Lyrical, haunting, and quietly redemptive, The Stairs Between Heartbeats traces one woman's passage through the space between life and death-the fragile stairway built from love, loss, and the memories that refuse to fade. It is a story about remembering what matters most, and finding the courage to return when the light invites you to stay.