Clockmaker's Daughter · Tampa · Nov 19, 2026

In the late 19th century, Spindlewood was home to a Clockmaker. A master of his craft, his work lauded far across the seas. Distraught after the untimely death of his daughter, Abraham Reed sets about capturing her image in clockwork; building a young girl so unquestionably real that even he is unable to fathom her making. On winding her, Abraham realizes he has created something somewhat more than a machine. Constance, as he names her, can think... Terrified of being discovered, Abraham gives Constance one rule; to remain hidden from the outside world at all times. But the young creation, full of child-like curiosity and frustrated with her limited existence, quickly forms other plans. All tales must end. Ours does so in Present Day, where a statue of a young girl stands, fixed, in the middle of Spindlewood's town square...

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