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Stop-motion film still, single frame, Steve Burton puppet style. Handcrafted clay and fabric aesthetic. Color palette: desaturated, cold, funeral tones. Deep focus composition. Tragic stillness. The supernatural presence has passed through — what remains is the aftermath. Silence captured in an image. FINAL TABLEAU — TWO ROOMS VISIBLE THROUGH OPEN DOORWAY: FOREGROUND — CORRIDOR: Same narrow corridor as Scene 5. Textured wallpaper with beige and golden flowers — now all still. Linoleum floor with honey-brown parquet pattern. Dark wooden coat rack — coats now hanging normally, empty, flat. Shoe rack with shoes. Beige rotary telephone on wall — receiver NOW HANGING SILENT, but the cord is looped into an unusual shape, almost a knot. Framed embroidery above phone, now straightened. The ENTRANCE DOOR is now NORMAL — white painted wood, yellowed with age, dark brown leatherette panel with vertical stitches intact. Brass door chain hanging loose. Brass peephole empty — no light, no eye. The door is closed. No damage. Whatever was there has either gone or come through. MOM — FIXED DESIGN (IDENTICAL TO SCENE 1): Stop-motion clay puppet, 28cm tall. Warm beige skin. Soft features, crow's feet, bluish under-eye shadows — NOW DEEPER, almost hollow. Brown eyes — NOW WIDE, DULL, NO LIGHT in them. Thin painted eyebrows — raised in shock. Small straight nose. Muted coral-rose lips — PARTED, mouth open in silent horror. Auburn-brown permed "small curls" hair — slightly disheveled, gray streaks at temples MORE PRONOUNCED. Plum-purple quilted coat with square shoulders, top stitching, four dark purple buttons — the second button has NOW FALLEN OFF completely, lying on the floor near her feet. Beige floral blouse visible at collar — the small rust stain near throat. Black leatherette banana bag worn diagonally — zipper FULLY OPEN, the contents (a small wallet, keys) visible. Long beige wool skirt, static-cling wrinkles. Dark brown low-heeled scuffed ankle boots. Brass keys on ring — one bent — NOW DROPPED on the floor near her feet. MOM stands frozen just inside the apartment, near the entrance door. Her RIGHT HAND is pressed to her mouth, fingers covering her lips. Her LEFT HAND reaches forward toward the living room doorway but is frozen mid-reach, fingers slightly curled — the warding gesture from Scene 1, now powerless. Her expression is one of absolute, soul-shattering horror and disbelief. She has just returned home and found what is in the living room. WHEEL 1 — FOREGROUND, NEAR MOM'S FEET: An antique wooden wheel, approximately 20cm in diameter (in the miniature set). It is hand-carved from dark, old oak, with a deep, rich wood grain. The wood is weathered, with several small round wormholes. The hub is made of heavy, rusted black iron, with thick orange rust flakes. There are crude, visible welding marks on the hub. A single old, bent iron nail protrudes from the wooden rim. The wheel is covered in patches of dark, damp graveyard soil, with a few tiny white root tendrils growing from the dirt. The wheel sits on the linoleum floor, absolutely still. It casts a shadow that is subtly wrong — the shadow seems slightly too large, with the suggestion of spokes that the actual wheel does not have. BACKGROUND — LIVING ROOM (visible through open doorway): Same living room as Scenes 1-4. Wallpaper with flower pattern. Linoleum floor. Wall carpet — deep red, navy, gold. Dark brown sideboard — RADIO now dark and silent, no glow. The dark stain has pooled on the sideboard and dried. Porcelain ballerina figurine SHATTERED on the floor in pieces. Bookshelf, books, VHS tapes, rubber plant. Floor lamp off. Window curtains drawn. Radiator. Brown velour sofa-bed. Framed Shishkin landscape now fallen off the wall, lying face-down on the floor. Round coffee table — items scattered. Persian-style wool rug. Ceiling light — MOTIONLESS. The room is lit only by the dim ceiling light and a faint, cold shaft of moonlight coming through a gap in the curtains — the moon outside is not visible, just its light. GIRL CHARACTER — FIXED DESIGN (IDENTICAL TO SCENES 1-5): Stop-motion clay puppet, 18cm tall. Warm beige skin tone with rosy flush — skin is now slightly ashen, but still warm beige, NOT white. Softly rounded face, now slack. Large inset glass bead eyes — hazel-brown with green and gold flecks, pupils wide and fixed, NO LIGHT in them, NO REFLECTION, completely vacant. Eyes are open but unseeing. Eyelashes: fine dark brown fibers, still. Eyebrows: soft brown, now relaxed, neutral. Small button nose. Natural soft pink lips — slightly parted, frozen. Medium brown smooth straight hair — the neat chin-length bob is now disheveled, straight bangs messy, the red plastic barrette is MISSING, lost somewhere. The hair still has a slight natural shine. NO WHITE STREAK. Subtle seam lines at neck, wrists, ankles. Burgundy cable-knit wool sweater — neat fit, round neckline, now slightly rumpled. White cotton blouse collar visible, askew. Navy blue pleated wool skirt — twisted. Cream-colored knitted tights — no holes, no runs, but slightly dirtied at the knees from the floor. One dark blue felted wool slipper on her right foot. LEFT FOOT BARE in the cream tight — the other slipper is on the floor nearby. Pale pink nail polish with subtle chipping. WHEEL 2 — BACKGROUND, NEAR GIRL: A SECOND antique wooden wheel, IDENTICAL to the first — dark oak, wood grain, wormholes, rusted iron hub, bent nail, graveyard soil, white roots. It lies on the living room floor, near GIRL's outstretched left hand. The two wheels are aligned on an invisible axis through the open doorway. SCENE 6 COMPOSITION: GIRL is on the living room floor, crumpled near the sofa. Her body is limp, lifeless. Her RIGHT HAND clutches something — the torn end of a dark electrical cord, pulled from the radio. The broken copper wire at the end has a tiny, frozen blue spark, the last breath of electricity. The cord is loosely wrapped around her wrist. Her LEFT HAND lies open, palm up, reaching toward nothing. Her head is turned slightly toward the doorway. Her eyes are open, glassy, dead. A single dried tear track marks her left cheek. MOM stands frozen in the corridor doorway, hand to mouth, staring at the scene. The two wheels are aligned. The room is still. Silent. The only movement implied is the frozen spark and the subtle wrongness of the wheel shadows. Deep focus — everything from the MOM in the foreground to the GIRL in the background is sharp. Color palette: the warm burgundies, navies, and browns of the apartment are washed in cold blue and gray, creating a funeral palette. The only warm tones are the clay skin of the characters — still human, still warm beige. Film grain. Tactile textures. Tragic final frame. NEGATIVE PROMPT: smooth, CGI, photorealistic, glossy, digital 3D, Pixar style, Disney style, cartoon, flat illustration, 2D vector, perfect skin, symmetrical face, plastic texture, modern interior, contemporary furniture, bright daylight, neon lighting, futuristic, anime, cel-shaded, visible metal armature, mutation, extra limbs, merged objects, floating props, uncanny valley, morphing, warping, ghost, orb, specter, apparition, spirit, supernatural being, pale skin, white face, white skin, porcelain skin, gothic, punk, ripped clothes, holes in clothes, messy hair, unkempt appearance, alive character, happy, smiling, warm atmosphere, normal lighting.