Welcome back to Lilith.

A tale I'll share a few chapters at a time until her story is complete.

If you're new to the podcast, Lilith is a great place to start.

You don't need any background information to enjoy this account of demonic possession.

But do go back to January 7th episode and begin with chapters 1-3.

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1.

There, you'll learn how this whole kerfuffle began.

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Now, onto the story.

Lilith Chapter 4

The house was so much smaller than I'd imagined it, and the yard, if you could even call

it that, was nothing like it had appeared in the photographs.

Our new home was set back not 15 feet from the road, and it was immediately obvious

that it was a very busy thoroughfare.

On close inspection, the land was sandy, which meant patchy, scraggly grass.

The hydranger out front had been in bloom when the sailfowers were taken.

Now its blooms were a sickly looking sepia.

The unkempt road dendrin needed significant trimming, and that was just the front yard.

I thought of my garden in Houston, the time I'd spent tending the bed so artfully planned

along the patio.

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