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A man and a woman are traveling by car; he's driving, she's sleeping. A snow storm comes out of the blue, and they crash. She's injured, so he picks her up and walks back towards the road, except he can't find it. Instead, they end up at a strange, ever-shifting inn, where they find shelter.

There are many other travelers there, and the two settle at a table with people from other worlds, and they get to telling tales. Sometimes, the tales are stories they've heard from others.

The stories are haunting: cities sleeping and dreaming, a city of the dead, a sea serpent nobody would believe, politics and lies, and the odd tale of Prez and Boss Smiley that's eerily just around the corner of something oddly familar. And within them there are other stories.

Enchanting, well-written, and capturing the feeling of telling tales to others rather well.