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In The Diary of Sophronia Winters, we meet Sophronia, a woman who, at sixty, feels she has finally begun to live after marrying the dashing Hiram Johnson. Their romance blossoms on the beaches of St. Petersburg, Florida, where they share dreams of a future together. However, their idyllic honeymoon takes a dark turn when they arrive at Hiram's family hotel, a sprawling and deserted establishment filled with eerie memories and a haunting past.
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