By-day -

"But the clocks are stopping," Clara insisted. "The sun is staying up longer every day, and people are forgetting how to sleep. Grandma says if the 'by-day' takes over, the stories will disappear."

One Tuesday morning, a young girl named Clara entered his shop. She didn’t have a watch to fix. Instead, she held out a small, glass jar filled with what looked like golden dust. by-day

A (like a gritty detective noir or a space opera) "But the clocks are stopping," Clara insisted