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[thanks, he hates it!!!!!!!]

Uh...

[he sidles around it, keeping out of arm's reach.

This guy looks dead but also he's standing and moving so ??? unsure ???

is it still looking at him if he sidles over heeeere????]

It certainly is. After a long silence, its jaw opens not at all the way it ought to, but it manages to vocalize.

"Go."

[internal screaming]

Yep okay yes I absolutely will do.

I'll just uh. Go back how I came. Bye.

[backing the hell away]

[at a generous distance, he pauses]

Uh.

...Are you okay?

The stairs and light bulb have appeared again. Since Cobalt is further away, the corpse is hidden back into the shadows. There is a long stretch of silence, maybe it's gone?, but then a reply.

"He killed me."

[oh thank all six gods, the stairs and light did not actually cease existing, they were just invisible. you got me good that time, john.

Now that he has discovered he can make the exit reappear when he wants, he moves back to toward the zombie, just a little, so he reappears in the edge of the light]

...Who did? John?

You are making big, sweeping assumptions, Cobalt.

His eyes reflect the light, still milky.

"Yes."

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ok what if he just stands here between the zombie and the stairs and keeps an eye on both of them?]

Oh... I'm sorry. That really sucks.

...What do you want to do about it?

". . . Why . . . "

The light starts to crackle a bit. Maybe, it's more noticeable since it's so quiet?

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'Cause like...

[he shifts a little, awkward]

If you just want to be alone, I'll leave you to it. But if you're angry, or grieving, or you want peace... there might be something I can do for you before I go.

The crackle is followed by a few pops . . .

". . . What . . ."

[ok that's really spooking him, so he's taking a step toward the stairs, ready to bolt after the next comment.]

...Cloud Nine.

And that's when the light cuts out. Any and every light, including the ones Cobalt had.

He's alone in the darkness.

[His throat seizes and he can't breathe and every inch of his body blazes with literal electricity, ready to electrocute the first thing that touches him; He can't breathe and he can't see and he's unarmed and he doesn't know where he is and he doesn't know where the other thing is and he doesn't know where to go but he's backing up anyway and his eyes are straining for a hint of motion as his ears are straining for the smallest sound and if anything touches him he'll kill it he has to kill it or it will kill him and he can't panic he'll die if he panics so whatever you do don't panic don't panic don't panic don't panic don't panic d̸on͟'̨t panic ͠don͢'̛t͢ pańi͡c ̢d̸on͟'̨t panic ͠don͢'̛t͢ pańi͡c ̢d̸on͟'̨t panic ͠d̵o͞n'̨t pa҉níc don͢'̛t͢ pańi͡c ̢d̵o͞n'̨t pa҉níc d̵o͞n'̨t pa҉níc d͝on'͟t p͞ani͏c ҉d͝on'͟t p͞ani͏cdon͢'̛t͢ pańi͡c ̢d̸on͟'̨t panic ͠don͢'̛t͢ pańi͡c ̢d̸on͟'̨t panic ͠d̵o͞n'̨t pa҉níc don͢'̛t͢ pańi͡c ̢d̵o͞n'̨t pa҉níc d̵o͞n'̨t pa҉níc d͝on'͟t p͞ani͏c ҉d͝on'͟t p͞ani͏c ҉d͝on'͟t p͞ani͏c ҉d͚̗̳̖̰o͇ͅn͇̯̥'͖͎͉͚͕ṱ̳͎ ̭̪͉̻ṕ̳̜̝̙̜̞̪a̡͈̙̱̰͍ͅn͇̞͜i͞c͏̰ ̫d̛ó͕̤͙̞͓̹n͚̹͙̤̙̬'̧̠̭̗t͇̪̝̮ ̯p̶͎a̸̳n̲̟͉̝̩̯̰i͍͖͉̩c̜̩̺ ̛̮̰̣d̛ó͕̤͙̞͓̹n͚̹͙̤̙̬'̧̠̭̗t͇̪̝̮ ̯p̶͎a̸̳n̲̟͉̝̩̯̰i͍͖͉̩c̜̩̺ ̛̮̰̣d̛ó͕̤͙̞͓̹n͚̹͙̤̙̬'̧̠̭̗t͇̪̝̮ ̯p̶͎a̸̳n̲̟͉̝̩̯̰i͍͖͉̩c̜̩̺ ̛̮̰̣d̛ó͕̤͙̞͓̹n͚̹͙̤̙̬'̧̠̭̗t͇̪̝̮ ̯p̶͎a̸̳n̲̟͉̝̩̯̰i͍͖͉̩c̜̩̺ ̛̮̰̣ḋ͙̺̹̈́o̦̓̒n̾̌̽͂̓ͩͯ'̘ͪ̽̚t̖̪̞̣̗͒̀ ͇̪͕̠͗ͧ̀͆͊̾ͅp̒ͭ̍ͅä̺͙́͊ͨ̍ͥͣn͈̮͉͉̹̤ͥ̍ͩȋ̯̥̜̩͖̏ͥc͍ͪ̾̄̆̓ͫ̈ ̟̙̇d̪ͫo̘̭͚̯͇̰͊́ͦ̆ň̯̘̤̿ͅ'̤̗͉̤͓̐ͨt͓̦̺̬͖ ̤͉̠̩̮̯͔̌p̭̭̉̾̂̈͋ͪ̀a̞ͪ̋ͣn̻̹̯ͭͥ̋ͬ̔̑̚i̦͇͈c̖̫̭̤̠̪͕ ̻͍̊̄ͩd̬̣ͥ͆̌̿̉ö̲̠́n̮̭͙̐̈̀͆̉̍ͧ'͔̈̏̽ͧ̋̽t̳̘̚ͅ ̓̾ͥ̚p̘ͬͪ̑̈́̚â͖̲̻͚̭͛̈́̈ͪ͑ͅn̮͓̻̘͉̖͗̏̍͌ī̬͖̀̑ͬ̈c͍̭̙͙̹̮͊̈́ͫ ̈ͤḋ͙̺̹̈́o̦̓̒n̾̌̽͂̓ͩͯ'̘ͪ̽̚t̖̪̞̣̗͒̀ ͇̪͕̠͗ͧ̀͆͊̾ͅp̒ͭ̍ͅä̺͙́͊ͨ̍ͥͣn͈̮͉͉̹̤ͥ̍ͩȋ̯̥̜̩͖̏ͥc͍ͪ̾̄̆̓ͫ̈ ̟̙̇d̪ͫo̘̭͚̯͇̰͊́ͦ̆ň̯̘̤̿ͅ'̤̗͉̤͓̐ͨt͓̦̺̬͖ ̤͉̠̩̮̯͔̌p̭̭̉̾̂̈͋ͪ̀a̞ͪ̋ͣn̻̹̯ͭͥ̋ͬ̔̑̚i̦͇͈c̖̫̭̤̠̪͕ ̻͍̊̄ͩd̬̣ͥ͆̌̿̉ö̲̠́n̮̭͙̐̈̀͆̉̍ͧ'͔̈̏̽ͧ̋̽t̳̘̚ͅ ̓̾ͥ̚p̘ͬͪ̑̈́̚â͖̲̻͚̭͛̈́̈ͪ͑ͅn̮͓̻̘͉̖͗̏̍͌ī̬͖̀̑ͬ̈c͍̭̙͙̹̮͊̈́ͫ ̈ͤḋ͙̺̹̈́o̦̓̒n̾̌̽͂̓ͩͯ'̘ͪ̽̚t̖̪̞̣̗͒̀ ͇̪͕̠͗ͧ̀͆͊̾ͅp̒ͭ̍ͅä̺͙́͊ͨ̍ͥͣn͈̮͉͉̹̤ͥ̍ͩȋ̯̥̜̩͖̏ͥc͍ͪ̾̄̆̓ͫ̈ ̟̙̇d̪ͫo̘̭͚̯͇̰͊́ͦ̆ň̯̘̤̿ͅ'̤̗͉̤͓̐ͨt͓̦̺̬͖ ̤͉̠̩̮̯͔̌p̭̭̉̾̂̈͋ͪ̀a̞ͪ̋ͣn̻̹̯ͭͥ̋ͬ̔̑̚i̦͇͈c̖̫̭̤̠̪͕ ̻͍̊̄ͩd̬̣ͥ͆̌̿̉ö̲̠́n̮̭͙̐̈̀͆̉̍ͧ'͔̈̏̽ͧ̋̽t̳̘̚ͅ ̓̾ͥ̚p̘ͬͪ̑̈́̚â͖̲̻͚̭͛̈́̈ͪ͑ͅn̮͓̻̘͉̖͗̏̍͌ī̬͖̀̑ͬ̈c͍̭̙͙̹̮͊̈́ͫ ̈ͤḋ͙̺̹̈́o̦̓̒n̾̌̽͂̓ͩͯ'̘ͪ̽̚t̖̪̞̣̗͒̀ ͇̪͕̠͗ͧ̀͆͊̾ͅp̒ͭ̍ͅä̺͙́͊ͨ̍ͥͣn͈̮͉͉̹̤ͥ̍ͩȋ̯̥̜̩͖̏ͥc͍ͪ̾̄̆̓ͫ̈ ̟̙̇d̪ͫo̘̭͚̯͇̰͊́ͦ̆ň̯̘̤̿ͅ'̤̗͉̤͓̐ͨt͓̦̺̬͖ ̤͉̠̩̮̯͔̌p̭̭̉̾̂̈͋ͪ̀a̞ͪ̋ͣn̻̹̯ͭͥ̋ͬ̔̑̚i̦͇͈c̖̫̭̤̠̪͕ ̻͍̊̄ͩd̬̣ͥ͆̌̿̉ö̲̠́n̮̭͙̐̈̀͆̉̍ͧ'͔̈̏̽ͧ̋̽t̳̘̚ͅ ̓̾ͥ̚p̘ͬͪ̑̈́̚â͖̲̻͚̭͛̈́̈ͪ͑ͅn̮͓̻̘͉̖͗̏̍͌ī̬͖̀̑ͬ̈c͍̭̙͙̹̮͊̈́ͫ ̈ͤḋ͙̺̹̈́o̦̓̒n̾̌̽͂̓ͩͯ'̘ͪ̽̚t̖̪̞̣̗͒̀ ͇̪͕̠͗ͧ̀͆͊̾ͅp̒ͭ̍ͅä̺͙́͊ͨ̍ͥͣn͈̮͉͉̹̤ͥ̍ͩȋ̯̥̜̩͖̏ͥc͍ͪ̾̄̆̓ͫ̈ ̟̙̇d̪ͫo̘̭͚̯͇̰͊́ͦ̆ň̯̘̤̿ͅ'̤̗͉̤͓̐ͨt͓̦̺̬͖ ̤͉̠̩̮̯͔̌p̭̭̉̾̂̈͋ͪ̀a̞ͪ̋ͣn̻̹̯ͭͥ̋ͬ̔̑̚i̦͇͈c̖̫̭̤̠̪͕ ̻͍̊̄ͩd̬̣ͥ͆̌̿̉ö̲̠́n̮̭͙̐̈̀͆̉̍ͧ'͔̈̏̽ͧ̋̽t̳̘̚ͅ ̓̾ͥ̚p̘ͬͪ̑̈́̚â͖̲̻͚̭͛̈́̈ͪ͑ͅn̮͓̻̘͉̖͗̏̍͌ī̬͖̀̑ͬ̈c͍̭̙͙̹̮͊̈́ͫ ̈ͤḋ͙̺̹̈́o̦̓̒n̾̌̽͂̓ͩͯ'̘ͪ̽̚t̖̪̞̣̗͒̀ ͇̪͕̠͗ͧ̀͆͊̾ͅp̒ͭ̍ͅä̺͙́͊ͨ̍ͥͣn͈̮͉͉̹̤ͥ̍ͩȋ̯̥̜̩͖̏ͥc͍ͪ̾̄̆̓ͫ̈ ̟̙̇d̪ͫo̘̭͚̯͇̰͊́ͦ̆ň̯̘̤̿ͅ'̤̗͉̤͓̐ͨt͓̦̺̬͖ ̤͉̠̩̮̯͔̌p̭̭̉̾̂̈͋ͪ̀a̞ͪ̋ͣn̻̹̯ͭͥ̋ͬ̔̑̚i̦͇͈c̖̫̭̤̠̪͕ ̻͍̊̄ͩd̬̣ͥ͆̌̿̉ö̲̠́n̮̭͙̐̈̀͆̉̍ͧ'͔̈̏̽ͧ̋̽t̳̘̚ͅ ̓̾ͥ̚p̘ͬͪ̑̈́̚â͖̲̻͚̭͛̈́̈ͪ͑ͅn̮͓̻̘͉̖͗̏̍͌ī̬͖̀̑ͬ̈c͍̭̙͙̹̮͊̈́ͫ ̈ͤḋ͙̺̹̈́o̦̓̒n̾̌̽͂̓ͩͯ'̘ͪ̽̚t̖̪̞̣̗͒̀ ͇̪͕̠͗ͧ̀͆͊̾ͅp̒ͭ̍ͅä̺͙́͊ͨ̍ͥͣn͈̮͉͉̹̤ͥ̍ͩȋ̯̥̜̩͖̏ͥc͍ͪ̾̄̆̓ͫ̈ ̟̙̇d̪ͫo̘̭͚̯͇̰͊́ͦ̆ň̯̘̤̿ͅ'̤̗͉̤͓̐ͨt͓̦̺̬͖ ̤͉̠̩̮̯͔̌p̭̭̉̾̂̈͋ͪ̀a̞ͪ̋ͣn̻̹̯ͭͥ̋ͬ̔̑̚i̦͇͈c̖̫̭̤̠̪͕ ̻͍̊̄ͩd̬̣ͥ͆̌̿̉ö̲̠́n̮̭͙̐̈̀͆̉̍ͧ'͔̈̏̽ͧ̋̽t̳̘̚ͅ ̓̾ͥ̚p̘ͬͪ̑̈́̚â͖̲̻͚̭͛̈́̈ͪ͑ͅn̮͓̻̘͉̖͗̏̍͌ī̬͖̀̑ͬ̈c͍̭̙͙̹̮͊̈́ͫ ̈ͤḋ͙̺̹̈́o̦̓̒n̾̌̽͂̓ͩͯ'̘ͪ̽̚t̖̪̞̣̗͒̀ ͇̪͕̠͗ͧ̀͆͊̾ͅp̒ͭ̍ͅä̺͙́͊ͨ̍ͥͣn͈̮͉͉̹̤ͥ̍ͩȋ̯̥̜̩͖̏ͥc͍ͪ̾̄̆̓ͫ̈ ̟̙̇d̪ͫo̘̭͚̯͇̰͊́ͦ̆ň̯̘̤̿ͅ'̤̗͉̤͓̐ͨt͓̦̺̬͖ ̤͉̠̩̮̯͔̌p̭̭̉̾̂̈͋ͪ̀a̞ͪ̋ͣn̻̹̯ͭͥ̋ͬ̔̑̚i̦͇͈c̖̫̭̤̠̪͕ ̻͍̊̄ͩd̬̣ͥ͆̌̿̉ö̲̠́n̮̭͙̐̈̀͆̉̍ͧ'͔̈̏̽ͧ̋̽t̳̘̚ͅ ̓̾ͥ̚p̘ͬͪ̑̈́̚â͖̲̻͚̭͛̈́̈ͪ͑ͅn̮͓̻̘͉̖͗̏̍͌ī̬͖̀̑ͬ̈c͍̭̙͙̹̮͊̈́ͫ ̈ͤd̛ó͕̤͙̞͓̹n͚̹͙̤̙̬'̧̠̭̗t͇̪̝̮ ̯p̶͎a̸̳n̲̟͉̝̩̯̰i͍͖͉̩c̜̩̺ ̛̮̰̣d̛ó͕̤͙̞͓̹n͚̹͙̤̙̬'̧̠̭̗t͇̪̝̮ ̯p̶͎a̸̳n̲̟͉̝̩̯̰i͍͖͉̩c̜̩̺ ̛̮̰̣d͔̳̬̲̀o͓̰̥͖͓ṉ̳̗̞̗̩̀'̞̲̠͢t̩̹̼̹̮ ͠p͏̦̯̠a̡nìc ̛̱͔͙̙͔̻̱ḓ̵ọ̡̣n̸̝̼'̠͖̖̜̞̥͇̕t̙̪̘̙̫͖́ ̫͖̗͎͇̙͈pa̳̣͎̙ni̡̩̭̺̳͇c̩̳̲̤͚ͅ ̦̻̼d͚̗̳̖̰o͇ͅn͇̯̥'͖͎͉͚͕ṱ̳͎ ̭̪͉̻ṕ̳̜̝̙̜̞̪a̡͈̙̱̰͍ͅn͇̞͜i͞c͏̰ ̫d͔̳̬̲̀o͓̰̥͖͓ṉ̳̗̞̗̩̀'̞̲̠͢t̩̹̼̹̮ ͠p͏̦̯̠a̡nìc ̛̱͔͙̙͔̻̱ḓ̵ọ̡̣n̸̝̼'̠͖̖̜̞̥͇̕t̙̪̘̙̫͖́ ̫͖̗͎͇̙͈pa̳̣͎̙ni̡̩̭̺̳͇c̩̳̲̤͚ͅ ̦̻̼d͚̗̳̖̰o͇ͅn͇̯̥'͖͎͉͚͕ṱ̳͎ ̭̪͉̻ṕ̳̜̝̙̜̞̪a̡͈̙̱̰͍ͅn͇̞͜i͞c͏̰ ̫d͔̳̬̲̀o͓̰̥͖͓ṉ̳̗̞̗̩̀'̞̲̠͢t̩̹̼̹̮ ͠p͏̦̯̠a̡nìc ̛̱͔͙̙͔̻̱ḓ̵ọ̡̣n̸̝̼'̠͖̖̜̞̥͇̕t̙̪̘̙̫͖́ ̫͖̗͎͇̙͈pa̳̣͎̙ni̡̩̭̺̳͇c̩̳̲̤͚ͅ ̦̻̼d̝̰͈̙̹̓ͩ͂o̴̹͎͊̎̃ͣ̎̂nͬͬ̈͒͛̅҉̼̗̩̞̜̤'̛̻͎͍͉̹̩̔̽͆ͦͅt̫̬̘̥̭̻̜ͭ̌̔͋͛ ̛̼p̌̀a̞̺͕͈ͪ̋ͯ͗̓̿͑n̥̪͖̈́̓ͅi̗̭̯̝̱͌̔́̊ͅc̴̼͓̞̪͉ͮ̉̉ ̙̳̘̇̔̇d̻̹̩ͧ͐͛̀͂ͫͅo̪ͧ̄n̝̟̱͓͚͕̔̇͆̾͆ͥ'̩̠̟͉t̯̫̗̻͔̜̖ͨ͌͠ ͭ̀̌͊͏p̧̩̟̬̖̙̝̆̂͊͛ͨͯ͌a͖͖ͭ̂̌n̸̫̑ͤ̆ͫ̈́i̧̥̩̖͉̦̲̬̐ͧ͋̃c͇̻̺̟̣͙ͧ͐̇̾̉͞ ͐ͮ͊ͮ̄ͫd͍͚͉̜̤̰̞ͮ̋o̻̺͕̫͕n͈̥̿̉ͫͫ̈̆͟ͅ'̨̳̹̭̾̋ͤ͑̒̎t̟̥̼̻ͯͅ ̧̥̰̙̼͚͔̬͂̏ͥ͌p̤͇̠ͧa̴͍͕̻̬̼̩͍ṋ̜̩̣ͦ̾ͪͮͅǐ̛͛͛̎͊c̥̠̖̗̱̣͗ͬ͒ͨͭ͡ ̨̭d̝̰͈̙̹̓ͩ͂o̴̹͎͊̎̃ͣ̎̂nͬͬ̈͒͛̅҉̼̗̩̞̜̤'̛̻͎͍͉̹̩̔̽͆ͦͅt̫̬̘̥̭̻̜ͭ̌̔͋͛ ̛̼p̌̀a̞̺͕͈ͪ̋ͯ͗̓̿͑n̥̪͖̈́̓ͅi̗̭̯̝̱͌̔́̊ͅc̴̼͓̞̪͉ͮ̉̉ ̙̳̘̇̔̇d̻̹̩ͧ͐͛̀͂ͫͅo̪ͧ̄n̝̟̱͓͚͕̔̇͆̾͆ͥ'̩̠̟͉t̯̫̗̻͔̜̖ͨ͌͠ ͭ̀̌͊͏p̧̩̟̬̖̙̝̆̂͊͛ͨͯ͌a͖͖ͭ̂̌n̸̫̑ͤ̆ͫ̈́i̧̥̩̖͉̦̲̬̐ͧ͋̃c͇̻̺̟̣͙ͧ͐̇̾̉͞ ͐ͮ͊ͮ̄ͫd͍͚͉̜̤̰̞ͮ̋o̻̺͕̫͕n͈̥̿̉ͫͫ̈̆͟ͅ'̨̳̹̭̾̋ͤ͑̒̎t̟̥̼̻ͯͅ ̧̥̰̙̼͚͔̬͂̏ͥ͌p̤͇̠ͧa̴͍͕̻̬̼̩͍ṋ̜̩̣ͦ̾ͪͮͅǐ̛͛͛̎͊c̥̠̖̗̱̣͗ͬ͒ͨͭ͡ ̨̭d̝̰͈̙̹̓ͩ͂o̴̹͎͊̎̃ͣ̎̂nͬͬ̈͒͛̅҉̼̗̩̞̜̤'̛̻͎͍͉̹̩̔̽͆ͦͅt̫̬̘̥̭̻̜ͭ̌̔͋͛ ̛̼p̌̀a̞̺͕͈ͪ̋ͯ͗̓̿͑n̥̪͖̈́̓ͅi̗̭̯̝̱͌̔́̊ͅc̴̼͓̞̪͉ͮ̉̉ ̙̳̘̇̔̇d̻̹̩ͧ͐͛̀͂ͫͅo̪ͧ̄n̝̟̱͓͚͕̔̇͆̾͆ͥ'̩̠̟͉t̯̫̗̻͔̜̖ͨ͌͠ ͭ̀̌͊͏p̧̩̟̬̖̙̝̆̂͊͛ͨͯ͌a͖͖ͭ̂̌n̸̫̑ͤ̆ͫ̈́i̧̥̩̖͉̦̲̬̐ͧ͋̃c͇̻̺̟̣͙ͧ͐̇̾̉͞ ͐ͮ͊ͮ̄ͫd͍͚͉̜̤̰̞ͮ̋o̻̺͕̫͕n͈̥̿̉ͫͫ̈̆͟ͅ'̨̳̹̭̾̋ͤ͑̒̎t̟̥̼̻ͯͅ ̧̥̰̙̼͚͔̬͂̏ͥ͌p̤͇̠ͧa̴͍͕̻̬̼̩͍ṋ̜̩̣ͦ̾ͪͮͅǐ̛͛͛̎͊c̥̠̖̗̱̣͗ͬ͒ͨͭ͡ ̨̭d̝̰͈̙̹̓ͩ͂o̴̹͎͊̎̃ͣ̎̂nͬͬ̈͒͛̅҉̼̗̩̞̜̤'̛̻͎͍͉̹̩̔̽͆ͦͅt̫̬̘̥̭̻̜ͭ̌̔͋͛ ̛̼p̌̀a̞̺͕͈ͪ̋ͯ͗̓̿͑n̥̪͖̈́̓ͅi̗̭̯̝̱͌̔́̊ͅc̴̼͓̞̪͉ͮ̉̉ ̙̳̘̇̔̇d̻̹̩ͧ͐͛̀͂ͫͅo̪ͧ̄n̝̟̱͓͚͕̔̇͆̾͆ͥ'̩̠̟͉t̯̫̗̻͔̜̖ͨ͌͠ ͭ̀̌͊͏p̧̩̟̬̖̙̝̆̂͊͛ͨͯ͌a͖͖ͭ̂̌n̸̫̑ͤ̆ͫ̈́i̧̥̩̖͉̦̲̬̐ͧ͋̃c͇̻̺̟̣͙ͧ͐̇̾̉͞ ͐ͮ͊ͮ̄ͫd͍͚͉̜̤̰̞ͮ̋o̻̺͕̫͕n͈̥̿̉ͫͫ̈̆͟ͅ'̨̳̹̭̾̋ͤ͑̒̎t̟̥̼̻ͯͅ ̧̥̰̙̼͚͔̬͂̏ͥ͌p̤͇̠ͧa̴͍͕̻̬̼̩͍ṋ̜̩̣ͦ̾ͪͮͅǐ̛͛͛̎͊c̥̠̖̗̱̣͗ͬ͒ͨͭ͡ ̨̭d̝̰͈̙̹̓ͩ͂o̴̹͎͊̎̃ͣ̎̂nͬͬ̈͒͛̅҉̼̗̩̞̜̤'̛̻͎͍͉̹̩̔̽͆ͦͅt̫̬̘̥̭̻̜ͭ̌̔͋͛ ̛̼p̌̀a̞̺͕͈ͪ̋ͯ͗̓̿͑n̥̪͖̈́̓ͅi̗̭̯̝̱͌̔́̊ͅc̴̼͓̞̪͉ͮ̉̉ ̙̳̘̇̔̇d̻̹̩ͧ͐͛̀͂ͫͅo̪ͧ̄n̝̟̱͓͚͕̔̇͆̾͆ͥ'̩̠̟͉t̯̫̗̻͔̜̖ͨ͌͠ ͭ̀̌͊͏p̧̩̟̬̖̙̝̆̂͊͛ͨͯ͌a͖͖ͭ̂̌n̸̫̑ͤ̆ͫ̈́i̧̥̩̖͉̦̲̬̐ͧ͋̃c͇̻̺̟̣͙ͧ͐̇̾̉͞ ͐ͮ͊ͮ̄ͫd͍͚͉̜̤̰̞ͮ̋o̻̺͕̫͕n͈̥̿̉ͫͫ̈̆͟ͅ'̨̳̹̭̾̋ͤ͑̒̎t̟̥̼̻ͯͅ ̧̥̰̙̼͚͔̬͂̏ͥ͌p̤͇̠ͧa̴͍͕̻̬̼̩͍ṋ̜̩̣ͦ̾ͪͮͅǐ̛͛͛̎͊c̥̠̖̗̱̣͗ͬ͒ͨͭ͡ ̨̭d̝̰͈̙̹̓ͩ͂o̴̹͎͊̎̃ͣ̎̂nͬͬ̈͒͛̅҉̼̗̩̞̜̤'̛̻͎͍͉̹̩̔̽͆ͦͅt̫̬̘̥̭̻̜ͭ̌̔͋͛ ̛̼p̌̀a̞̺͕͈ͪ̋ͯ͗̓̿͑n̥̪͖̈́̓ͅi̗̭̯̝̱͌̔́̊ͅc̴̼͓̞̪͉ͮ̉̉ ̙̳̘̇̔̇d̻̹̩ͧ͐͛̀͂ͫͅo̪ͧ̄n̝̟̱͓͚͕̔̇͆̾͆ͥ'̩̠̟͉t̯̫̗̻͔̜̖ͨ͌͠ ͭ̀̌͊͏p̧̩̟̬̖̙̝̆̂͊͛ͨͯ͌a͖͖ͭ̂̌n̸̫̑ͤ̆ͫ̈́i̧̥̩̖͉̦̲̬̐ͧ͋̃c͇̻̺̟̣͙ͧ͐̇̾̉͞ ͐ͮ͊ͮ̄ͫd͍͚͉̜̤̰̞ͮ̋o̻̺͕̫͕n͈̥̿̉ͫͫ̈̆͟ͅ'̨̳̹̭̾̋ͤ͑̒̎t̟̥̼̻ͯͅ ̧̥̰̙̼͚͔̬͂̏ͥ͌p̤͇̠ͧa̴͍͕̻̬̼̩͍ṋ̜̩̣ͦ̾ͪͮͅǐ̛͛͛̎͊c̥̠̖̗̱̣͗ͬ͒ͨͭ͡ ̨̭d̝̰͈̙̹̓ͩ͂o̴̹͎͊̎̃ͣ̎̂nͬͬ̈͒͛̅҉̼̗̩̞̜̤'̛̻͎͍͉̹̩̔̽͆ͦͅt̫̬̘̥̭̻̜ͭ̌̔͋͛ ̛̼p̌̀a̞̺͕͈ͪ̋ͯ͗̓̿͑n̥̪͖̈́̓ͅi̗̭̯̝̱͌̔́̊ͅc̴̼͓̞̪͉ͮ̉̉ ̙̳̘̇̔̇d̻̹̩ͧ͐͛̀͂ͫͅo̪ͧ̄n̝̟̱͓͚͕̔̇͆̾͆ͥ'̩̠̟͉t̯̫̗̻͔̜̖ͨ͌͠ ͭ̀̌͊͏p̧̩̟̬̖̙̝̆̂͊͛ͨͯ͌a͖͖ͭ̂̌n̸̫̑ͤ̆ͫ̈́i̧̥̩̖͉̦̲̬̐ͧ͋̃c͇̻̺̟̣͙ͧ͐̇̾̉͞ ͐ͮ͊ͮ̄ͫd͍͚͉̜̤̰̞ͮ̋o̻̺͕̫͕n͈̥̿̉ͫͫ̈̆͟ͅ'̨̳̹̭̾̋ͤ͑̒̎t̟̥̼̻ͯͅ ̧̥̰̙̼͚͔̬͂̏ͥ͌p̤͇̠ͧa̴͍͕̻̬̼̩͍ṋ̜̩̣ͦ̾ͪͮͅǐ̛͛͛̎͊c̥̠̖̗̱̣͗ͬ͒ͨͭ͡ ̨̭d̝̰͈̙̹̓ͩ͂o̴̹͎͊̎̃ͣ̎̂nͬͬ̈͒͛̅҉̼̗̩̞̜̤'̛̻͎͍͉̹̩̔̽͆ͦͅt̫̬̘̥̭̻̜ͭ̌̔͋͛ ̛̼p̌̀a̞̺͕͈ͪ̋ͯ͗̓̿͑n̥̪͖̈́̓ͅi̗̭̯̝̱͌̔́̊ͅc̴̼͓̞̪͉ͮ̉̉ ̙̳̘̇̔̇d̻̹̩ͧ͐͛̀͂ͫͅo̪ͧ̄n̝̟̱͓͚͕̔̇͆̾͆ͥ'̩̠̟͉t̯̫̗̻͔̜̖ͨ͌͠ ͭ̀̌͊͏p̧̩̟̬̖̙̝̆̂͊͛ͨͯ͌a͖͖ͭ̂̌n̸̫̑ͤ̆ͫ̈́i̧̥̩̖͉̦̲̬̐ͧ͋̃c͇̻̺̟̣͙ͧ͐̇̾̉͞ ͐ͮ͊ͮ̄ͫd͍͚͉̜̤̰̞ͮ̋o̻̺͕̫͕n͈̥̿̉ͫͫ̈̆͟ͅ'̨̳̹̭̾̋ͤ͑̒̎t̟̥̼̻ͯͅ ̧̥̰̙̼͚͔̬͂̏ͥ͌p̤͇̠ͧa̴͍͕̻̬̼̩͍ṋ̜̩̣ͦ̾ͪͮͅǐ̛͛͛̎͊c̥̠̖̗̱̣͗ͬ͒ͨͭ͡ ̨̭d̝̰͈̙̹̓ͩ͂o̴̹͎͊̎̃ͣ̎̂nͬͬ̈͒͛̅҉̼̗̩̞̜̤'̛̻͎͍͉̹̩̔̽͆ͦͅt̫̬̘̥̭̻̜ͭ̌̔͋͛ ̛̼p̌̀a̞̺͕͈ͪ̋ͯ͗̓̿͑n̥̪͖̈́̓ͅi̗̭̯̝̱͌̔́̊ͅc̴̼͓̞̪͉ͮ̉̉ ̙̳̘̇̔̇d̻̹̩ͧ͐͛̀͂ͫͅo̪ͧ̄n̝̟̱͓͚͕̔̇͆̾͆ͥ'̩̠̟͉t̯̫̗̻͔̜̖ͨ͌͠ ͭ̀̌͊͏p̧̩̟̬̖̙̝̆̂͊͛ͨͯ͌a͖͖ͭ̂̌n̸̫̑ͤ̆ͫ̈́i̧̥̩̖͉̦̲̬̐ͧ͋̃c͇̻̺̟̣͙ͧ͐̇̾̉͞ ͐ͮ͊ͮ̄ͫd͍͚͉̜̤̰̞ͮ̋o̻̺͕̫͕n͈̥̿̉ͫͫ̈̆͟ͅ'̨̳̹̭̾̋ͤ͑̒̎t̟̥̼̻ͯͅ ̧̥̰̙̼͚͔̬͂̏ͥ͌p̤͇̠ͧa̴͍͕̻̬̼̩͍ṋ̜̩̣ͦ̾ͪͮͅǐ̛͛͛̎͊c̥̠̖̗̱̣͗ͬ͒ͨͭ͡ ̨ ҉d̶̽̆͂o͚̫͗͊ͥ̀ͩ͊n̝̠̗͛̓'̶̬̯̜̬̱͎̥̇̌ͩͬͭ̒t̩̤͇̭̬̦̃̏ ̨̦͚̏̊̎̓̋̌͂p̖̼̜̼̅̈ȁ̵̦̥͎̭̜͙͓ͧͥń̙̳i̹͋͆ͮ͢c̖̹̐ ̖̬͈̉͆̊̿̾d̶̽̆͂o͚̫͗͊ͥ̀ͩ͊n̝̠̗͛̓'̶̬̯̜̬̱͎̥̇̌ͩͬͭ̒t̩̤͇̭̬̦̃̏ ̨̦͚̏̊̎̓̋̌͂p̖̼̜̼̅̈ȁ̵̦̥͎̭̜͙͓ͧͥń̙̳i̹͋͆ͮ͢c̖̹̐ ̖̬͈̉͆̊̿̾d̶̽̆͂o͚̫͗͊ͥ̀ͩ͊n̝̠̗͛̓'̶̬̯̜̬̱͎̥̇̌ͩͬͭ̒t̩̤͇̭̬̦̃̏ ̨̦͚̏̊̎̓̋̌͂p̖̼̜̼̅̈ȁ̵̦̥͎̭̜͙͓ͧͥń̙̳i̹͋͆ͮ͢c̖̹̐ ̖̬͈̉͆̊̿̾ḍ̬̞̺̟̱͙ͭ̑̎o̷̺̞̭͖͒ͯ̓͋̚͝n̴̩͕̬͈͍͈͓̓͛͆ͤͣ̇̎̀̚ͅ'̘̫͕͈̱̘̈͂͑̾̒͋͝ͅt̩̼͍ͫ̑ͪͪ̒̓͡ ̵̛͙͈͖́̓͢p̵̢̣͙͙̱̙͎͙̾̓ͯ̉ͅȃ̡̳͈͔̟̮̮̹̩ͦ̈͑̎͗͢n̼̺̦̲̞̟̝̺̎ͯͫ͌ḭ̥̲͔͔̼̓́͆̈ͫ̔͋ͯc̶̡͇̳̖̼͚̱͙ͩͣ̒͆ ͩ̀͏̨̖͕͔̠͖̲̱ͅḍ̬̞̺̟̱͙ͭ̑̎o̷̺̞̭͖͒ͯ̓͋̚͝n̴̩͕̬͈͍͈͓̓͛͆ͤͣ̇̎̀̚ͅ'̘̫͕͈̱̘̈͂͑̾̒͋͝ͅt̩̼͍ͫ̑ͪͪ̒̓͡ ̵̛͙͈͖́̓͢p̵̢̣͙͙̱̙͎͙̾̓ͯ̉ͅȃ̡̳͈͔̟̮̮̹̩ͦ̈͑̎͗͢n̼̺̦̲̞̟̝̺̎ͯͫ͌ḭ̥̲͔͔̼̓́͆̈ͫ̔͋ͯc̶̡͇̳̖̼͚̱͙ͩͣ̒͆ ͩ̀͏̨̖͕͔̠͖̲̱ͅḏ̵̩͚̪̼̞͙͒̊͂ͯͬ̅̌̏ǫ̶̩̭̒̈͐ͪ͌͠n̸͙̦͋̇̽ͫ'̢̩̍̎͆̒ͣ̃͆͌̚͡ţ̵̙̪̤̙̫̼̗̆̎͐̑͛ͬͭͤͦ͞ͅ ̶̥̤ͣͪ̾̍̅͛̿ͅp̶̧̬̖͍̝͉̅̃̍a̼̘͓̯̣͕ͬ͋͡n̵̛̟̘̮̲̫̮̺̾ͨi̦̻̦̥̍̑̒̀̑̊̑̚̕͜c̷̱̫̳̻͈͚̝͚̫ͧ̌̔̊̌͘͡ ͎͈͔͕̫̤̲̰́̋̇͐̆͑͑͋̽̀ḏ̵̩͚̪̼̞͙͒̊͂ͯͬ̅̌̏ǫ̶̩̭̒̈͐ͪ͌͠n̸͙̦͋̇̽ͫ'̢̩̍̎͆̒ͣ̃͆͌̚͡ţ̵̙̪̤̙̫̼̗̆̎͐̑͛ͬͭͤͦ͞ͅ ̶̥̤ͣͪ̾̍̅͛̿ͅp̶̧̬̖͍̝͉̅̃̍a̼̘͓̯̣͕ͬ͋͡n̵̛̟̘̮̲̫̮̺̾ͨi̦̻̦̥̍̑̒̀̑̊̑̚̕͜c̷̱̫̳̻͈͚̝͚̫ͧ̌̔̊̌͘͡ ͎͈͔͕̫̤̲̰́̋̇͐̆͑͑͋̽̀ d͈̬̥̠̂ͫ́̓̍͢o̷ͩ̿̄͆ͩ͌ͣ̒̀҉͎̜̼̰ͅn̢̖͎̝̥͇̋̂̇̅ͪ̅̚̚͘'̸͍̪͖́̌̋ͮ̌̀̕t͎̣͖̠͈̰͈͋͌͡ͅ ̞̘͎̲̮̫̦͙ͮ͛̏̋ͦͮ̀̚ͅp̼͎̺͖̮͉̹̂͐͑ͨ͊a̼̣̪̭͉͉͆̑͘͡ñ͍̭̤̦̩͈̣̱̉ͩ̎͝i̯̬̾̈́̾ͬ̈́ͭ̌c̶ͦ̈́ͥ̀͌ͩ̂̊ͮ҉̤̗͉͕͕̳͕
d̷͖͔̘͉͓͉̬̤̃̍o̯͉̦̍̓͑ͨ̍̕͝n͕̦͖͉̝ͯ̽'͉̪̪̔͂͂ͧ̈̕͘͡t͓̳̙͖͒̓ͧ̀ͩ͗̃͛͜ͅ ͕͕̦͇̮͙͍ͦ̉ͣ̽̀ͨp̗̼̗͈̭̥̣͓ͪͩͬͭ̕a͍̜̱̼̠̬͉ͣͫ̒̚͠ͅn̶̗̠̺̘͓̒ͬ͆ͧ̉̒͑ͪͅi̱͓̭̳̜̟̰ͨ̋͊͂̓͌c͔͚̹̤̘͔̳̥̎ͦ́ ̡̛͔̮̗̝̙̠ͣ̀͛̃͋ͅd̴̷̠͇̻͖͓ͨ̅͑͂̀õ̧͉̠̺͓͖̺̰̯̯ͭ̇͠ñ̛̲͙̪͍̘̈̅͡'̸̸͕͎̣̝̳͖̟̞͑́ͧ͊̒̓t̵̙̭̟͈̬̿ͮ͋̐͂͑ ̴̧̜̟̑̂ͧ̅͑̓̈ṕ̨͙̪͔̣̘͙̩ͨ̓̿̓̔̇͠a̵̱̞̱̱ͣ́̑͌ͭ̈͋̚̚͠͝n̵̛̞̤̻̠͓̺̦͆͋ͩi̹̣̦̐̐̎͗̅ͤͥ̀ͮ̀̕c̸̵̩ͨ̓̏ͨ̔͒̊̉ ̩̇̓͌͡ͅͅd̨̪̟͑̾̇͛ͪ͗̐̕o̳͚͖̣̫͆̿͂ͦͮͫ͝ň̜̖͍̱̹͕̲̍̑͋'̸̠̼̦̉t̹̪̀̃̋̐͊̊ ̮͈̞̪̺̇ͯp̷̧̩̜̲͛̎͂ͥ̒̑̅a͓̟̖̺͎ͧ̓͐͊n̶̞̬͒̀i̵̶͓͙̠͖̮͗̀̌̈̈́̈c̶̸̝̹ͤͮ̒͞ͅ ͓̣̱̎̆ͥ͞͡ͅd̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌ď̢̡̪͙͍ͦ͐ͣ͑ͧ͛͌̆̋͗̿ͪͫ̅̚͞͠ͅo̷̢̧͓̮̜̲̻̺̝̽̎̉͗̊͜n̢̹͙̝͓̝̰̙͉̺͙̠̺̲̊̆͂͒̃ͦ̏͊ͭ͗̒ͩ́̀̚͢͠'̋̏́̈ͥ̇̌͊͏̗͉͇̟̼͍̭̣̱͕̹̤̳̥̘̹͓͕͝ţ̺̣̱̩͎̩̟̝̪̞̼̬̝̘ͮͨ͆͋͘͞ ̷̧̢̫͙͈͉̠͉̦̼͕͕̞̺͎̘͍͆ͦ͛̽͆͐̅̅ͪ͋ͦ͒ͩͣ̈́̾̄ͣ͞p̶̡̠̣͈̯̠̻̘̺̙͉̿̇̊̋͗͋ͭ̾ͧ͑͝å̛̺͎̝͈̻̩̞̞͍͓̓͐ͤͩ̉̈̓̔͟͠͝ͅn̛̰̬͚̻̜̱̲̟̭̰̥̞͉͇̤ͮ͋̊̈́̾͗͌̀̆͞ͅį̷̸̵͚̗͚̥̜ͥ̅͊̚c̶̟̪̗̠̠̘͖̠̻͉͓̐͛̊ͫ͘̕ ̡̖̳̞̱̱͈̳̻̤̪̭͐ͥͨ̚͠͠d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌ď̢̡̪͙͍ͦ͐ͣ͑ͧ͛͌̆̋͗̿ͪͫ̅̚͞͠ͅo̷̢̧͓̮̜̲̻̺̝̽̎̉͗̊͜n̢̹͙̝͓̝̰̙͉̺͙̠̺̲̊̆͂͒̃ͦ̏͊ͭ͗̒ͩ́̀̚͢͠'̋̏́̈ͥ̇̌͊͏̗͉͇̟̼͍̭̣̱͕̹̤̳̥̘̹͓͕͝ţ̺̣̱̩͎̩̟̝̪̞̼̬̝̘ͮͨ͆͋͘͞ ̷̧̢̫͙͈͉̠͉̦̼͕͕̞̺͎̘͍͆ͦ͛̽͆͐̅̅ͪ͋ͦ͒ͩͣ̈́̾̄ͣ͞p̶̡̠̣͈̯̠̻̘̺̙͉̿̇̊̋͗͋ͭ̾ͧ͑͝å̛̺͎̝͈̻̩̞̞͍͓̓͐ͤͩ̉̈̓̔͟͠͝ͅn̛̰̬͚̻̜̱̲̟̭̰̥̞͉͇̤ͮ͋̊̈́̾͗͌̀̆͞ͅį̷̸̵͚̗͚̥̜ͥ̅͊̚c̶̟̪̗̠̠̘͖̠̻͉͓̐͛̊ͫ͘̕ ̡̖̳̞̱̱͈̳̻̤̪̭͐ͥͨ̚͠͠d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌ď̢̡̪͙͍ͦ͐ͣ͑ͧ͛͌̆̋͗̿ͪͫ̅̚͞͠ͅo̷̢̧͓̮̜̲̻̺̝̽̎̉͗̊͜n̢̹͙̝͓̝̰̙͉̺͙̠̺̲̊̆͂͒̃ͦ̏͊ͭ͗̒ͩ́̀̚͢͠'̋̏́̈ͥ̇̌͊͏̗͉͇̟̼͍̭̣̱͕̹̤̳̥̘̹͓͕͝ţ̺̣̱̩͎̩̟̝̪̞̼̬̝̘ͮͨ͆͋͘͞ ̷̧̢̫͙͈͉̠͉̦̼͕͕̞̺͎̘͍͆ͦ͛̽͆͐̅̅ͪ͋ͦ͒ͩͣ̈́̾̄ͣ͞p̶̡̠̣͈̯̠̻̘̺̙͉̿̇̊̋͗͋ͭ̾ͧ͑͝å̛̺͎̝͈̻̩̞̞͍͓̓͐ͤͩ̉̈̓̔͟͠͝ͅn̛̰̬͚̻̜̱̲̟̭̰̥̞͉͇̤ͮ͋̊̈́̾͗͌̀̆͞ͅį̷̸̵͚̗͚̥̜ͥ̅͊̚c̶̟̪̗̠̠̘͖̠̻͉͓̐͛̊ͫ͘̕ ̡̖̳̞̱̱͈̳̻̤̪̭͐ͥͨ̚͠͠d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌ď̢̡̪͙͍ͦ͐ͣ͑ͧ͛͌̆̋͗̿ͪͫ̅̚͞͠ͅo̷̢̧͓̮̜̲̻̺̝̽̎̉͗̊͜n̢̹͙̝͓̝̰̙͉̺͙̠̺̲̊̆͂͒̃ͦ̏͊ͭ͗̒ͩ́̀̚͢͠'̋̏́̈ͥ̇̌͊͏̗͉͇̟̼͍̭̣̱͕̹̤̳̥̘̹͓͕͝ţ̺̣̱̩͎̩̟̝̪̞̼̬̝̘ͮͨ͆͋͘͞ ̷̧̢̫͙͈͉̠͉̦̼͕͕̞̺͎̘͍͆ͦ͛̽͆͐̅̅ͪ͋ͦ͒ͩͣ̈́̾̄ͣ͞p̶̡̠̣͈̯̠̻̘̺̙͉̿̇̊̋͗͋ͭ̾ͧ͑͝å̛̺͎̝͈̻̩̞̞͍͓̓͐ͤͩ̉̈̓̔͟͠͝ͅn̛̰̬͚̻̜̱̲̟̭̰̥̞͉͇̤ͮ͋̊̈́̾͗͌̀̆͞ͅį̷̸̵͚̗͚̥̜ͥ̅͊̚c̶̟̪̗̠̠̘͖̠̻͉͓̐͛̊ͫ͘̕ ̡̖̳̞̱̱͈̳̻̤̪̭͐ͥͨ̚͠͠d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌ď̢̡̪͙͍ͦ͐ͣ͑ͧ͛͌̆̋͗̿ͪͫ̅̚͞͠ͅo̷̢̧͓̮̜̲̻̺̝̽̎̉͗̊͜n̢̹͙̝͓̝̰̙͉̺͙̠̺̲̊̆͂͒̃ͦ̏͊ͭ͗̒ͩ́̀̚͢͠'̋̏́̈ͥ̇̌͊͏̗͉͇̟̼͍̭̣̱͕̹̤̳̥̘̹͓͕͝ţ̺̣̱̩͎̩̟̝̪̞̼̬̝̘ͮͨ͆͋͘͞ ̷̧̢̫͙͈͉̠͉̦̼͕͕̞̺͎̘͍͆ͦ͛̽͆͐̅̅ͪ͋ͦ͒ͩͣ̈́̾̄ͣ͞p̶̡̠̣͈̯̠̻̘̺̙͉̿̇̊̋͗͋ͭ̾ͧ͑͝å̛̺͎̝͈̻̩̞̞͍͓̓͐ͤͩ̉̈̓̔͟͠͝ͅn̛̰̬͚̻̜̱̲̟̭̰̥̞͉͇̤ͮ͋̊̈́̾͗͌̀̆͞ͅį̷̸̵͚̗͚̥̜ͥ̅͊̚c̶̟̪̗̠̠̘͖̠̻͉͓̐͛̊ͫ͘̕ ̡̖̳̞̱̱͈̳̻̤̪̭͐ͥͨ̚͠͠d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌ď̢̡̪͙͍ͦ͐ͣ͑ͧ͛͌̆̋͗̿ͪͫ̅̚͞͠ͅo̷̢̧͓̮̜̲̻̺̝̽̎̉͗̊͜n̢̹͙̝͓̝̰̙͉̺͙̠̺̲̊̆͂͒̃ͦ̏͊ͭ͗̒ͩ́̀̚͢͠'̋̏́̈ͥ̇̌͊͏̗͉͇̟̼͍̭̣̱͕̹̤̳̥̘̹͓͕͝ţ̺̣̱̩͎̩̟̝̪̞̼̬̝̘ͮͨ͆͋͘͞ ̷̧̢̫͙͈͉̠͉̦̼͕͕̞̺͎̘͍͆ͦ͛̽͆͐̅̅ͪ͋ͦ͒ͩͣ̈́̾̄ͣ͞p̶̡̠̣͈̯̠̻̘̺̙͉̿̇̊̋͗͋ͭ̾ͧ͑͝å̛̺͎̝͈̻̩̞̞͍͓̓͐ͤͩ̉̈̓̔͟͠͝ͅn̛̰̬͚̻̜̱̲̟̭̰̥̞͉͇̤ͮ͋̊̈́̾͗͌̀̆͞ͅį̷̸̵͚̗͚̥̜ͥ̅͊̚c̶̟̪̗̠̠̘͖̠̻͉͓̐͛̊ͫ͘̕ ̡̖̳̞̱̱͈̳̻̤̪̭͐ͥͨ̚͠͠

After a split second, someone shines a light at him. They're from the same direction as the staircase.

"What are you doing up here? Come on, let's go."

It's the voice of a girl?

[The second the light comes on, he dives/falls down the stairs so fast she only gets a few words out before he's already in a heap on the floor at the bottom of the staircase]

Edited 2020-02-17 10:35 (UTC)

[going to let him speed right on by her]

Wow, okay . . . Weren't supposed to be up there, but I think you've got that idea now . . .

[starting down the stairs but giving Cobalt a lot of room]

[He clambers to his feet, eyes wide, body rigid with tension. His breathing is rough and mechanical, like he's forcing himself to do it. He starts to tremble, subtle at first, but it quickly mounts into violent shaking.]

[—Then, abruptly, it stops. Like a switch being flipped, his whole body relaxes at once, tension dropping from the lines of his shoulders as if he'd just released a weight. The shaking vanishes, the white-knuckled death grip on the lantern becomes casual and easy. He exhales a relieved sigh.]

Edited 2020-02-19 22:26 (UTC)

[His face brightens, friendly.]

Haha oops. Sorry!

[blinking]

You don't have to be okay. I mean, I know what's up there, gives me a few nightmares, too.

Who was that guy?

Some killer Will tracked down. He, uh, he hurt a lot of young girls.

How does John feel about having killed him?

I'm guessing the answer's not "fine" or he probably wouldn't be here.

Yeah, you'd think that. But he has a lot of killers around here, just collects them.

Besides, he's a cop or agent or whatever. Kind of part of the job.

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