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ʟᴇᴛ ɪᴛ ʙᴇ sᴏ! ᴛʜᴇ ʀʜʏᴛʜᴍ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ɪs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ
ɪ'ᴠᴇ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛʟʏ ʀᴀᴛᴛᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴊᴏɪɴᴛ ʟɪꜰᴇ
ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙʀɪɴɢ
ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏ ɪ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʏ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀs ᴄᴏʟᴅ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅs ᴏꜰ ꜰʀᴏsᴛʏ sᴛ. ᴘᴇᴛᴇʀsʙᴜʀɢ?
ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʙʟᴜɴᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ, ʏᴇs
ᴏʜ, ᴍʏ sɴᴏᴡꜰʟᴀᴋᴇ, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ
ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅs ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ɪᴍᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀʙʟᴇ,
ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ, ʏᴏᴜ'ʟʟ sᴀʏ
ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ꜰʀᴏsᴛ, ᴛʜɪs ɪs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ʟɪꜰᴇ
ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴀ ᴛᴇsᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴜs, ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴏɴ.
ᴀɴᴅ, ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴏɴ ᴀ ʙᴇᴛ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇ?
"ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡᴇ'ᴅ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅs" — ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴀʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇ!
ɪ'ᴅ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ɢᴏ ᴅᴏᴡɴ, ɪ'ʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴅ, ʟɪᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ɪ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ʟɪᴇ!
ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜᴛᴛᴇʀꜰʟɪᴇs ᴡɪʟʟ ᴡᴀᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴘʀɪɴɢ,
ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴍᴇʟᴛ ꜰᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ

ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟsᴏ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴇ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟʟʏ,
ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴡ ɪᴛ's ʙʀᴜᴛᴀʟʟʏ ᴄᴏʟᴅ ɪɴsᴛᴇᴀᴅ.
ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʜᴏsᴇ ᴇᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ɪᴄᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ʀᴇᴠᴇɴɢᴇ
ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴜs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛʟʏ, ɪᴛ's ɴᴏᴛ ɢᴏᴏᴅ.
ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ sᴏ ꜰʟᴀᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇᴍᴘʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ᴘᴀʀᴛ
ʏᴇs, ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛʏ ᴡɪʟʟ sᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ sᴏᴍᴇᴅᴀʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ
sᴏ ᴄᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ, ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀ ɪs ꜰᴏʀ ʙᴀʟᴀɴᴄᴇ
ᴡᴇ ᴀɢʀᴇᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ, ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ꜰᴀɪʀʏ ᴛᴀʟᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ꜰᴇᴇʟs
ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏ ᴅᴇɴᴏᴜᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ
ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ sᴛᴜᴘɪᴅʟʏ ᴡᴀsᴛᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏʀʏ, ᴀɪᴍʟᴇssʟʏ, ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ sᴜᴄʜ
ᴀ ʙᴇsᴛsᴇʟʟᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴛ. ʏᴏᴜ
ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢs ʙʏ ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇ
ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴏʟᴅ, ᴋɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ, ᴡᴀs ᴅʀᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʙʏ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ ʙʏ ᴍᴇ
ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴍᴇʟᴛ — ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ

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ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ʜɪᴅᴅᴇɴ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴜs ɪs ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛɪɴɢ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜs
ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴄʟɪᴍʙ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs, ᴀɴ ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄʟɪᴍʙ ᴏɴ ᴀ ʙᴇᴛ
ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴅᴇ, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀs
sʜᴀᴅᴏᴡs ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴇᴀʀs, ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ɢʀᴏᴡɴ ᴜᴘ, ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴏᴍ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ
ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴇᴀʀ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴛ, ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀɴɢ
ɪꜰ ᴀ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ʜᴀs ᴄʀᴇᴘᴛ ɪɴ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴜsᴇᴡᴀʀᴍɪɴɢ ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ,
ʙᴜᴛ ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ, ᴡʀᴏɴɢ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀ
ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴄᴏᴍᴏᴛɪᴠᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ
ᴛᴏ ᴀ ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ sᴏᴜʟ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇss ɪs ᴅᴇᴀʀᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ
ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍʏ sᴜɴ, ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɪɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴄᴏʀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴘᴇᴛᴀʟs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇᴀʟ
ɪᴛ's ᴛᴏᴏ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴀʙʙʟᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀɴᴇʀ, ʏᴇʟʟ,
ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ, ᴀs sᴏᴏɴ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ɪs sʜᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ
ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴜᴛᴇ ɢʀᴀᴠᴇs ᴏꜰ ʀᴏsᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀ
ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ʀɪʙʙᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴀ ʙᴏᴡ, ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ sʟɪᴘᴘᴇʀs
ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ɪᴛ
ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇʏ ꜰɪɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ

ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏɪsᴇ, ᴀs ɪꜰ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪs ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ
sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴄʀᴀᴢʏ ᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ
ᴍɪɴᴅs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴍʏᴛʜs, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴏᴋ
ᴀɴ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ʜᴀs ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʙʏ ɪᴛsᴇʟꜰ — ᴀ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪꜰᴜʟ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛʏ
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴏssᴇss
ᴀ sᴀᴄʀᴇᴅ ʀᴇʟɪᴄ, ᴀ ᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴏᴜs ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀ
ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ
ɪᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋs: ᴇɴᴄʜᴀɴᴛɪɴɢ, ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪꜰᴜʟ
ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜʀᴛᴀɪɴs-ᴀʀᴍᴏʀ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴇs
ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀɪʟ, ɪᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴs: ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ
ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪꜰᴜʟ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ᴇxɪsᴛ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ
ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ's ɴᴏ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ,
ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜʟʟ ɪᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀɴᴇʀ — ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄʀᴜᴍʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴜsᴛ
ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ sɪᴍᴘʟᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ. ʜɪᴅᴇ-ᴀɴᴅ-sᴇᴇᴋ ɪs sᴏ ɢᴏᴏᴅ,
ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴏᴋ, ɪᴛ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ɴᴇᴄᴇssᴀʀʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀꜰᴇʀᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʟɪꜰᴇ
ᴍᴏɴsᴛᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴀᴅᴏᴡs ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛɪᴍɪᴅʟʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴏʀɴᴇʀs
ᴀs ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀs ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇs

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