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[hr][right][sup]Monday — Morning — Cafeteria[/sup][/right]It was true - it wasn't the first time this kind of oppressive aura had engulfed the school. And always around testing week, either midterms or finals, usually the latter.

But it was the first time it had ever been this bad. Three students had killed themselves just in the past week. Normally there were one, maybe two during the entire ordeal, but it was only Monday, and three young lives had been claimed.

And there was something else that Kat noticed. Something that stuck out to him like nothing else did.
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There was 'something' inside of Rebecca. Something that gave her the power and the soul to even [i]think[/i] of persevering through all of this, when every other student simply lowered their head and went with the flow.

And there was something else that Kat noticed. Not with his eyes, but with his heart.

Rebecca herself had no idea of this. This wasn't something she was doing on purpose. She wasn't [i]trying[/i] to counteract the miasma that seemed to choke everyone here. She simply did, as a part of her nature. She was just doing what she thought was right, in her own small world.

This girl had no idea that she was [i]fighting against something.[/i]

[hr][right][sup]Monday — Morning — Hallway[/sup][/right]
Dulac's loafers slammed on the tiles, her dress flapping behind her as she dashed through the halls. Taking the stairs two at a time, she climbed them like a mountain, pushing herself up off of the railing.

It was hard to move. She'd already identified that Curse. The miasma enervated her, sapped more of her strength the faster she tried to run. Even with all the determination she could muster, her blond hair was matted with sweat from even that much exertion, and her legs felt ready to give out.

 
[center][i][color=8882be]I'm too slow. I won't make it there first.[/color]

[color=82ca9d]What's going to happen!?[/color]

[color=8882be]I don't know. What do you see?[/color]

[color=82ca9d]Are you sure you can spend magic on telepathy right now? You're supposed to be conserving![/color]

[color=8882be]This is an emergency! Keep a close eye on it's target![/color]

[color=82ca9d]This is bad. Oh man this is bad. The other one is there, too.[/color]

[color=8882be]Think of something, sœur. Please.[/color][/i][/center]

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́s̕le̛e̛p̶͠ ̧̀i̧n͝s̶̛ţ͡éá̛d҉͢ ͢͢jus̵̀t҉ ҉w͏a͘ǹ͞t ́͜t͘ǫ̛͏ ̷͝śl͠e̸͜e̸҉p̴ ̛j̛u͘̕s͏̸t̴͝ ̀wà͜n͞t̸͡ ͟t͏̕o̕ ś̕le͡e̶p̀̕͜ ͢҉f̛͢͠o̕r̸̴e͡v̕͠ȩ̀r̡̀͡ ̡a̛̛͢n͘d̢̛ ͏͠eve͟͡r ą̶͠n̨̨͘d͡ ̴̧eve͡͏͠r͞ ̶̛à͟ņ͝d ͞e͡͝͡v҉̵͜e͜͡r̴͘͜ ̵̸̀a͘͘n͠d̷͠ ͘e̷̛v̡e̴r a͢n̵̸̴d҉ ͜͞è̛vé̷͢r͘͘ ͘͘a͠n̶̡͢d̨̡ ͏͜͝e̴vę͞r͟ s̸l͠ęe͘p̢̕ ҉̀s͏le̡҉e͝p͜ ̀͏s̵̸͞l͜͠è̕͜ep ̢̛in ͢th̴e͏͝ r̷̨̕e͢͡d̴ ̢͜i͏n ̶͟r̕ę̛d ̢̛e̛͝xp͢ą͝n͜͞d̷̡in̸̴g͏ ̀͢r̴̸ed̸ ̢p̧͟ơ̷͟úr̵i̶͡ng͡ ̨͠r̷e̷d̨̛͞ s̴p̀́i̶ļ̸͡l̢͜į͞ņg̡͡ ҉r̴̀͝e͡d ̷̀s̶̀͠l͘eèp f̨҉o̷͡r̵͝e̴v̢͜͞ęŕ̕̕ ͏̀f͢l͜owi͘͠͞n͠ģ̶ ̸̸re̴d͝ ͟w͟͝ó͢rl͘͝d ҉̷r̶̕e̕d͏́w͏̧or̨͝l̀d̷̨ ̷r̨͞e͟͏͏d͡w͠o͠͠rl͜d̛ ̵͢͡r̷̛e̵d͏͝w҉͏͞o̶r̵̴͠l҉͠d̵͡ ̛re͏͝ḑ͜w̧͜͠o͜͡r̷̀l̡͢d̕ ̴̧r̷̨͘e͝d̛̀w͠͞o҉r͡l̸d ̢͞rȩ̢̛d͘w̶̛oŕ̛̕ĺd́ ͘͞r̡͜ȩd̵w͘ó̵͝r͝l̀d̷͢ ͠w̸̨͜ó́͝r̨̛ļ͜͜d̸͏̢ ͞is ̛͞ư҉s͟el̢̛̕é͟ss̵͞ ̸w͡o̢ŕl̸d̸ ̨i̵̧̕s̷̴͡ ͢f͢u̵̶͠n̶͘ ̨w̸͢ǫ̴͝r̢͡l҉d̴ ͏͘i̶s͘ ̸͜͝f̨r̸͏ę̸e͞d҉o͡͝m̛͏̷ w̕o̵̧҉rl͏d̶̢ í̧s̡̀ ̡͢l͝au͢͟g̨͟hi̷n̛g ͏҉w̵o҉r̶l̵d ҉i̛͟s̡͝ ̸͘f͝a̡r̷̵ ̡҉̸ą͘w̴̵àý҉̷ ̷͞f̀a͡r̢ ̵͡aẁ̡͠à̸͘y͘͏̡ ́͝on͜͠ th͟͠e͏̡͡ ̨ot͢͡ḩ͘er̕ s͞i͟d̵͡e͟͞͞ ̨̨ơ҉͜f ̀͜t͟͠͡h̸e͟ ̶w͏́a͝͞l̵l͠ ̴̴̛ça̛͜͠n̛͞t͟ ̷͠͡c̷͡li̵͞m͢b̸̢ ̵̵́c̛a҉̵̀nt̢ ̧t͘͜r̕av͝e̵̷r̡̨s̡̡e̢ ͢c̨̡͜a̢̨n̸̷̕t̢͜ ҉̨̧j͟um͜p̵̀͘ ̵͏ć͢a̵n͏t͏͠͡ ̡̀ć́a͡n̷t̛͞ ͢c͝҉͜a͘͝n̢t̛ ͜c̷an͞t̷ ҉c̷̡a͝ņt ̨͞c̨ànt ҉ç̀̕a̧̧͠n͟t̢͜ ̢͜͡c͞a̴͡n̡͡t̢͡ t͏o͘o͝ ̢̢͠h҉̴a͘r͡d ̛t҉̷̡o̡o̵͢ ͝mư̢c̴͡h̶ ͡ev͘͝͞ȩn͘͟ j̸̢u̕s͡͝t̸͘ ̡ó̢͜n͏e҉ ͏͟͠wé̢e̕͘k ̛ì̵s̵͠ ͠t̸̸o̕o̷͏ mu̵c̕͞h̡ ̨i ̴̛caņ͡t i̷͏ ̷̛c̨ą̴ǹt̴́͝ ͡í̢͜ cą̶n͏t͢͝ ̵̴i̧̨͘ ҉c̷͡͡an̶t̶͟ ͘͞į͟ cańt ý̸̢o̷͘͘u͡ ͡c̸ą́ǹ̢̕t͜ i̡͝͠ ̶̸c̀͏á̵͘ńţ̕ ̸̴s͏h͘̕e͜͞ ̶͠c̴͝a̷͢n̡͡͡t̕͠ ́c̛̕á̴n̶͢t̸͝ c͝ańt̕̕ ͏c͏́͢ant̢̨ ca͏͠ń͡t̡ ͠ca̷n͘͞t́͡ ̕͝c̵͠an̕t͘ c̶a̸̸̛n͡͝t̛͞͡ ̸̸w͝͡a͞n̛t́͘ ̶̛͝to̵ ̛͞b̨̕e̡̨ ͠i͢͜͟n̨̕ t͞h̡͜e wo͟r͢҉ļ͢͢ḑ̕ ̧̨w͢a̴͞n̶͘t̷̀ t͏ò ҉b̡͟e͘͡ ̷̛w̕į̛͞t́̕h́ w҉a͘͡n̸̕t̵͡ ͢͟͏t̢o͠͝ ̶b̵e̷̢ ̵̶ą͢ţ̕ ̶͡wa̛n̶̴t̡ ̀t͠ǫ͢ b̀ę͘ w̷̨͢h̕͢ere̶̡͜ u̧̡ş͏e̶͜͞l̵̷e̢͠ss̀ ́u͜͞s̶̕el͜ę͞͠s̛s̀ us̵͞e̕l̴͢e͢s̵̡s̶͟ w̵h̷y ̶͡c̕ą̷́nt̷̨ ͝í̕ ̷̀w̴o̴͟r͡ķ ͡why̨͢ ̵̛ć̛҉a̵͡ņt̀͠ ̀͟i ̷͡h͘͞͞an͠d̡le ̕ẁ̢h҉y ͢ća̕҉n͝t͡ ̸̢͘i̵͠ sl̕eè̴̕p̕ ̸͡wh҉y ͞c̡a͘n͠t̷͏҉ ̕҉į ̢ȩ̛x̨͞p̢̛ȩ̸c̢̡t̵̴ ̀͝w͟͠h̢͢y̧͟ ͏̵͞c̢͠a̕̕̕n̴t ̧i ̀b̵r̵͞e͝at̶͝he ͠w͏̴h͏͠y̸ c̸̸a̡̕nt͟ ̧i ̧͠br̶e̶a̢t̶h̷̀e̡͢ w̵͝hy̡̢͜ c̴͠a̢҉n̛҉̵t̕͠ ̶i̡͟ b̴́r҉e̛͏a̸̶̕t̵̵h̛ę ̶̸ţ͜h͠ęy͝ ̷to͟ld̷ ̢͢҉ḿè̷̵ ̧͡i̛͠t w̷o̷̕͟ù̢l̨d͢n̸t̴͢ ̢h̷͝ur͝t͠ ͘͞t́h̡ey ̴tơ̧l̨҉d ̧m͢e̵̶ ҉̢i̶҉͡t̶̛͠ ́w̢͠o͟u̕l͟dn҉̧ţ̕ ̨͡hù͜r̡t͞ ̷̵҉t͡h͢҉e͝҉̕y̨͜ ̢t̷͘͠o̵͢l̸d ̢mȩ̛́ ͠it̀͡ ̷̕w҉͢o̴̸u҉͝ļdnt ̷͝i̧͢t̶ ̸w͘ou͝l̵͠҉d̷̶n̴͜t̢̕ ҉̷͡ì̵t ̶̷w̸̛o̸̡u̵l͢͝d̵͡n̵̸͢t͏͡͠ ͞ca̴͠͝n͘t ͘͞ş͝to͜͝҉p͘̕ ͡i̷͠t́͟ ̡ća̶n̵t͠ s̵̶͠t͏͠o͡p̨ ̴c͞a̴͢ń͢҉t̢ ̷s̵̢ç͟rȩ̕͢a̵҉m c̷̛a̵̛n̶t̷͝ ̵b͡r̀ea͞t̶͝͡h͡e҉͝͝ ̸cant́͡͡ ̸͝͠w̵̨͟al̕͢k̷̡͘ ̸͜͡ca͏n͟͠t̴̢͞ ̵̀l̨̢i͜͝f̛͢t̀ ̴̡c͟ant͠͏ j͠úm̡p҉̡ ̵̧c̀ąn̛t͢͝ ́́c̡̕l͝i̴̧m͞b̛ ̀c͏a̵͜ń͡t ̴g͞è͘͡ţ͢ ͢ovȩ̀̕r͝͏ í͝t͞ ̡͞g͟et ̨͝o̡v̶͝e̡͢r̷̨ ͏̸i̕͞͡t͡ ̵̀͘n͞͞o̷͡ ̷b̴i̛͏g̶͘ ̛͝d̢̧e̛͝a̛l̴͟ ̛̛͢g͝e͠t ̧͜͢o̷͝v͏e͟r͜ ҉i͡t̵͝ n̢o ͠͏̨bi҉͠g̸ ̵̨͜d͟e̶̡͘al̛͡ ̧ẃ͡ơ͝ŗ̀l͞d͢ ̛ì̴s̵̨͢ ̶͢͡l͞au̴̧͘gh̢̕i͡n̴͜g͠ ͏s̡l͞e̢̧e̸͞͏ṕ̕͞ ̨f͝óŗ̶̧ev̀e̢r͜͡ ͢ú͘͘s̨̛ȩl͢é̢͘ş̛͠s ̀p̸r̡̢͘e̢͟ś͞s̸͏͡ư̡ŕ̨͡é̷ ȩ͞xp̸ą́n͟d̀i̴n̵̕g͘͢͠ ̸́l̵i̷͝f͞t̷͡i͢͠n̕͠g͠ ̷fŕ̕e҉è̸̛do͏m͟ ̸sp̶͞ill͡i̷͜͟n̛ģ ̸͠şl̴eep͏ ư͝sel̵̡è̀ś͞ś͢ ̀fļ͢ǫ̢w͠͏in͜g̶͘ f̛ór҉̶͝e̶͘v̶̕er̀ c̸͝a̡r̀e̷͘ȩn̸͟ì͘͢n͞g̕͢ ̶҉p͘ou̧r̛͡ìǹg̛͝ ͡ȩ̷́x̛pá́͡nd̴͠i̷ng p̡͜r̴͞e͜ś̴s͏́͟u̶̴̢ŕ̶e̕͘҉ ͘w̕e̶̶ek͞ ̛e̷͜xp̶ec̕͝tat҉̢̡i͘͠o̢n̨͜ ̧w̡͡a̢l̕͢͞l̸̨ ̷h͢͡͏an̡dlé͡͞ ̸͘s̵l̡̀ȩ̶̧e̢̛p ̧̛͝b҉r͡ę͟a̵ţ̴h̷҉͢e͠ ̧͞fr̶̨e͡e̢͡҉d͝͝om b̕r̷e҉̷a͡͞t̨͞ḩ̷ing͏ ͞s͘l̛e͟͠͏ép ̧̧͢s̢̛p̨͏rea͏͏d͏í͏n͘ģ̡ ͢b̴̕re͜͡҉a͝t͏h̨̢e̶҉̀ ̢p̸o̸̡͢uri̶̶ń͠g͟ ̧͏f̨͠lo͏ẁ͜in͜g̵ s̸̨̕l͟é̶e͘͠p ̛͠r͢a͟͜͝i̧͝ǹ͢͡i̛n̷g̶̕ ̧br҉͢oa̸͟d̶̶͜e͠͠n̵i̢͏n͠͞g ̕s̴̕ļ̢ȩę̷̸p҉̵ s͢͞͡c̕͞a̴̡t̢́͡t̢e̴rìn̴g҉͠͝ ̡́s͡c̶̡͜at҉̴͢t̸̕e̡̛ri̵̡n̨͜͡g̨͏̨ ͞f̧̀͠l͟ow̸in͏̧g̵ ̷f̴̨͠o҉͡r̸̨e̡͏͝v̷̸e͞r̨͘ ̀͠i̕͟͡n͝f̸l͢͟át͟i̷ng͡͠ ̵̛͜f̴͠o̕ŗ̴͘eve͠͏r̸ d̨r͡i̧͏b̧̨̛bl̴in̶̸g҉̢ ̶b̶͜r̸e͘͝a̶̶t̸ḩi҉n̸̨͏g̴ ̧͜f̷̡͞òr̢ev͞e͞ŕ͢ br̨ea͞͠͏ţ̀͞h̨̀e͟͞ ̴̛͞f̷͟or͘͏é͢͠v͜͟͏ȩ̴ŕ̡ ̵́͞s̀͜tr̀͠͞e͡t͞chin̨̨g̕̕͝ ͏̶w̶͜a̵l̷͝l͠҉ e̡͞xp̕a͠ndi̴n͜g͜ ęx҉ṕ҉̸a͏nḑįng͏̧ ́͞s͝҉p̧l̵̛a͝s̴h̸̢i҉n͢g̵̀ ̴̢l̢̢͘a͏u͟g̴̴h͞i͏̵͞n̕͡g҉҉ ̨̨́o̴̶҉p͏͜ę́ni̢͘n̛g͟ ̶͏͝ş̶̕p͞i͢lļ̷̶i̷n̨͞g ̷ò҉p̵en̕͞i̷n̨g͏̀̕ ̸́d̨í͡s̡t̢eǹ͠d̨i̶̛͡n̡͜g ͏͟w̕͏͜į҉d̵͘͞ęǹ̀͘i̕͡n̴g͘͜ p͝r̛̀̕e͜ss̷͡ųr͘͞͠e ̸͘҉s͏͞w̴͝e͡l̨l̸͝i͏̸̧ǹ̢g͟ ̢͡spillì̴͡n̵͜g̨ ̴͝b̴͘r̡͞o̡aden̡̕͜i̢͏n̸g̕̕ ̸͠s̵̸͟pr͘e̷͝ád̢ing̢ ̷̷b̶̧̛l̵͝oat̛͜i̛͢ng ̛͜i̴͡n͘fļ̛̕at̴́ín̵̕͜g͏ ͏͢ȩ̵͘x̸́͞p̡a̴nd̢i̴͟n͘͠g̸҉ ͝͏͢p͠ó͢ơl̛͝i͏͠n̕g̸҉ p̨͜r̢e͠ss͏̨͘u͝ŗ̀e̶͠ ̶br̕҉̸ȩ͝á̢̕t͢he ̵͜fo̴̢͡r̷͝e̡͜v͡e̷͟͡r ̛s͠l̀́e̛̕͜e̛ṕ ̕͢ś͟le͝è̴͢p͝͏ ̵͟s̕͝p̶͟l̴͞͏a̡͞sh̸҉i̴ńg͠ ̶e̡̕͢nl͝͞a͟͜ŗ̷͜ǵi͏͠n͡g̶̀ ̧͟u̸s̛e̸l̨͘ȩ̨s̷̷͞s̢ ҉s̴t͘͞r҉e̶tc̡҉h̴íǹ̷ǵ ͢͝͝w̷͜àl̡͝ĺ͟͠ ͜l͢a̡u̸̢g̨h͢͜ì̡͢n̷͢͡ģ ̷͜c͞ar̢҉e̢e̵̸n̸͏inǵ̵͜ ̵͜w͜͝all̴̡ ̡͝flo̧̨wį̸n̶͢g̀͜ ͢s̡p̕͘i̵͞͞l͘l̢i͠ņ͏g̵ ͝p̷ool̢ì̡̨ng̕ ͝é͜x̶̸p̡e͝c͡ţá͟͜tì̧͞o̵ǹ̨͞ ̸͜fr̵̵ę̷e̛͠d̷̛͠o͟m͜҉̛ ̀͝d̀r͘i͝b͘bl͠i̡͟n͢g͞ ̵͢f̷̕lơwi҉̨ng͏̧ ͞éx̴͡p͜ąnd̶in̛͢g̸̶ ̶̕͡s̛̀͡le̢e̵͡p̛҉͢ ̷̀͡c̴̷͢a͡r͟e͝èńi͞n̵̨͝g̵̴ ̴ę̢xp̷̵e̢c̢̕͢t̀a͘͟t̴̨͝i̧o͢n̨ sw͢e҉҉l҉͝l̀i҉̷n͞g̶͜ ̸҉s̀p̀i҉l̷̸͞l͞į̷͘n͞g̴̨ ̡s̷͝p҉ĺa̛s̨͟͞h͠i͘ǹ̨g͢͢͠ ҉̵li̵̧͢f̨͢t͏̵i͡ń̴͟g̡̛ ͟҉͜s̨͞c̛ą̵͜tţé̷r҉i̴͞͝n̶̵g͘͘͝ ̷̨h̨an̵̡̢ḑ͢l̴̕͠e ͠l̶̢ift͠in̨͡͏g ̕r͜a͟i̢͢n͡ín͡g҉ ͏̸̕gr̢o҉w͡i̡ń̶̛g ͜p̛̕ou͘ŕ͟iǹg͟ ̧e͢͟x̷p͟à̛n͞d̢͘i̕͡n̡͜g̵ ́́w̶̵̧i̸͟͜d̷͜en̵̴i̡n̨ģ ͝w͘e̛̕͡e̶k̛͝͞ f̢̀l̵̢͡ow̴͜͠ì̴n̵͠͡g sp̧͞͏r҉̀e͘͝àd͏̢i̴͘ǹ̢g͢͞ ̧͘b̸͘l̀͝͠o̵͡a̵͞ti͢n͏̢̡g̴̴ ̵̨͢g̶̨̧r̕ow̧͘į͘ņg̵͜ t͝h͝i̡҉̷c̴̨k͞en͜҉i͡n͝g̶̡ ͞ex̨p̛͡a̷͜͟n̶͡d҉i̸n̶g̸͜͜ ̡͜u͡s͘e͝l̵̵̡e͠s͝s ̀w̵e̛e̢҉̴k̕ ͝in̷f́l͜a͡t̶́í̢͘nģ c̷̛͠a̶̕r͝e͡e͟͞͝ni̴͝n͟g̀͟͞ ͘f̵l̛͟o̵҉wi̛ǹ̷͟g̶̴͏ ̵͢͡l̡a̢̛ú̷͟gḩ̴i̢̕͡n̛͡g̴͟ s̴͝t͜r̷e͢t͡҉c͘hin͡҉̵g̕͞ ̡̕͡h̵͞a̷n͏d҉͘le̵҉ ́͞us̵̸e̡l̸es̸̡͠s ͝͝w͡i͠͡d̵͝e͠͝n̡҉in͢͜͞g͜͡ ̶br̶͟o̕͝͡ad̷͠͏e͏҉͢n̛in̵͝g̨͘ e҉xpa͜n͟di̛͠n̷͡g̴ ̨e̸̡x̴̕p̕ec҉t̢͠a̸̢ţ͘͠i͡on̴̵͜ ͡͝f͏l͝͠ò͢͏w͠i̸̶ń̴g ͘͞ẃ̷͘eek ̸̛h͞a͏͡n̶d̴͜le̡͝ ̵p̡r̶ès̵͘͟s̨͠u̕re̛͡͡ ̴p҉o̧͝u͜riņ̛͞g̛͡͝ ̨b̵̡͝l̢͘͠o̵͘a̛͡t̢in̶̸͞g ͢͡f̸̸͝l̢͡o͡w͏̶i̢n̸̕g̸͝ ̷͜͢e̷͘nļ͞a̕͠r̵̨gi͝n̶҉͡g̷ ̢̀ơ̶p͞ȩ̵n͝í͜n̢̕͏g҉̷ ̵̨́p͠r̛͞ȩs̸͠s͞u͞re̷̡͞ ̛s͏͜p̴i͏l̷͢l̵̛͡in̶̶g̡ ̵͜p̵͘óǫ͏l҉͟͡in̢g̷̨̛ ͢d̸͟͝i̶͏͢s͜͡͠t̨̀͜e͘͝nd̛͝ìn̵͜g͟͞ ̧҉ṕ͢ŗ͟e͘͢͝s̕͟sur̵̴e̶̷͘ ͟şl͘͝e̛҉ȩṕ͠͠ ̨҉l͝i͘f̛t͠i̛͘n̨͡g̷̛ ̢͠po͟͞ù͟͝r͝i͠͝n͢g̛ ̷̢͜ę̶x͞p̶͠an͏di͟ņ́͝g̕͞ ̧̀͘d̨is̷̀ţ̨e͠n̷͢d̨͟i̴ng̕͡ ̸̧br̢e̢҉̨a̶͘t҉̷h͟͟i̴̴͏ng̨̕ ͞dr̷i͡b̧b̴̨͠ļ̨i̛n͘͞g͜ ̛͡p̡̕͢o͜͞u͟r̸͟i̕͝҉n̕g̡ ̛͢s͜͝l̸̕͝e͝͝͡e̴͝p̴ ̧r͢͟ą̛͡in̡̨in̴͟g̨ ̶͢us̷̡͝ęl͜͜͡ȩs͞s̀̕ ͜pơ͞͝ù̸r̵i̶n̛͝g̢̛ ̕f̕͞l̢o҉̕͢wi͏͡n҉́g҉̧ u̷̢şe̵͠l̡͜͠e̛s̀̕s̴̨͞ ͢͠s͝we͘llin͠ǵ͘ ̵̛̀f̢͞r̛͟͜ę͢e̴̛d͘o̕m e̴̕xpa҉̀͟n͠d̵̢͟í͟͜ń̀͝g̷ ͢t̸̶͜hi̸c͜k̢͡e҉n̛͡in͘g̛ p͏r̸͘eş̕͠s͝͞҉úr͏e̴ ̸ù̡s̴͘ę͞l̀e̕͡s͜s̶ ̷͝e̶͢n̸ļa̷r͝g̶͠i̛n̸͟g̵͜͝ th̶̨́icķ̷e͠͝͝n̛į͝n̡̕͡g ͠sl̴҉eé̛p ̨͜ǵ́͟r̵̡ǫw̕i̴̢͜n̕͝g s͏p҉̀҉i͡lliņ̕g̢ ̶̛̀f̨o̶͏r̷͜e͏͝v̨e̶̡r ̛͡s̕le͠ę̡̛p̶̕ ̧r̡̡e͡͏d͝ ̛sl͠e̷̷e͡p͝ ̸r̕̕e̴̛d̶͞ s̨͟͜l͟ę͢e̢͞p̶ ̸͞ŕe҉̧͞d̶̸͘w̸͜ǫr̶̛l͝d҉̶̧ ̧͢͠i̸s̶͡ ҉r҉͡e͘͞d̛w͞o̸r̀͠l͢͡d i̸҉s̶ ͞҉r̸̢͘ed̀͏ ̡̛wor̴̨͏l̢d͝ ̵i͢s̴͡͝ r̨͘e̸̕d̀͢w̷̕͢҉o̢͞͞r̡̕l̡͞d̷͘͟͠͠ ͘͟r̷̛e̶̸͞d̸͜w͏̷̡͜҉ò̀͝r̸͠l̸҉̶d̴̛̀̕̕ ͘҉͢͠r̸̷͞e̢͠͞d̡̕͘͠w̡̡͘͟o͏͠r̵̴̷̢l̶̨͝d̢̛͢ ̵̧̨̡́r̸è̸̀d͝w̨̡͜ó͜r͟͝ļ̷̸́͢d̸͜͢ ͢r̢͘e̢ḑ͠͏҉w̸̸͜͜o҉́r̸̶͜͢l͟͜͏͘d̡́͏̀͘ ̡́͘r̢͡҉e̢͘͘d̢̡̀͢͞w̷̧̡̕͡o͘͟͝r͘͠҉́̕l̷̨͟d͞҉ ̧́͡͡r̛͝e̶͢͞d͞͝ẁờ͢͜r̕҉̵l̀͟d̀͠ ̡̧͢͠͞r̵͢͢e̕͢d͜͏̀w͞҉̢ǫ̴̨͠ŕ̸̶͢l̷̶̨͘͢d̢͟ ͏̕r̷͠҉̶e̷͡d̕͢͝ẃ̛o̷͜͏͠r̶̵̢͡͡l͞͝d̷̨̛ ̡͟͠r̴̀͘͢͜e̢̕͡͞ḑ̶̨̨̀w͘͞͞͡͞o̵̷͟͢r҉̷͘͢ĺ̡̡͏͞d́́͘͠ ̵̕͘͘r͝͏͏ȩ̵̨d͡҉w͘̕o̢͟͡r̸͞͠l̵͟͢d̢̡̧͟ ̷̨͡r̷̡̕͏e͏͢͏d̡̡̀̀ẁ̸̧̧͠ò͠r̷̵̕͝l͞͝d̶̵́͢͢ ͏̶͜҉r̵͜͠è͡d̨̛͢ẃ͜o̕͝r̴͟͠ļ̸̴͡͝d͜҉͜͝͡ ͝r҉̸̢̨e̵̷̷͘͜d̕͏͟͡͞w̷̕o̴̧̧͞r̸̢l͘͏̶ḑ̴́͞͠ ͟͢͡r҉e̢͠͏̡d̡͞͠͡͝ẁ̨̛͜ơ̶̷͢͢r̴͢͢͢l̸͜͏d̡̨̢ ̛́́r̛é͝͡ḑ͠ẁ͠o̵̵̧͘r̴̵̵̵l̢͞͞d̵̢͝ ̷̢̛͜͢r̸̸̵͝҉e̕͝͞d̢̀w̧̡͞͞҉o͜r͞͏̶̸ļ̸̴̴́d̷̨͟͟͢ ̵̸̛͢͝r̀͟͞e͜͝d̸̵͘ẁ̶̨͘o̡͢͝͞͝ŕ͘͜͝l҉̡d͜͠ ̶̴͜ŕe̷̶҉d͡͠͞w̵̡̕͞͡o̧̧͢͜r̶l̢̛̀́͝d̷̛́ ͜҉͡r̢̨͟͡e̷͟͞͏͞d҉̵̀͠w҉̷̢͡o̕͞r̀l̶̴͟d̴̢͟͏̵ ̸̴̢͡͞r̢̧͟͜͠ȩ̶̷͟͜d͜w̵̧̢͘ó̧͠҉ŗ̢̛́͜l̴͢d̛͡͠ ͟͏̀̕r̨̧̨͜e̶͘͞d̷͘͢w҉̴͝͞͝ò̢ŕ͘͜ļ̀́͝d̡̧͘ ̀͝͝r̛̛͟͏͘e̸͟͜d҉̢́͘͟w͢͏̀͡͞ó̕͡͞r̛͠l̕҉̧͟͞d̶̨́̕͟ ̧̢̕͟͜r̢̛͞͞é͟҉̶͡ḑ̴w̛͜͜͝ò̀͢r҉̵̵͘͠l̶̢̛͏͞d͘͝ ̧̨͘r͠͝͏̵̧e͠d̛͢͞w̡̨͜o̵̡͠r̡̀͠l̢̀d̀͟͟ ̵̨͟͝͠ŗ̴͘e͏̢͘̕d̵̷̢͏w̴̴̷̡̨o̶̵r̴̷̢͏l̨͜͟͞͡d̨҉҉ ͡͏͢r̵̵̢̧e̶̷̕d̴̨͞w̴̢҉o͡҉͡͠r̷̡͘͜҉ĺ͡͝d̛̀ ̡̡͘͟͠ŕ̡͟͝e̡͝d̨͟͡w̛̕o̴̡͟͏͞r̨̀҉l͡d̛ ̵̢̧͡r̢̡̢͘͡e҉͢d̸͢w̕͟ǫ̶̵̛͏r͘͢͞l͠͠͞d͏̷̡͟ ̧͢r̢͞͡e͞҉҉d̷̷̢͘w͏̢ǫ̨͡r͜҉͞l̢̧̕͝͏d̨̢҉ ̸̧́͢r̸̛͢͝ȩ͠҉͠d̢̕w̸̶͟͠o͠҉̧ŕ̵l̀͡͏d́́͡͠ ̀͘͜ŗ̶̴̨e̷̢̧̧͡d̷̀͡͝͡w̷͟͝o̶̵r̵̡͘҉͟l̵̢͜d͢͞ ̢̛͡r̡̕e̸̢͢d̶́͞w̧͘͠ǫ̢̕r̀͝l̷͏͠d̷͘ ̶̕r̸̀́͞͝ę͡͞d̶̶͜͜͞w͡͡ǫ͜r̕͘l͜d̀̕ ̸̢̕r̢̨̀͘͡ę̡̕͜͞d̶̶̸́̕w̵̨̨͞͞o͞͠r̶̢̛̕͝l̡͢͡͝d̕͝ ̴̛̕͢r̨̧͟҉ȩ̴͢͞d̶̛́͞w̵̛҉̷̴o̢͏r̸̡̧̕͡ļ́d̷̨͞͝҉ ̶̡̛ŗ̧͢͜é͟d̢̕͝w̸̴̡͟ó͠͠ŕ̛͘l̴̵̴̀d̕͘͟͞͏ ̀r̵͘é͞҉͢d͡͏ẁ͘͟o̶̡r̛̀l͘͟͝d̵ ̀͝͏r̷̡͝e̸d̨̢̛͟w̢̨̡͠ò͢͜͡r̶͢l̸̷d̶̢̢͘͢ ̴͡͏̧r̶̶̵͘e̶̵̕͟͜d̶̛w̡͢͠ơ̕͟͡͠r̶̢l̛̕͜͞͞d̸͟ ̴̀ŕ́͟e̕͏d̀ẃ̵͏̢o̡̡͢͝r̸̷҉l̢͝ḑ̵̶̧ ̡͜͜͞͠r҉͟e̶͝ḑ̛͘͝҉w̷̢͡͝o̵͜ŕ͜l̸͢ḑ̷ ̷̛͟͝ŕ̸̡͘͜e̶̷ḑ́͢͝w̨̡͘͡o̶̧͞ŕ̡̛l̀d͝͠ ͜r̴̀͘͟͝ȩ̀̕͟d̶́́̕w҉̡̧́ơ̧͘͢r͘͝l͝͝d̵̨́͘ ̧́r҉͟e̴͘d̛́͜͜w̢͟o̡̧̢̧͝r̸̢͡l҉̴̶̡d̡͡͝ ̡̨͟r͘͟é̢̕͜d͝҉w͡͠҉̛ǫ̷͞҉̧r͢͏̛l͏͞d̷̛́ ͠͏͠҉r̕͝e̵͘͏ḑ̢w̛͏͢͡o̵͘͢r̵̸̨͘͞l̸̡̨͟͢d͏҉͜ ͏͟͢͞r̴̢̢̕͡e̶̛ḑ͢͞͡w͏̴͏o̢͘̕͞҉r̵̵̵̀l̕͠͡d̶̴͘̕ ̶̶̢͢͟r̵̡͜͞e̡̛͠҉̀ḑ̛́͘͠w̢̨ò̶̀͟r̸̨͏͟l̴͘͢͠͡d̴͏̶͘ ̶̛r͏͜e͜͞d̸̢̨̛͟w͏͡o̵̴̧͢r̸̡l̶̡͠d̡͝ ̢҉r̵̡͝͝e͏̴̛҉̕d͢͡͝͡ẃ̸͝ǫ͏r̴̶l̵̶͘͏d̡ ̶͠͝r̢͢͢͠ȩ̡͘ḑ̶̷͢ẃ̸̸̶̢ǫ̶̕r̵҉͝͡l̨̡̢d͠҉̴̨̢ ͢͢͢͠r͜͠e̶̷͘͟d̶̴̀͘͢ẃ̢̨͢o̢̧̧͘͢r͞͏̵l͏̧͢d͏̷͝ ̡̨͞r͏é͜͝d̨͠҉ẃ̸̧̨͜ó͞r҉̴̕l͘͜͞͝͞d͏̸ ͞r͢͟e͟͏҉͝d͟͠͠͞w̴̸̧͢͞o͏̡͟͢r҉̴̢̨̕ļ̧̛́͡d͏͏̢͜ ̸̵҉̶͝r̡̕e͏̴̧͠d̢҉҉̨͝w̢̛͡o̷҉̧͝r̛l̷d̴͡͡͠ ̡͝r̨͜e̴͡d͘͞͞w̢͜o̷̢̢͟r̢̕͝l̕͞d̸̴̛͡ ̶r̨̀̀e͢҉̧̢̢d̸̵͢w̴̧o̕͠͏̨r͡͝l̴̴̡͟d́͘ ̛͞r̴̡̛̕͟éd̢͜҉̡w̨͜ó̶̸̵͢ŗ̕҉l̡d̡̡ ̴̢͡r͘͏e̛͠d̶͏w̸ơ͠r͢͞͞l̸҉͡d̴̵̢̢͠ ̧͘r͟͞͏è̷͘͠d̀͘w̸o͠r̶̶̢͢l҉̀͟͞d̴̴͢͡ ͞r͜e̢̛̕͢͡d҉͞w̵͢͞ǫ͞͝͝r̢̕͟͞l̛͏͏d͘̕͡҉ ̷̛r̴̨͟é̛̕͏d͠ẃo̶̴͢͝r̸l҉̡̡͜d҉̸̸ ̵̸̷r̵҉̧͢é͝҉̶̛ḑ̡̧͞w̵͜o̶͢͢͏r̸̡̛̛̀l҉͜͞͝d̸̛ ҉͟͡r͢e̶̢͟͢d̕͢w̧̢͘͜҉o̸̴̢͝r͞l̵̨͟d̶̀́ ̶̨̢̕r͏e͟͏̴ḑ̀͜͠w̵͞͝o̵̶r͢҉l̷̀͘̕d̵̨͏͏ ̡̨͝͠r͝҉̴͠ę̕͜d̸̛̀̀w̶̷͜o̷̸͟r̢̛̀͟l͏̴͏̷̀ḑ̶̕҉͏ ͡҉́ŕ͟e̵̶d̵̸̴̛͏w̸̢o̸̡̢r͏́l̵̕͢d̨͢ ͞͞͡r̡͝e̛͞͝͏d̷̷̴̡͝ẁ̷́͘o͟͢r̶̨̨̛͠l͘͠͞͡d͠҉҉́͠ ͟͟͜r̢̢è̵̴d̵͟w҉o͞r̶̢̡͡ĺ͜͏d̴̷ ̸r̴҉͞͝ęd̶̛̛̕w̸̴͟o̕̕͠҉r̴̨̨͘l̷̨̧̕͞d̛́͜ ́͟r̨̡͜è̵̸̡̨d̡͞͠͝ẃ̵̨̛o҉̨͏r̴̡͡l̵̢̕͢d̸̸́̀ ͘͠r͞e̷̶̢͝d̵̨w͢͢o҉̛̀͞r̸̨̛͜l̀͘͜d̛͜͟ ̷̴͜͟r̷͘͝e̛͟d̵̡͡w҉͝o̷̷͝͞r͟҉̷͝l̀́͝͞d͘ ̢̀͢͢r̨͝ȩ̴̸͜ḑ̷͜͡ẃ̷̶̷͡ò̧r͝l҉̸҉͏d͢͜ ̷͘r͏̵̡̢e͜҉̷̛͟d̷͘w͟͜͞ǫ̀̕͜͡ŗ̕͜l̵̢̀͘͠d̴̶̕ ̷̡͢͝r̵̡͟ȩ́̕͟͡ḑ̵̕͝w̵o̴͘r̵̕ĺ̶̛d́͞͡͠ ͏ŕ̕̕e̸͏͡͠d̸̡̛̕̕ẃ̶͝͝o҉̴̨͢ŗ͠͏̀l̕͝d̕͜͞ ̸҉͠ŕ̛̛͞e̴d̴̡͢͝͡w͘͘o̵̶͠r̵̡͟l̨̨͜͠d̸̸͠ ̶̴̴̢̀r҉̶é̵̢͞d̀͝҉w͘͢͠ó̶̵̢͡r̸̵͟͝͏l̕͟҉͡d̶͘ ̷r̵̵̢͠͠e̴͢d̡̛͜͡͡w̴̵ó̶̷ŕ̷̡͡l̶̕̕͢d̵́̕͏͜ ̴̛͘͜r͟͏̡e̸̷͞d͘͟͟ẁ̵̸̶o̸̕͟r̶̵͟l̶̵̶͘͟d̡̨ ͟͝҉̶r҉̧̀e̶͞d͝͡w҉̨̡͠o͟҉̧͢͠ŕ̷͞l͏̕͟d̵̶̛͜ ̡̕͡͡r̶̵e̴͟d̵̀͝͝ẃ̧ơ̢͜͟ŕ̷̷́̕l̷̢͢͠ḑ̶̛́͟ ̴̀̕͟͞r̸̵̛͏̸ȩ͞d̢̢͢͢ẃ̨̧̢ơ̸̢r̷̛͞l҉d̶̷͞ ̸̷̨̧r͏̡̢͢é̷͠͡͡ḑ͟ẃ̶̡̡o͏̢r̛̀l͏́d͟͟ ̢́͜͝r̢̀̕͠e̛̛͝͡d̕͟͝w̨͝͠o̷͜͜͝r҉͞҉l҉d҉̷̕͜͠ ̛͞͡r̸ȩ̸̛̕͞d̡҉w̡͢ǫ̵̴̀̀r̢͘͟l͏̶̵d́͟͞ ҉̴͞ŗ̶͠͡e̛̕͜d̛̕w̷̧͟͠o̵͏r̵̶̢l̢͘͢d͜͟͞ ̴̡̢̡r̴̸ę̵̧́ḑ̛́͡w̵̛͟ò̸͘͘ŕ̷ĺ̨̧̛d̷̢̨́ ͟͡͡͏̸r͟͝e̷͝d̶̶̸̶̢ẁ͘͠͝o͏͟r̵͜͝l̨͜͟d̢̀͞ ͏̸̛r̀͘͝͝e̵̛͜͞d̶͢w̨͠o̕͢ŗ̵̡̢͝ļ͝d͏̀ ̶̧́͢r̸̢͢e̸̷̢͘͟ḑ̵͜w҉̢ǫ̷̢́͡r͡l̡̡̀͘͝d̷̨́͘͞ ̕҉ŕ̶̵͞͞é́͝͠͠d̀́͜͢͜ẃ̸͘͞ò͘r̀͘l̢҉d̕͜͜ ͏̡͏r̶̴e͞͏͘͞d̴́͜ẁ͡ǫ̶́͏̡r̴̢͟͝ļ͟d̷̡͢҉ ҉̛͘͜r̴͏͜ę́͘d̕͜͢w̴̸̨͟o̕͞r̢͞l̨̨d̷̸͏̡ ̢͢҉͠͝r̸̛͢͞͝e̡͏̸͘d̵̢͢͟͞w͘͜͡͞o̷̢r̢͡l̴͘͞d̶̷͘͡ ̡͢r̡̀e̷͠͠͏̴d̸̨w̷̶̴͝͠ó͝͝r̶̶̢̛͜l̵̴d̵̢͟͢ ̴̸͟͞r̨͘͡è̴̡͢d̸̴̀̀͢w̵̶̷̴̕ò̸̀r҉̶́͘ĺ͢d̴͘͘҉ ̸͝r̡e̷̴̴̢̢d̸̷̕w̨͘͡ơ͞ŗ̴l̴̨͞d̸͠ ̡͘͘͢͟r̸̡e̴̛͘͢͠d̀͢͏w̶̡̡͢͝ò͟r̢͏l̷̸̵̢͠ḑ̢́͟ ̸̕͢͜͞r̷̡̛͘͟e̷̷̢d̨w͢ǫ̧̕r̵̀̕l͏̀̕͢͡d̸̛̛҉ ̴̶ŗ̀́͠e͢d͢w͏̶̡o҉́r͘l̀͘d̵͟͜͡ ̸̡̢r̶̛͞e̴͏̵͏̀d͏҉w̵̵͏̴o̕r̵̵̀͜͡ĺ̴d̨̡͢ ̶̛͜r̵̢̛e̛̛͟͜͏d͏̶̀͜w̢̨o͜҉͟͏̀ŕ͘ļ̸̧͞d̸҉̡̛ ͠͏r̡̛҉ȩ́͘҉̀d̢͝w̸̨̛̕̕o̡҉̷̡r̵̢l҉d̸̨͠͝ ͢͟͠ŗ̷͢͠e͘d̡̛w̢ò͢r̴̷l̵͜ḑ̴̕͞ ̸̴̵̛̀ŗ͏e̕͜d̡͏̵̕w̴̴̕͘o̡̨͠r͘͞l̷͞d̸͘͢҉ ̷̸͠r̛҉̷͝e̢͞d҉̶́w̸̢o̵͟͢͝r̵̷̶̵͘l̶̵d͠ ̨̡̧҉ŗ̨e҉͢͢d̢̛͜͜w̵̷͢͠ớ̶͟͢ŗ͟͡͞͝l͏̵̛ḑ́͘͢ ̷̵̵r̶͘ȩ̶͘͠d̢̀̀͞͏w̶̸͜҉ò̶̧͘r̵̀͘͞҉ļ̨d̕͟͝ ̨̕r͘e̡͘̕d͏̷̢͢ẃ̸̛͠ó͜r͝҉͟͝ļ́͘͢d̶̀ ̵͠ŗ̷́̕e̶̢̨͠d͏̷̴̡͏w҉͠͠͏ǫ̸͘͟͏r̀͠͝͡l̡d̷͘͢͝ ́͠҉̀͜ŗ̵̨͝͡ę͜͏d̴͏w҉͟ò̕͜r̷̨̛̀͜l͟ḑ̷̛͢ ̷͜r̢̛e͜͢͡d̡͘͟w̵̢͡o̷҉͟͞r̴͞͏̢l̨҉̛d̵̨͟͡͠ ̴̛͡r͏e̢͘͠d̶̛͢͠w̢͘̕͟o͢r̛̛͟l̛͘d͏͘͏ ̵͘͜͢r̡͘͢͞҉e̴̕d͡҉͘͝w̡͏̸͜͟o̴̸̸͘͟r̷͜͜͟͝l͠͏̨d̶̨ ͞͞҉r͢͢e͏̡̀̕͠d̸̨͜͜w̡̡͠o̢̡͠r̢͘l͢d̵̛̕͠͝ ͏͟r҉̀e͠d̶̴̛̀͜ẁ̵̵͜ǫ́͢͡r̸͘l̵͠d̸̵͡ ̛́͟͝r͟͞͠ȩ̸̶̀͞ḑ͡͞ẁ͜͠͠o̡r҉͡͝l̸͡҉́d̸̸̡̢́ ̨r̵͜é͢d̡͟͟͡w͢o̷҉͝͏r̡͠͠l̨͢͢͡d̕ ̸̨҉̢r̛͟e̴̶d̡͢͢͠w̴҉ò̶̢͞r͘͟͟l̛d̷̵̢̢ ̨͞r̷̶̸̵͠e͏̨̕͘d̷̛͢͜͝ẃ͘o̶̡̢͞͡r̵͜͢l͘͢͜͢d̢́͜͜ ̶͘͠r̨̡͘͟e̸̕d͠҉̕w̡̧͢͜ó̴͢r̷͜͏l̀̀͘d͟҉̡ ҉̡͟͞r̕͞͡ę̨͠d̡̧͘͜w̛̕o̶͡r͏͘͞͡l̷͘d̴̢̛́ ̵̵ŗ͘ę͘͏d́͝͡w̷͝͞o̸̷ŗ̸̧͞͡l̴͝d̀͢ ̸͠͞r̷̶̀̀́e̢͝d̡͞w͞͏͝o̡̨͠ŕ̛͝ļ͡҉d̀̕͟͝ ̴̵͠ŗ̷͘͢͜é͟͝҉ḑ̨̡̕͟w̛ó̡͡͝r̶̸̛͝l̶̶̨̧͟d͏́͘͢ ̷̵̧͢͝r͢e̷̵̸̷͠d̴̶w̨͟͏҉ǫ̵͟͞r͘͞l̸͘͟d̕͡ ҉̵̛ŗ̀͜e̕͢͟͟͡d̛͢͡w̨͞o̴̕r̷̶̕͝l̀҉͡d̨̛͘͜ ͢҉̸҉͡ŗ͏̧͞e̢̛͏̕͡d͏̸̛w̡̕҉ǫ̛́͘͜r̛̀͘͡l̡̡̡͢͢d̵̢̛̀͝ ̸͞҉r̸̶͘è̴͘d̨͢͞ẃ̶̷̷̨o̵̧͟͏r͢͜ĺ̕͢͜͠d҉́̀͟ ͏͏́̀r̸͡e̶̡͢҉̕d̸҉̢̛͠ẃ̷̶o͘͢͞͞͞r̡͢͝͠l̵͡d̸͟͞͏͠ ̛̛͞ŕ̡̢͘͝e̡̧͞d͘w̴̢̕͜͠ǫ̷̷̀ŕ̷͝͝͠ļ̴̢͢͟d̀͢͢͠ ͏̵̡̛̀ŕ̷̢͟͠ę̨̛͞d̀͞͏w҉̸͘҉҉ǫ̨̨͡͞ŕ͞l͏̴̵̛͜d̀͜ ̵̴̡̕ŗ̷̷̢͞e̛͘ḑ̸̢ẁ͞͞o̢͏͜҉ŗ̢͞l͘͢͡d̴̢͠ ̷͏̶҉͟r̷̶̛͝ȩ̸d̸̵́͞w̧̛͡ò̴͟͝ŗ̴͟͜l̴͡d̷̴̷͡ ̨̧̕̕͝r̕e͏̶̴̢͟d̶͝w̷̧͝o̧̡̢r͢͠l̵͘͟d̸̴̸̴́ ̕͞҉̧͢ŕ͟e͏́d͘҉w̴͟͢ó̸̧͞r̸̷͝l̷̸͟d̵̕͜ ̵̨ŕ̶͟e͞d̷͝w̢͢͝͡ò͜r҉̨͟l̛͞d̵̢͟ ҉̕͜͠r̴̕͟e̡͝d̶́͢͞͝w͞͡o̶͘͟͝r̵̛͘͟͜ĺ͝d̡̀̕͟ ̴̕͟͞r̀͟ȩ̢̀͜d̕͢ẁ̴҉̸̛o͞͠҉r̢͢l҉̶̢d̨͘͡͏ ̶̵̷̕͡r͠e̵d̡͝ẃ̴͜ǫ̀͞͠r͢͡l̢͘͝͝d͡ ̡r̶̡̨̢e̸̷͏d̸̛̕̕͡w̶̸̧͞͡o̶̷̧ŕ̶͠l̛͢d̸͡ ̴̴̨͜͞r͢͠ę̸d̕͢w̵̢̧͠o͠҉ŕ҉̧͘l̷̷͘d̷̶͟ ̶̷̡̕r̶̸e̴͜d̛͞͏͢w̴̧̕͘͟ǫ̢̢͘͞r̡̡͏҉́ļ͝͝͠ḑ̷̛͠ ͢͞ŕ̷҉͘e̵̴͢͠d̵̢̕w̵̸̨͡o̷҉̧͠ŗ͞͠͝ļ̢̀͡͠d̶͏ ̶̷̛͞r̶̕͘͠ę̵̢͡d̡͟w͏̷̀ǫ̶͢͡ŗ̢͟l̨̀͝d̷̵͡ ̵̶̡͘͘r̵̀̕͏e͜҉d̕͡ẃ̴͟͡o҉̴͢ŕ̡̨l̢̢͡d͞͡͡ ̷̷̧r̡̕͠͡e̸̵͠͡͠d̵̸҉͏ẃ̧̛͜͝o̴͢͟͠r̷̕͟͠l̷҉͠d̶̡̀͜ ̨̛̀r̛͟͟ę̷͘͘d̶͟͠ẃ̵o̶̧͝r̴͢l҉̀d̵̀́̕̕ ̴̨̛́r̸̨͞e͞͏͏d̡́w̡̢̛ò̷r̷ļ̴d̡̀ ̶̧͢͏r̨̧͢e̴̡̡͢d̛҉̶w̶͏̴̴̨ớ̸̡r͘͟l̸͜҉͏d̴̨͟͢͞ ̶͠r̀͘͢ȩ̶̶d̵̨̛w̵̧͜o̸̡̨͞r͏̢͜l͏̸d̀[/color]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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[center][color=82ca9d]"Hey–!!!"[/color][/center]
Kat jerks awake, as his right arm is yanked roughly. A dull pain emanates from the palm of his left hand. It's gripping something tightly.
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A knife.

Just a plastic, cafeteria knife - they wouldn't give out real knives to students, even to cut their food. But the red mark on Kat's right wrist, throbbing freshly with pain, indicated that it had very much been used like a real one. One of the plastic teeth was snapped off of the knife's 'blade', as it failed to break the skin.

Tightly gripping his right forearm, forcing his palm into an upturned position, is the boy with the crumpled shirt from before. The one who had passed him the note during class, and the one who had been watching the three of them from a distance just a moment before.

 
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[center][color=82ca9d]"You still here? Stay with me. Put that down. Come on."[/color][/center]

Keone put a bit too much weight into holding onto Kat than was necessary, but Kat had no idea what had been happening just before that point. He was standing in a different part of the cafeteria than he had been before. His phone had clattered to the ground, without him noticing, in the place he thought he'd been up to just a second ago.

[color=82ca9d]"Don't fall into it."[/color] Even though Kat was very much lucid, painfully lucid at that moment, Keone was still calling out to him as though he were dazed. [color=82ca9d]"Hey, you– you're here, right? Are you with me?"[/color]

 
A few meters away, at the desk, Chester was reeling from something, as though he'd been struck in the head. He was only dazed for a moment. But as he turned back, he saw Rebecca, clasping her head with both hands, knuckles white, fingers digging into her scalp.

[color=ffe0e0]"Oh my god."[/color] Her voice shook, as she blinked, recognizing the cafeteria table and the rotten food below her. Her voice was low and almost imperceptible. [color=ffe0e0]"Oh my god. Oh my god oh my god oh my god–"[/color]

 
All around them, students continued to eat their meals in silence.
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No one cared.