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2239 Report Into The Nature Of "T̵̗͈̯̣̬̀́͝ͅh̴̤̗̳͐̌e̵̗̜̘̟͗ ̵̪̪̐̊͘̚ͅN̵̛͓͈̮̐́̽͗͘à̶̰̠͔̇ͅg̶̜̦̎̂̄a̸̺̖̳̜͉̍̀͗̓͂̕," written by Head Researcher Awang Najeem. 

What can be definitively said about T̵̗͈̯̣̬̀́͝ͅh̴̤̗̳͐̌e̵̗̜̘̟͗ ̵̪̪̐̊͘̚ͅN̵̛͓͈̮̐́̽͗͘à̶̰̠͔̇ͅg̶̜̦̎̂̄a̸̺̖̳̜͉̍̀͗̓͂̕? Only one thing. That, likely, they exist in our physical realm. That is all. Everything else we might be able to glean from them is likely to be inaccurate or counterfactual. We simply do not have the methods or means at our disposal to adequately understand what we call T̵̗͈̯̣̬̀́͝ͅh̴̤̗̳͐̌e̵̗̜̘̟͗ ̵̪̪̐̊͘̚ͅN̵̛͓͈̮̐́̽͗͘à̶̰̠͔̇ͅg̶̜̦̎̂̄a̸̺̖̳̜͉̍̀͗̓͂̕. If we did, we would be able to give them a far more fitting name than merely 'T̵̗͈̯̣̬̀́͝ͅh̴̤̗̳͐̌e̵̗̜̘̟͗ ̵̪̪̐̊͘̚ͅN̵̛͓͈̮̐́̽͗͘à̶̰̠͔̇ͅg̶̜̦̎̂̄a̸̺̖̳̜͉̍̀͗̓͂̕.' 

Enclosed in these files are, therefore, what little we have gathered that is [i]likely indicative[/i] of how T̵̗͈̯̣̬̀́͝ͅh̴̤̗̳͐̌e̵̗̜̘̟͗ ̵̪̪̐̊͘̚ͅN̵̛͓͈̮̐́̽͗͘à̶̰̠͔̇ͅg̶̜̦̎̂̄a̸̺̖̳̜͉̍̀͗̓͂̕ interact with us in this realm.

[u]Appearance[/u]

If I was to describe T̵̗͈̯̣̬̀́͝ͅh̴̤̗̳͐̌e̵̗̜̘̟͗ ̵̪̪̐̊͘̚ͅN̵̛͓͈̮̐́̽͗͘à̶̰̠͔̇ͅg̶̜̦̎̂̄a̸̺̖̳̜͉̍̀͗̓͂̕ as if they were an animal (which, I must continue to stress, [i]they are not,[/i] by any metric,) I would describe them as 'snakelike.' This, of course, is a gross understatement, but it serves to highlight how we perceive them. All of T̵̗͈̯̣̬̀́͝ͅh̴̤̗̳͐̌e̵̗̜̘̟͗ ̵̪̪̐̊͘̚ͅN̵̛͓͈̮̐́̽͗͘à̶̰̠͔̇ͅg̶̜̦̎̂̄a̸̺̖̳̜͉̍̀͗̓͂̕ are elongated and limbless. They only appear to have a single orfice, their mouths, which are lined with teeth, and identifiable eyes.

The reason I hestitate to make a more definitive statement is that we have seen a large amount of variation in how T̵̗͈̯̣̬̀́͝ͅh̴̤̗̳͐̌e̵̗̜̘̟͗ ̵̪̪̐̊͘̚ͅN̵̛͓͈̮̐́̽͗͘à̶̰̠͔̇ͅg̶̜̦̎̂̄a̸̺̖̳̜͉̍̀͗̓͂̕ appear. Some are obviously scaled, others have smooth, scaleless skin. Some have more defined teeth, including very needle-like teeth, others have only what appears to be bone plates, used to shear prey apart. 

[u]Habits[/u]

T̵̗͈̯̣̬̀́͝ͅh̴̤̗̳͐̌e̵̗̜̘̟͗ ̵̪̪̐̊͘̚ͅN̵̛͓͈̮̐́̽͗͘à̶̰̠͔̇ͅg̶̜̦̎̂̄a̸̺̖̳̜͉̍̀͗̓͂̕, as far as we are aware, do not strictly speaking [b]need[/b] to eat. If they did, they would surely have warped the Great Sea's ecosystems around them, becoming the only predator that mattered on the entire planet. Instead, despite their tremendous size and their seeming 'aliveness,' T̵̗͈̯̣̬̀́͝ͅh̴̤̗̳͐̌e̵̗̜̘̟͗ ̵̪̪̐̊͘̚ͅN̵̛͓͈̮̐́̽͗͘à̶̰̠͔̇ͅg̶̜̦̎̂̄a̸̺̖̳̜͉̍̀͗̓͂̕ feed rarely, never maintaining calorific adequacy. We are forced, therefore, to assume that something else compells them to consume other animals, something we are not aware of. 

T̵̗͈̯̣̬̀́͝ͅh̴̤̗̳͐̌e̵̗̜̘̟͗ ̵̪̪̐̊͘̚ͅN̵̛͓͈̮̐́̽͗͘à̶̰̠͔̇ͅg̶̜̦̎̂̄a̸̺̖̳̜͉̍̀͗̓͂̕ appear to have a significant preference for intelligent prey over unintelligent prey. They have been known to hunt Makarans despite their relative swiftness, small size and manouverability and Kurmas, both of which are considered some of the most intelligent native species in the Great Sea. 

T̵̗͈̯̣̬̀́͝ͅh̴̤̗̳͐̌e̵̗̜̘̟͗ ̵̪̪̐̊͘̚ͅN̵̛͓͈̮̐́̽͗͘à̶̰̠͔̇ͅg̶̜̦̎̂̄a̸̺̖̳̜͉̍̀͗̓͂̕ have, of course, shown a great desire to predate upon humans. Although they have never come up to depths shallow enough to threaten settlements, all recorded examples of T̵̗͈̯̣̬̀́͝ͅh̴̤̗̳͐̌e̵̗̜̘̟͗ ̵̪̪̐̊͘̚ͅN̵̛͓͈̮̐́̽͗͘à̶̰̠͔̇ͅg̶̜̦̎̂̄a̸̺̖̳̜͉̍̀͗̓͂̕ interacting with humans have featured T̵̗͈̯̣̬̀́͝ͅh̴̤̗̳͐̌e̵̗̜̘̟͗ ̵̪̪̐̊͘̚ͅN̵̛͓͈̮̐́̽͗͘à̶̰̠͔̇ͅg̶̜̦̎̂̄a̸̺̖̳̜͉̍̀͗̓͂̕ exhibiting predatory behaviour. 

Once consuming prey, T̵̗͈̯̣̬̀́͝ͅh̴̤̗̳͐̌e̵̗̜̘̟͗ ̵̪̪̐̊͘̚ͅN̵̛͓͈̮̐́̽͗͘à̶̰̠͔̇ͅg̶̜̦̎̂̄a̸̺̖̳̜͉̍̀͗̓͂̕ become far more docile, and will excrete [color=7ea7d8][STRICKEN][/color], the substance vital in the creation of human 'Anathema.' 

[u]A̵̢̛̖̥̋̄̎n̶̢̢̻͔̤͒̿̌̽a̴͍͙͝n̵̗̫̭̍͊̔̾ẗ̸͚̦̺́ä̷̼́͂̉s̸͉̙̮̅́̉̎́h̴̡̗͔̋̀̀̾̕ë̶̢̥̰́̍̀̎͝s̷͈̱̳͗ḧ̸̖́́̇͝͠a̴̰̞͂̿̄,̶̡̼͂͜ ̷͈̯̻̒̇͠P̴͔̟̰̘̔̾̚͝ͅr̸̡̪̜̝̤̅̇ȃ̴̟̱͜i̵̡͓̻̺̋́͒̽͌s̸̢̪̼͔̅͝e̶̞̥̲͚̤̒̕ ̶͍͉̳͚̾͒̐̾͛B̸͍̝͉̱͖̋͆é̴̥͔͙̮͒̚ ̷̦͙̎̓̅̚T̴̛̤̳͍̯o̷̹̟̪̙͈͝ ̷̨̠̳̩̝̚I̷̳̗̽̽̌͑̏t̶̝̗̜͛̽[/u]
A̵̢̛̖̥̋̄̎n̶̢̢̻͔̤͒̿̌̽a̴͍͙͝n̵̗̫̭̍͊̔̾ẗ̸͚̦̺́ä̷̼́͂̉s̸͉̙̮̅́̉̎́h̴̡̗͔̋̀̀̾̕ë̶̢̥̰́̍̀̎͝s̷͈̱̳͗ḧ̸̖́́̇͝͠a̴̰̞͂̿̄,̶̡̼͂͜ ̷͈̯̻̒̇͠P̴͔̟̰̘̔̾̚͝ͅr̸̡̪̜̝̤̅̇ȃ̴̟̱͜i̵̡͓̻̺̋́͒̽͌s̸̢̪̼͔̅͝e̶̞̥̲͚̤̒̕ ̶͍͉̳͚̾͒̐̾͛B̸͍̝͉̱͖̋͆é̴̥͔͙̮͒̚ ̷̦͙̎̓̅̚T̴̛̤̳͍̯o̷̹̟̪̙͈͝ ̷̨̠̳̩̝̚I̷̳̗̽̽̌͑̏t̶̝̗̜͛̽ is the largest example we have of any of T̵̗͈̯̣̬̀́͝ͅh̴̤̗̳͐̌e̵̗̜̘̟͗ ̵̪̪̐̊͘̚ͅN̵̛͓͈̮̐́̽͗͘à̶̰̠͔̇ͅg̶̜̦̎̂̄a̸̺̖̳̜͉̍̀͗̓͂̕. A̵̢̛̖̥̋̄̎n̶̢̢̻͔̤͒̿̌̽a̴͍͙͝n̵̗̫̭̍͊̔̾ẗ̸͚̦̺́ä̷̼́͂̉s̸͉̙̮̅́̉̎́h̴̡̗͔̋̀̀̾̕ë̶̢̥̰́̍̀̎͝s̷͈̱̳͗ḧ̸̖́́̇͝͠a̴̰̞͂̿̄,̶̡̼͂͜ ̷͈̯̻̒̇͠P̴͔̟̰̘̔̾̚͝ͅr̸̡̪̜̝̤̅̇ȃ̴̟̱͜i̵̡͓̻̺̋́͒̽͌s̸̢̪̼͔̅͝e̶̞̥̲͚̤̒̕ ̶͍͉̳͚̾͒̐̾͛B̸͍̝͉̱͖̋͆é̴̥͔͙̮͒̚ ̷̦͙̎̓̅̚T̴̛̤̳͍̯o̷̹̟̪̙͈͝ ̷̨̠̳̩̝̚I̷̳̗̽̽̌͑̏t̶̝̗͛̽, inhabits घाव (The Wound,) the deepest oceanic trench in the Great Sea. Because A̵̢̛̖̥̋̄̎n̶̢̢̻͔̤͒̿̌̽a̴͍͙͝n̵̗̫̭̍͊̔̾ẗ̸͚̦̺́ä̷̼́͂̉s̸͉̙̮̅́̉̎́h̴̡̗͔̋̀̀̾̕ë̶̢̥̰́̍̀̎͝s̷͈̱̳͗ḧ̸̖́́̇͝͠a̴̰̞͂̿̄,̶̡̼͂͜ ̷͈̯̻̒̇͠P̴͔̟̰̘̔̾̚͝ͅr̸̡̪̜̝̤̅̇ȃ̴̟̱͜i̵̡͓̻̺̋́͒̽͌s̸̢̪̼͔̅͝e̶̞̥̲͚̤̒̕ ̶͍͉̳͚̾͒̐̾͛B̸͍̝͉̱͖̋͆é̴̥͔͙̮͒̚ ̷̦͙̎̓̅̚T̴̛̤̳͍̯o̷̹̟̪̙͈͝ ̷̨̠̳̩̝̚I̷̳̗̽̽̌͑̏t̶̝̗̜͛̽ remains in a consistent position and is so large, it has lead to it being the most studied of all T̵̗͈̯̣̬̀́͝ͅh̴̤̗̳͐̌e̵̗̜̘̟͗ ̵̪̪̐̊͘̚ͅN̵̛͓͈̮̐́̽͗͘à̶̰̠͔̇ͅg̶̜̦̎̂̄a̸̺̖̳̜͉̍̀͗̓͂̕ . A̵̢̛̖̥̋̄̎n̶̢̢̻͔̤͒̿̌̽a̴͍͙͝n̵̗̫̭̍͊̔̾ẗ̸͚̦̺́ä̷̼́͂̉s̸͉̙̮̅́̉̎́h̴̡̗͔̋̀̀̾̕ë̶̢̥̰́̍̀̎͝s̷͈̱̳͗ḧ̸̖́́̇͝͠a̴̰̞͂̿̄,̶̡̼͂͜ ̷͈̯̻̒̇͠P̴͔̟̰̘̔̾̚͝ͅr̸̡̪̜̝̤̅̇ȃ̴̟̱͜i̵̡͓̻̺̋́͒̽͌s̸̢̪̼͔̅͝e̶̞̥̲͚̤̒̕ ̶͍͉̳͚̾͒̐̾͛B̸͍̝͉̱͖̋͆é̴̥͔͙̮͒̚ ̷̦͙̎̓̅̚T̴̛̤̳͍̯o̷̹̟̪̙͈͝ ̷̨̠̳̩̝̚I̷̳̗̽̽̌͑̏t̶̝̗̜͛̽ measures approximately 550 miles long, with a set of four eyes, scales, and defined, needle-like teeth. 

A̵̢̛̖̥̋̄̎n̶̢̢̻͔̤͒̿̌̽a̴͍͙͝n̵̗̫̭̍͊̔̾ẗ̸͚̦̺́ä̷̼́͂̉s̸͉̙̮̅́̉̎́h̴̡̗͔̋̀̀̾̕ë̶̢̥̰́̍̀̎͝s̷͈̱̳͗ḧ̸̖́́̇͝͠a̴̰̞͂̿̄,̶̡̼͂͜ ̷͈̯̻̒̇͠P̴͔̟̰̘̔̾̚͝ͅr̸̡̪̜̝̤̅̇ȃ̴̟̱͜i̵̡͓̻̺̋́͒̽͌s̸̢̪̼͔̅͝e̶̞̥̲͚̤̒̕ ̶͍͉̳͚̾͒̐̾͛B̸͍̝͉̱͖̋͆é̴̥͔͙̮͒̚ ̷̦͙̎̓̅̚T̴̛̤̳͍̯o̷̹̟̪̙͈͝ ̷̨̠̳̩̝̚I̷̳̗̽̽̌͑̏t̶̝̗̜͛̽, is [color=7ea7d8][STRICKEN][/color], making it [color=7ea7d8][STRICKEN][/color] and vital to [color=7ea7d8][STRICKEN][/color]. Further attempts to [color=7ea7d8][STRICKEN][/color] have been a faliure. Furthermore, [color=7ea7d8][STRICKEN][/color], [color=7ea7d8][STRICKEN][/color], [color=7ea7d8][STRICKEN][/color] and [color=7ea7d8][STRICKEN][/color].
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