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Hags are a cursed race of Humans. Long ago, they challenged the trickster god The Traveler to a game of trickery, asking for immortality as their reward. They succeeded in tricking him and were given the promised immortality because of it. However, The Traveler, being a spiteful god, cursed the hags, making them unable to feel positive emotions, and forcing them to work for him for 200,000 years. The hags became cruel bitter tricksters themselves because of this, preying on any that enter their domain and subjecting them to their lies and deceit. While the curse has faded over time, very few hags have faltered from this cruel nature, instead choosing to live alone in their seclusion or with a small coven of other hags.   A hag is not born like other races, as they can not reprod̤̤͔uce. Instead, humans will occasionally seek out the aid of a hag, offering their life as their end of the deal. When this happens, the hag may decide to accept the human into their coven by placing their mark on the hͫ̔ͯ̾̎ͩǘ͓͕̬ͯͯͥ̔̽̀m̩̯̹͎͚ͥa̯͇̯ͧ̔͊̅̋̎̃n̘̞͌'̤̳͓̫̣̊̅̄̒̋̃̚s͙͔̜̄̇̑̚ͅ ̩̼̣̮̝́f̵̜̗͎͕̫͕͎͋͑͂̈́̊ͭo̡̅͒r͚̮̐ͨ̅ͥ̇ͩ̚e̲h̼̲͔͇͙̎̅ȩ̝͙̦͔̊͑͛a͎̹͚̠̦d͔̮̘̲͖̖̞̓̔ͤ͜.̶̘̯̠̥͍ͯ ͔̹̻̐̊́̉́I̶̪͈͈f̩̪̖͕̝͚ͣ̒͢ ͈̻̝̮̩̑ͣͥͪ̊̆ͅb̧̃ͤ̐̅o̘̰̯̱͆ͥtͥͤ͏̯̙̜̟̦̩̫h̟͙͉̭͍̏ͦ̉̈ͅ ̤͖̩̯̪̿̈͘t̍͆̎̓̄̾̈͏͓̱̲͚͎h͚̞͍͙ͪ̓́̒̾ë͖̞͓̦̥͚́͌̓ͫ͟ ͉̠͈̳͓̬̌̊̽h̫͖̩͟a̷̫̲͚̲͎ͦ͂ͣͨͭg̶̝̬͓͎͎̯ͥ ͖̩̩̽̍̿̎̓̈́ͤ͞a̶̜͔̯̮̞ͅn̵̪̹̽̉͌͆ͤd̖͈̤̞̩̙͂͒̅ͬ ̬̰̟̭͖͔̎̈́̈̑̈́ͧ̚t̴ͭ͒ͯ̅͋h̖̦͈ͬ̑̾ͬ͐ê̞̙ͥ͢ ̛͚̱̺̺ͩ̂̐̄̅̅ͦh̭̦͑̉̊̔̌ͧŭͭ̓ͨ̀̍m̧̳ͧͩ́ͮ̐a̦͒̽̎ͤͪͬ̽n̯͎̙̹͇̞ͫ̉ ̪a̗̱͍͗͗̂̑ͧ͑ͫg͖͉͕͇ͧ̆ͭ͞r̞͔̝̞ͩȩ͇̼̖̯̯͋̂e͎͊̈́͊͠,ͥ́ͫ͘ ̫̙͖̱̠̂ͬ͟ͅt͍̱̮̥͊h̺̞̺̥̙̓̆̒̈́̓ͦe̡̘̤̪̻̪̯ ̻̲͐͊h͖͍ͯ͐̑̽a͍͕̰̮̭̬ͯ̿̄͂gͩ̔̒̅̄̑ ̛̙̹̖̑́͛ͤͥ̚b͔̪̠̫͔͙ͫ̽̋͑̓e̱͇̠͙̓̍ͅg̳̈́͊̂ͥì̬̯̣n̩͉͉̞͈͍̾ͭͯͨ̊ͭs̷̺̪̞̔̔ͯ ̷̳̊ͪ͐̎ͥ̏̿a͇̖̝n͎ ͈̇͌ͭ̄̃ͮ̈͡ḛ̢̰̬̙̲̪x͉͖̖͓̰̗̤̂͘t̪̻͎̱͕̳̽r̜̝̲̐̊̾̀e̲̪̜ͫ͂̑ͥmͭ̊̽̆e̝̫͍͉͚ͭͪḷ̡̼̺̹̙͐y̮̤̻̦ͯͨͣ͑ ̛̋ͬ̐p̧͙͕͔̖̺̘ͪ͌̽̔͌ͅa̗̗̜̰ͬ̉ͭ̿ͪ́i̻̣n̆̌͗͠f̜̱̤̼̪̗̯ͨͫ̇͌͌ͩ̂͝u̶̝̣͎̣͔̘̤͗͗͌̍ͪͭl̢͇̈́ͩ̊ ͚̾ͥ̍̇r͛ͭ͋̊̋ͦi̢̳͋̉̊͂̔ͯ̚t̪ͮ͐̓͐ͭu͚̱̬̱̱̖̖a̭̤͙̟̟ͫl̲̺̍͗̂ͮ́ͫͤ͟ ̛̘̳͙̻̫̗̟͌̏ͮ̂k͖̣ͥ͌̌̔̍́́n̸̺͖͍͇͊̈ͫͅǫ̲͍̱͍͔̚ẃ̷ͨ̌ͯ͐̈́ͨṉ̲͖̱̋ ̬̤̥̥ͬ͛ŏ̱̦̟͒̀͐̽̍͒n̩͙ḻ̩y̸̥̮̝ ̫͇͖̤̫ͩ͛ͤ̔ͨ̾̔ẗ̨͓̻͖̻o̱̜̝̝̠͇̽̒́ͦ͂̅͝ ̙̇ͬ̀̑̄ͩ͟t͇͖͇ͅh̶̄̂ͦͥͭ̒êͧ̈͂̈́̓ͫ ̬̤̯͓͠ͅha̲͕̦͈ͣ̉͋̑̇͋g̢͉̬̘̪͍͙͙̓s̭͇͙̲͚ͅ ̤͚̠̼̣̮̟ṯ̪͍̖̀ͅh̛͈̘ém͒̔ͮ̑̽ͧs͔̲͍͆e̖͇ͤ̒̉ͤ̊̃͂̕l̓͏͎̱̩̞v̳̩͔̎̔̋̇͐ͯḛ͓͖̐͡s̗͎̪̒́́̅.̊̃ ͏̝̟̲̩̟T͉̺̫̂̔̈́̔̽́͟h̶͎̯͔̄̀ͅī͋̉҉s̤̪͓͍̱̣̝ ̼̹̰͍͈r̽͆͋ͣi̞͓̱͓̜͇t̪̲͔͈̼͍ͭ̐̏ͩͬ͡ͅù̬̥͚̺̚à͇̥̻̼̪̟̩͂̇́l̛̥̠̥̦̺ͬ̇ͬ ͎̥͔́i̳ͤͭ̈͛̓ͣ̂s̻͈̥̹̳͙̞ͣ̚ ͎̊̏͒͂s̙̯͇ͤͤ̄̈̽͊̓a̞͈͓̲̹i̸̒̓̓d̤̟̙̥͍̪ͬ̇ͭ̎̀ ̙̖ṱ̗͍̻͍ͭͩ̔͋o̘̙̞͔̗̘̻ͨ̓ͥ͂͢ ̙̱̙̗͎̥ͅț͙͙̫͢ä̧̯̹͓́͋ͤ̃k͚͉̖͈͇̖̈́e̝̯͈ͥ́͒ͅ ͙̎̇̓̀ͥ2͆͊ͩ̀5̴̥̪̞͙̹̦̩̽̈́̑͐ͭ ̪̫̠̥͖͉̣y̩͇̓̃̋ë̠̪́̑à̊҉͎͕̙͇rͬ͂͋̆ͨ̊҉̥̫͚͔͓̫͎s̋ͫ̈́̊͐͆ ̜̠̉ͭ̆ͭ̔ͩ͘ṱ͎͔̫̏ͨͫo̜̺̘ ͒ͮ̔ͤ̏ͥͅc̤͕̹o̦̞͎̥͓͓͗̍̅̈́͛ͫ̚m̨̗̰̦̥͈ͤ́ͯ̌̒͗̓p̵ͦͭͦḽ͍͇͌e͇͉̩͙͍̦̣̎͐t̤̫͉̠ͫé̌ͣ́ͩ͂ͫ ͉̝͙̹̯̥̳ͬͧa̒ͯ͊͋̽̌ṇ͎͖̯̫̠̑̒d̨ ͇̜̯̮̲̦̺͛͒̋͆͑ͧ͐ḽ͖̙̺̬e͇̩̜̟̖̟̓̍̽͋ͤ͢ͅǎ̠̈́̾v̀ḙ̤̔̃ͅṡ̵̤̲̖̗̝̰̄̆ͪ̋̅̀ ̫͙̟͈͒̌̔͒̓ͥͅt̸̖̻̣͈̒h̖̩̜̦̲ͮ̔͛͋ͨ̾̒ḙ̘̙͇̼̜̎͐ͯ̓͝ ̷̤̘̽̉̍̏̅̌̉n͚e̷͑̄͑̔̚ẅ҉̣͍̻̤͇̙̮ ̻͍̩̈̓̀ḧ̦̙̬̰̬́͢a̦͔̬̬̺̝̓͒g͐̋̿̎̑ͬ ̹̗͕̤͉ͥ̔́ȅͬͦ̔̚x̋͋̐̊ͥh̴̲̞̤̑͆ͨ̈ả̼̮̣̦̮̓́͑̃͒u̮̫̽̐s̤͇̜ͨͫ͠t̶͙̹͙͕̣ͤͣͯȩ̮̝̹̱̖̯̱ͣ̄d̢̝͖͚̝̃̃͒̾ ̛̠̗̫f̖͚̤̌̉ͥͤ̕o̒r͙͚͍̋̔̍͑̐̈ͥ̀ ̤̹͆ͤ̾ả̘̞̗ͨ͜n̛͕̾̓ͮ̊ͪ̑ŏ̹̗̯̄̈̿t̉̎҉̼̱h̛͓̹̰̪̮͖ě̳̟̱̠͎̮̌̋r̸̯̠̠̝͎̦̍̃̾ͭͣ̓̐ ̺̤͙̯̫ͧ͊ͥ2̦̟̗̞͇̖5̶̮̲͍͆̂͒͐̇ ̥͎ͅy̻̞͙̻͓͒̏̂ͥ͘e̺̘͆͐̄̋͢a̛̯̟̫̝̺̗̳̍͗̑͛ͪͦr̀҉͔̻̬̜̪̖ͅs̯ͭ,͓͖̭̻̲̰̃͑͛̏͑ͭͧ͜ ̓̄̉̄͏͈̻̙͍̞bͩ̇u̔̔̇ͣt̛̥ͦͦͦͥ ̯ͨ͒͜o͕̠̹͉̝ͪ̍̿ͧ̾͠f̦̉ͣ̈̂̃̚̚͟f̞̱͇͕͍̺ͩ̇è̷̞̺̝̪̥͍̗͂ͯͣ̔ŗ͖̟̲͕͆̑ͮ͛ś̴̠͓̱̱̽ͭͅ ̵̲ͬ̈͆̓̂̎i̲͇̼̱̩͈̫ͪ̌̆̆ṃ͈̳̩̀̌̂͊̽̀m͍̝̜̄͆͊ͅô̴͇ṙ̮̰̼̦͓̲̑͋ͨͦ͊̕t͕͇̱̱̗̯̂͌ͦa̸̜̳̝ͬ̂̓l̲̩̎ͪͬ̇̌ͦ̆̀i͙̰͇̍̌̀t̳̺̹̟̯͚̪͛̋̚͞y̧͍͐ ̨̯̗̜͇̖͙̱ͧ͒ͦͮͮ͌ẗ̥́ͥ͆̈͛͢o̺͛͋͛͌̕ ̬͈͒̅̅͒ṯ̨̺͉̤̳ͩ̔͐͋͌͗h͎̠ͥ̃͂͑ͩ̏ͣe͉͎̟̼̐ͫͬ̂̕ͅ ̰̓̐͐ͥ́͌ͅn̤̮͑͜ḙ͖͇w̺͇̒̓̅̂ͣ̌l̨̮̝̿ͯ̊̑ͫ͂y̛̲̗͕ͯ ͖̰̌̌͝f̭̠̮̄l̩̞͙͕͕̈ͦ̀e̿̂͆̾̈́d̝̖̲̘ͣͪ͆͑ͬ̍g͍̳̬̜̜͂ͯ̌̀̔̈͑e̱̞̰ͨ̌̂̅̑ͬ̇d̦̬͕̦̏͂̍̒ͭ͗͟ ͍̟͚͖̱͍̿̇̒̄̀h͔͇ͮ͌͐͌ͬ̃a̲̬͇ͪg͕͋ͩ͊ͨ̄͊͘.̓͆̀ͬ͆̚͏̜̖̝̠̳̰͕ ̩͇̫̫̙̭͓̉ͦV͍̬̽̓͐ͤͫe̡̦̰͖ͨͨͥ̚r̬̆̑́y͕͕̻͌ ͇͇̗̺̭̏͊̇̅̎ͣ͗f̬̰̻͉̺͇̟̿̑ͭ̒ẽ̮̫̪̞̘̏̀͛̇͊́ͅẉ̮̘̯͆͒̽̈̓̿ ̮̜̙̙̜́ͦ͒̂̽̉̓ḫ͔̣̉̑ͭ͜u̜͍̙͠m̷̩̙̹̥ͮ̆͋̔͋̿̚ḁ̽̀n̷̜̯̉s̝̹̩͊̀ ̌̐̌ͧ̏ͦ͏̘̻sͤ͊ͦ͊̉͗u̙̹̱̦ͧ͛̋ͤͧ͜r̦̹̺̩ṽ͔̱̺̣̉̂̽̍̀̎͠i̶̘̖̘̜̣͚v̤̲̰̲͙͗e̳͎̜͉͋ͬͥ͌͘ ̴̟̼͇̥ͤ̌̈́̆͋t̫͈̗̼ͥ̌ͨͧͥẖ̮͙̯̭̦̠ͥ͛ͧͪ̐̓ḯ͖̺̯͕̍̇ͧ̂s̺͎̗̼̤̹̮͛͑̌̒ͮͯ ̲̣͢p̆̓̃r̥̲͛o͖̟͙̜̙̭͕͊c̠̥ͦ͌̀ͪ̃̍ͧe̢̳̅ṡ̢̯̟̬̣s͙̥͍̪̪̀ͥ̆̊̈͞,̢͋̑̿̾ͦ͒̉ ̷̪̠̫̙̦̯̭̋̉̎͂͂́b͉ṷͦͣ̋t͙ ͓̠͚͚ͦt̗̭͕̜ͣͪ̋ͪh͙̗̹͎ͪͧ̓͊ͯ̅ͣe̸̤͖̣͚̱͆ͬ̄ͩ̚ ̠̪̥̘̩f̪̅̃ͥͦ̂ė̥̘͉̲̜̍ͮ̀ͬͩͅw̲͚̯̦̳ ̯̯̝͈̞̻͈̿̍ͣ̀̃̉̏͠t̶̻͙̜͖̯̲̱̍̐̌̅͆h̐͑a̧͙͖̗̰̺̤͒ͯ̽͛ͥtͨ͒̏͊҉̗̪͕ͅ ̫̱̤̗͍͙̗͊ͤͩd͍̹̫ͥͧ̈͛̋̍́ͅo̷̼̙̜͓̦̳̝ ̠̰͚̎̊̕b̞̘͑e̵̘̤̹͔̺͆̇ͅc̢̣͎͈̜̫̼ͯ̒̿̃ͭo̮̮͎̤͔͌ͦḿ̖̳̪̂̂ͮͤ̉e̡ ̭͙̪͙̺͛̊͂ṳ̖̻̺̬̝̽́̾nͧͧͨ͌͋̆ͪ҉̺̜̝͈̺̠ḑ̪ͤͬ̓ͫ͒ͯy̝̭̦̹̆ͧ̔̂͐ͅi̩͊ͣͥ͌͞n͆̿̇ͦ̉̽g̳͎͎͕ͪͣ̈͑ͨ͞ ͔͗ͯ͌̐̓̈́̇m̡ͣ̆̓͐ě̝̖͚̕m̭b̞͓̭̬͒ͨ̉ͅȇͪ͠r͓̰̞͚͐̿̉͟s̙̯͌ ̷̯͖̦o̙̮̪̻̝ͅf̷̞ͧ̔̃̄̈̅ ̝t̑̈̾̈ͥ͡h͚̝͗ͯ̐e̗̮ͩ̆̒ͮ͌̍̄͠ ̵̈̓ͥ̄͌h̀ͨ̋e̺̥̩̰͎ͯ̌ͅͅa̻͍̒̅̏ͯͩ̈́͑d̮̾̽ͤͬ͐ ͈͓̖ͪ̽͂ͮ̾h̝̳̩̝͔̽̽̃ͪͪ̚a͂̎̍g̑ͩ͋̅͗̂҉ h̼̠̱͊ͦ͊̄ͤȁ̧͕̈́͑ͥͥgͧͫͥ̽ͬ҉͖̭͈̣̬͎͓̻͡͝ ̟̗̹̤̘̘͆̿̈́͌̿̊ͤhͧ͐̆̌ͭ͜͏̛͓͈̞͚͎̟a̺̲͉̤̫̱̱͈̽̈́̎ͩg̻̖̗̎ͬ ̱͈͍̜̗ͯ̈́͋̽̇ͥḩ̶̹͇͋̂ͩͤ̒̃̔ͅa̢̖̠͇̘̝̯̪͖̙̐ͥġ̵̢̭͍̇ͦ̈́̓̿̑̚ ̴̨͉̞̫͂ͣͧ̿̑̇͋h̡̟̐͐ͅą̧̹͎̣̰̙̜̟̅͐g̸ͪ̎҉͇̺̭͕̻̳͇̬ͅ ̶̷̢͈͕̥̋ͯ̐̍͛ͩh̰̺̍̌̀ͯͅą̷̙̺̖͚͚̎́̃̓͟g̜̈ͮͯ͂͠ ̷̶̤̲̫͈̮̀͝h̞̹ͮ̈́̅ͬ̐̐͊a̸̶̤͍͌ͬg̻̫̱̙̟̣̪ͦ̚͘͢ ͙͎ͥ̓͂ͭ̒ḩ̖͓̭̫̜̫̝ͮ͌̋͊ͫͅa̷̴͈̪̦ͬ̈̾g͍̳̮ͥ̔̎̀ͅ ͍͓̹͚͈̦͙̤̍̂́h͖̙̟̖͎͙͙͎̞̄̄͞͠a͇̠̱̙̹̤͙̜͋͋ͭ͡g̢͚̯̼̝͔̺̞̦͌̿͒ͧ̈̂̽ ͔̭ͣ̒͜ḩ̦͎̦̭̲̝̮̽̈̎̒ͥå̵҉͍͔̞̥̗g̻̤͔̹̮̣̾͒̊̿̽͗ͭ ͇̼̤̼̰ͩ͑͘͟ḧ̛͈̺͈̖ͭ́͘͜a̤̰̦̭̬̞̋̄̆̆̐́ͅg̷̱̟̣͉̑ ̀̐̉̌ͣ͒͏̡͓̞̞̰͟ḥ̵̡̬̩̭̙̫̏̇̃̒̾͟a̛͕̣̼̳͔͕̜̠̖ͪ͊́̎ͭ̐̔g̞̭̝͖ͮͥ͋͒̋ͧ̂̇ͅ ̶̱̤̪̘͔̖̖͎̓́̃̐ͩ͊̿͐̂ẖ̨̜͈͇͈͕͖̭̮̀̍͑̄ͦ́̚͝å̶̢̺̝͈̜͇̹̹̓̋ͅg̘͉̪̯̋̋ͫ̎͗ ̧̱̙̹̘ͩ̓́h̹̙̖̥̐͒̌́ͮ̆̋a͕̳͖̙̼͕̙̻͗ͨ̐͘g̼̀ͥͣ̔ͬ̐ͦ̀͠͞ ͔͚̬͂̾ͯͬ͒ͅh̯̺̫̲̯̻̲̖̠ͦͥ̄̈́̊̒͐̀́â̦͓̣͌͗̒ͫg̴̎̈̂̔̈͏̘̰͎̜̞̯̼̱ ͒ͮ̌̌̍ͧ͏̷͍̣̞̠͙̩̝h̶̤̭̱̲̤͕͉̘̃ͥ́͊͗̆̀a̪̺̗̹̻̖̤̼ͤ̂͆g͕ͨ͌̄͆̔̄̀ͩ͠ ̳̮͔̪̲̝̞͐̓̑ͯ̈̌̆̋́h̬̮̮̬͇̞̉̉ͦͣͤ̐̓͊à̴̛͙̦̻͙͉̍͑̿ͮg̦̥̫̏̐͛̄͢͞ ̸͙̣͔̺̄́ͭ̐h̦̘̱ͭ̄ͨ̌͂̂ͮą̭͖̖͐̐͗̉ͥ̋g̹͍̹̞̾͊̇ͮ̀͜ͅ ̴̜̖̼̝ͪ̊̇ͯ̏̈̊̚h̹̯̒̔̓̆̕ͅa̤̼̪̖̞͔ͦ̽̋̒͗͝͞ͅg̴̵̮̫͋͊̽͌̒͂̆̚͝ ̵̭̜͔͙͈̜͔̬͇ͣͧ̓ͤ̋̋̔͠h͔̗̞̥͉̰̬̼ͪ͑̀ͥ͒a̫̮̹̼̘͌̉̒͐̽͢g͔͍͈̥̫͉̩̼̟ͫ̂̓̕͟͟ ̰̲̭̳̩̐̿ͭh͍͚̩̬̤̘̔̇̒͊̓ͫ͝ạ̶̛̦̰͎̇͒g̢͚̝̲̭͑ͬ̏̋̐̃̌ͫ ̴͉͖̱̤͗͌h̛̯͙̮̠͍̔̑͋̒ͬͭ̍̍͢â̓͗ͭ͏̸̥̖̮͕͍g̷͎̖̻̱͙̙͒̀̋ͪ̿̈́̂͡ ̨̹̩͔͇̟̤̪̎ͫͅh̹̗̺͈͔̫͇͙̑̎̊͗̒a̗͓͈͇͋̓̕̕͢g͚͉͖̰̽ͤ̇̓ͨͬ͠͡ ͙̺̯͎̥̜̈́̒̔ͫͣ͌͡ȟ̡̤̗̘̭̬̹͇̳͕ͬ͆̂̾͜͝ǎ̺ͦ̾̒̈́͑̽͘͜ġ̷̢̛̳͚͈̀́̽ͧͤ͆ ̦̜͆ͬͦ͟h̬̺̼̘̘̩̪͊̎ͭ̐ͫͥ͡ͅȃ̰͖̦̼̥̯̜̇̌̃̓͌͋̔͝g̢̝̜̿̀͜ ̻̲ͦ͛ͪ̂̏ͬ̍͑̑ͅh̺̰̲͕̺͑̐ͭ̂ͦ̃̓͑͜͞͞ͅͅa̴̧͔̯̯̞̗̟͇̩̓͒͆̈͗ͭ̀g̛̺̋̊ ̡̢̙̬͕̰̲͕̘̳̦͒̏ͦ̎͛͗h̢̙̻̤̦͔̮̥̲̆͒͌ͨ̈́̇̅̋ͅa̢̲̩͂̃ͯͤ͂͋̓́ͅg̢̡̠̠̊͗̓̂ͨ̚ ̑ͧ̋̓̂̏͆͞͏̰͓̝̪̦͈ͅh̨͉̃̃̏ͬ͋̿ͫ͊â͕͙̗̙̮̤̆̋̒ͮ̋̾̎g̢̯̫̪̠̼̼̊̊̇͘͠ ̴̟͔̘̀͊̊h̬̠̪̺̣͈͖̖̞ͭ̂̓̈́̕a̡͔̳̺͈̿̅̏ͪͯͣ̓ͪg̙̩̺͕̰̖̀̽̍̿ͦ̅̾̈ ̘͓̬͍͑̎̊͆ͪͭ̚h͔̻̬̼̎̈̏̾ͯ̍ͨã̃̈́̃ͫͫ̽̒҉͈̪͡ͅg̜̖͔̞̯͉͍̍̂͆͜͠ͅ ͭ̊ͯͭ̌͏̵̩̮̟͍̭͎̙̤̮h̨͓͉̻̗͆ͥa̼̫̓̌̃͋͂̾͛̑̒͝g̿̓̒ͧ̾ͫͧ̄҉̠̼̕ ̫̖͌̂͂̓͒ͫ́h̲̫͚̭̬̜͔̮̬͆͌̑̔̀a̐̚҉͉̳g̋ͣ̓̐҉̰͉̪̼̮̤̟̳͘ ̛͚͔̱͋̒͆̚ḫ̡̻̱̻̍̀aͨ̚͏̙͍͔̝̟̜͘ḡ̴̴͉̩̟͙̇ͫ͡ ̢͕̳̋̐̈́̎̓̉̐̿̚͟ͅͅh̛ͧ̈̒̒ͬͪ̌͘ͅą̡̻͇̙͚̤̭̰̬̏ͫ̐͞ġ̷̛͏̝͉̩̥̰̙ ̷̡̲͔̈ͥͤͩ̍̄ͅȟ͚͕a̡̨͍̱̟̬̰̣̙̎̽g̺̜̲̼̲̦͓ͨ̐ͭ̎̑͛̓͐͘ ̴̲͉͓̰͐ͦ̐̑̍̂̑h̨̢̲̣ͨ̉ͧ̓͠a̧̧͕̅͂́ģ͇͊̕͞ ̡̪̭̲̤͖̦̳ͨ̑̈́̽͐͌͢h̛̺̫̜̬̪͚͉̤͒̇̇ͪͪͮͩ̚a̎͗̌̓҉̝̙g̷͖͓ͮͯ̿͞ ̛͉̤̞͖͈̘͖̓͛̏͑͛̀͒̃̚͞h͈͓̲̞ͯ͊͆͐̆̀ȁ̃ͭ̒҉̠̗̟̰g̛̣͖͒̃ͤͣ́͞ ̢̻̺ͨͯͭ̀͜h͕͇͑̒͋̊ͭͧ̚a̝͚̯͎̖͇ͧ͂ͨ̌ͥ͌͡gͤ͛̍ͦͩ̄̎҉̠̪͉͕̬̝͡ͅ ͮ̚͏̙͇̣ͅh̵̫̝̖̫̹͙̳͕̻̐͛̾a̴͖͎̹̭̞͓̖͔ͯ́͂̎ͦ̀͂̕g̡̧̝̘ͪ͗̈͐̉̅́ ̛̜͉̺͌ͯ͊̉ͭh͇̖̜ͥ̐̂ͤa̺͚̼̭̤̒ͥ͂͐̓̎͟g̤͔͂̊͌̈ͧͣ̆ͣ ̶̬̝͇̗̬̱̝̈́ͨ͑ͫ͐͡ͅh̤̖͖͚͕̬͉̩̄ͦ̐̾̆̐̚a̸̟̬̝̩̙͕̺͐ͭͦ͒ġ̦͓̮̭̜ͦ́̃̓̕ ̵̩̜̝̹̙̞̦ͣ̍̀̒̄̍͡h̙̜͍̟̱ͥͣ̌̀͐̃a͉͛ͤͤ͋̄́̋ͫͅg̡͎̙͖̣͍̺͓̙̋̐̓̈̊ͬͨ̃ ̪̜̼͔̯̺͖̳ͦ̂̇̍̉ͭ̀ḫ̠̪̞̜̪̞̇͛͆̓ͧ͠a̢̛̲̝͇̱̬̙̠͛ͧ̾̾ͮͅgͪ̿ͯ̑ͬ̀͒͏̻͕̣̯́ ̗ͬ̍̏ͧ͂̒̚h̸͚̪̐ͪ̎͐͋͜ȧ̛̜̣̺͉̭̝̣͚̃ͨͭ̇g̍͂͌̈́͏̨̗̟̱ ̯̻̯̍ͮ̇̽͊̏ͬh̋̎ͪ̐͌ͤ͒̌̏̕҉̪̟a͐͐͛̈̄͏̤̺͚̫͓̯̗͔̘͜g̨̣̰͈̱͕͍̜͒ͫ̋̈́̏̍ͫͣ͢͞ ͇ͮ̈́ͪ̎͌͋͛͐hͤ͏̥͕͇̠͔̼͓͉͜ả̦͎̮͙͕̬̈́ͦ̓ͦ͗̋̑ͅĝ̖̺̗̲̫ͨͮͩ́͜ ̌̑̅̋̌̿͂͛͟҉̞̙̘̣̳̥̰ͅh̞͈̳͇̠͓̳͒̿́̍ͯ̆̆͢ȃ̡͈͖̝̣̜̗̣̾͒ͅg̴ͩ͝͏̣̹͕̖̥ ͎̱̝̃ͫͭ̇͊ͭͥ̑͐̕ĥ̬̲͚̘̣ͧͣ̏ͧ̕å̡̲̩̬̬̫̫ͤ̋́͞ͅg̴̻̠ͩ́ ̂͋̑͐̑̇̐ͭ̀̀͏̛̖̥̼̯̼̞h͕̞͔̟̃̋ͦ͋̐̆͐͌͜a̻͔̻̦̘̪͓̔̆͆̍ͪ̌͂̉͒͜g̙͎̜̣̯͔͉ͦ̐̋̽̓͒ ̴̲͈̞̮̎ͮ̆̇̿ͦh̸̛̼͓̼̘͉̗͉̄͆a̪̳̼̲͚ͨ̈́ͫ̑ͮͭ̀ͪ͡g̟ͪͤ͑ͦ͒̇ͣ̽̚͟ ͖̟̙͎͍͌́̿ͯ͌͜h̢͛͛ͥͨ҉̴͚a̓̑̈̓̈́́͏͍̺̕g̶̡̯̺̞̦̲̮̣ͮ̔ ̞̘̙̺͖̺͚̐̈́̅͋͋̓͑̈̀ͅh͈̘͙̼̲͇̐̓ͅa̢̠̪̤̪̜̤̪͓̞ͫ͐͐̓̈́g̤̜͉̙̜͎͛ͪ͋̆ͤ͒̅͡ͅ ͇̥͇̪̣̙̞̦̗͆̂ͯ̊͌̏̃h͆͗̊͐͛̋̊҉͎̰͢a͛̊̆ͣ̎ͭ̊҉̖̙ͅḡ̟̯͚̗̯͇̣̺͔̇̓ͪ͌ͤ͛̉̚͡ ̷͉̞̤̖͇̯͚͕̞̂̀͝ḣ̿̆́͏̡̨̲͚̱̼̠̪a͖̺̘̹͑ͩ̾̊͑̆ͯͣg̸͙̝̹̲̳̭̯̻̾ͅ ̴̡̟̪ͣ̀ͅh̵̠̳̘͈̜̟̯͛̂̇̿ͩ̄̑ͅa̸̱͙͖̲̦̼͙͆̓ͩͣ̔ͅģ̨̥̘̳̞͉͙̮̥͑̏̇̆ͫ͌̽̾͝ ̡̣̞̼͚͕̼̩͋̈͌̊̉͒̄ͅh̸̳ͩ̀ͧa͌ͥ̉͂̈̏͏̶̺͖̹̜g̒̓̑̅ͥ҉͕̰̤ͅ ̗̺͍̆̓͊̈́ͧ̍̑ͧ͠hͦͬ̌҉̵̜͔ą̵͖͕͈̞̀̊̎̉̀g͈͍̦̣̞͂̄̃͠ ̨ͯ̉͒̂̈́͏̸̬͉̠̬̹̘h̸̠͔̘̖̊ͭͣ͐͞ͅḁ͓͓ͭͭ̊ͬg̣̖͎̻͓̥͎̤̓̋ͬ͋ͦͦ ̮͕͖ͫ̾̅ͪ͗h̥̝͍ͪ̐̋̿͝a̹͕͉̙̞̠̲͂͋g̛̱͕͍̎ͥ̾̍͠ ̣̖̱̹͓̎̏͌̕h̥̺̠͕̖̖̞̙̀ͨͅȃ̢̫̹̘͢ͅͅg͆̏͏͟͏̞̻̮͇͖̗ ̸̵̣̜̹̱̝͛͑h̡̛͔̱̜̜͍̙̥́́͗ͫḁ̸͇̩̈̄͗̉ͬ̾̈̕g̴̨͔̜̓̄͑̓̎̆͑̄́ ͚͚̟̮͔̯ͧ̎͛ͯͩ͌̒̚ͅh̭̮͈͉̣̗̗͔͋̔a͖̤̟͓̖̲̲͓̿ͫ͐̊͌̋͂ͤ̕͘͝g̶̯̻͈͔͚̼͎̅͠ ̴̐ͣͩ̏̇ͯ͒ͧ҉͈͕͢h͆ͭͫ͏̤ä́̽̉ͨͪ͘͏̭͚̥͓͇͠g̊̔͏̮̜̦͈ ̸̶̝͖̦̜͕͐͆̾̅h͉̔ͥ̂̅ͮ̈ͭ͠͝a̧͓̩̞̼̝̲̲͙ͧ͡g̨ͧ̓̈̌̋̇̌͛͊͏͇͚͍̤̰ ̷̡̱̓ͭ͌̂̑̄̽h̢̯̫̫̭̮͈̤̭ͯͣ̇a̛͓̥̮̱̦͙̤͗g̑̆̅͊̓ͪ҉̛̳̜̠͇̠̪̬̟ ͮ̀͌̇̋̊ͥ͏̨̙͙̣h̛ͯ̔͗̽̅ͨ͑̎͛͏͇͚a̷ͮ͋͌͆̈́ͧ̆͟҉͚̲͚̱̬̞͇͈g̶̠͙̝̖͍ͩ̈̉͌ͧͤ̓̉ͦ ̴͕̼̪̳͓͔̮͗̒̔h̨̙̠̳͓̖̯͇ͮͨ͑͑̑̄̕ͅǎ̸̢̫̼̼͕͈̓̾͊g̶͓̩͎̝̮̳̻͙̏ ̷̨̭̻̰̣̆̓̈̊ͤ̽͐h̡̻̟̱͔̪̺͆ͩ͌ͮ̕ͅă̚͜҉̗̯̖͍g̛̛͙̦̪͒͛ͭ͐̓ͩͥ̑͜ ̢͉̜̙̄h̃̄ͩ̓ͣ͐ͫ͒̄҉̩͚̻̤̝̩̜̰ă̢̟̲̼̟̠͕̭̥͊̍̑͊̅͟g͍͈̹̩̰̻̙̲̞ͤ͢ ̙͉̫̱̣͔̽͒͂̿̍̇͞h͍̤̝̦̜̮̥͓ͨ̿͑ͤ̈̾̓ͭ̒̀͠a̓̽̾ͫͥ͠҉̱̩̥ģ̫̳̩͉̬͕̺̞ͪ̆̍͋͒̾̇́ ̸̺̘͙̜͍̜̑͌̔͗ͯ̿̃̔͡h̴̠̜̹̫͔̦̼̲̽̈́̈̊̋ͩ́͢ā̼̱̬͇͔̗̘̺̤͒̈̔ͯ̌g̺̭̫̩̯̜̗̓ͣ͑̾͒̉̓ ͨ̄͑̾͏҉̙̙̞̦͉ͅh̝̦̅̄ͣ̔̓͒̍̂̄ͅa̵̢̰ͥͯ̽̿̽͋g̈́̉ͪ͊ͩ͑ͩ̔͏̵͈̝̺̲͝ ̶̬̹̦̀ͣ̐ͮ̕h̨̠͓͕̏̄ͯ̑͛̿̐ä͈g̵͎ͩ̓̿̇̏͢ ̷͕̪͉̝̈́ͫ̓́͟h̵̻̰̯͈̦̹ͤ̔ͅâ̯̻͚̖̙̓͒͢g̹̬͖̦̠̬͈͙͇̾̓̽͗ͥ́̉́̚̕ ̊͂̽̏̐͏͍̭̱̣͚͍̳͕͢h̵̲̟̖̤̩̏ͥͮ̒ͦ͒̅͝ą͔̣͎̰̞͔̥͊ͤ̀̕g̨͎̥͉͍̞̞͇͐ͤ̀ͣ̅͠ ̬̼̝̩̠̱̞͉̐̿̌ͫ̃͡h̹̩̟̣̫͖ͭͅa͔̙̣͔ͮ̉ͦͣͩͅĝͤ͑́̐͠͏͙̫̘̘͚̮̞̞ ̛̖̮͖̝̣̼͍̭ͧ̈́͒̀͗͠h͉̞ͮ̑a̛̺̺̳̬̟̦̘̓ͣ͋͊̒̋̚͞g͖͇͙̣̯̞̜̮ͥ͋ͬ͢͝ ̙̯ͥ͌͞ẖ͎̯ͨͨ͗̒̓̊͡͡a̧̨̻̫̙͔ͪͭͮͪ̿ͨģ̰̜̦͈̺͉̼̜̈́͂̽̚ ̸̸̶̯̲̱̟̜̤̣̦̤̉̍̿̉ͣ̎̏h̵͈̲̳̤͊̆ͮ͞ͅǎ̵̖͔̖͆͋ͤg̃ͭ͆ͫͮ͛͂̓͏͕̠͕̠͍͚̪ ̹͈̦̦̖̟̳ͪ̃̍ͪ͡ȟ̲͚̯͕͈͎̠ͮͤ̇̂̾͛͑å͍̻̤͓̠͕̔̑̎̉̏̚͠͝ģ̷̲̮͈̤͚͔͗ͧͬ ̛̖͍͙̮̟̍͛͗͝ẖ̢̣̲͉̹̔̓a̱̝̖̭̲͚͎ͧͭ̽̅͂͝g̣̯͙̘̾ͥ̐̌̈͊ ͬ̐̉̃͒ͥ̆ͧ̔͏͏͈͎̝͠ḣ̨̿͌́҉̜ͅa͒ͫ̔ͥ҉̛̞̬g̵ͬͪͬ҉͉̳̤̩̬͘ ̤͉̤̪̜͕͎͕ͧ͛̒̔ͣ̅͢h͍̙̤̟̥̦̆ͩ͋̓́͢͢a̷̘ͮ̈͋̽ͬg̭̺̱̺̟̓̇͜ͅ ̵̴̣̘͎̦̺̓͐͐ͅh̏̾͑҉̙͓͚̯̕ạ̞͉̪͕̻̖͇̃ͫ̈̑ͣ̔͟͟͝g̨͔̯͉͙͚̰̀͗͢͢ ̸̑̄͑ͤ҉͔͙̺̠̙͍̳̻̰h͒͊͑̏̓̓̓ͤ҉̘a̢̱̟͈̤͑̃̂̊̿͊̎g̸̪̿ͤ́ͫ͠ ̨̤͓̳͕͙̖͔ͬ̍͠ẖ̴̙̟͕ͮ̅ͯ̋̂ͥ̎̽a̷̛̳̮̦̼͗ͯ̑̀̋ģ̵͈̯̟͖͇̮̙̗ͩ̂̊͋ͬ̂ ͇̈́̅͊̔̓ͭ͆ͮ͘h̵̝͇̞̤́́͘a͌̋ͯ̾̍̚̕҉̶̯͓͈̫g͖̒͆ͤ̅̍͆͑ ̫͉͍͈̥͕̝̟̯̍ͨͬͯ͊̋̚͢͞h̀̍͑҉̗̳̟̺̝̱͉̻̦ä̡͉̩̩̰͎̳̱̭̊͌̆͋̿̀g̡̖̮͈͕̗̦̎̌ͫ ̒̈́ͤ͋͆̚͏͍̠̖̲̠̯̮͚h̷͌̏͆̓҉͕̻͟a̵̴̺̟̩̭̼͈͚͖͒͐ͥ̀ͬͫ͟g̅͆̄͏͎͎̜̼̳͢ ̟̗̮̯͕̮͖̒́ͨ͢h̴̻̗̠͍͙̹͙̩̆̈́a̸̶͕͈̣͙͍̐͐̕g̸͉̝̜̱͔̱͎̎ͫ̚͠ ̫̬͎̘̤̳̖̚h̴̟̯̦͈͉ͫaͬ̋̋ͨ͒̓͏̶̯͍̮̥͡ͅĝ̈́̎͒ͦͧ̓҉̞͓͕̝̫̞̬̦͘ ̸̜̭̟͇̤͔̘͎͊ͪ̒̓̏͢h̶̤̬͙̫̮̃̀̇ͯ̾̽͆a̙ͨ͊̉͂̂̽̇͡g̸̼͇ͤ͑ͥ̃͟ ̹͚̟͎̫̜̗ͣ̈́ͪ͟͜h̵̒̍ͤ̀ͬ͟҉̠̲ą̦̳̳̙̀͋͊͢g̷̴̼̟̖͖̯͔̫̎ͤ ̧̃̓ͧ̈̆͂ͬ͏̫̝̣̞̗ḥ̸̭̰͙̟͈̔̓ͭ̿̈̊̽̚͞a͔̞̟̙͋ͯͤ̚g͑̈̈̇͛̅ͥ̚͝͏̼̫̥͕ ͍͍̣̗̙͛ͯ͌́̚h͔͈̤̣͐̎̒̔ͯ͘a̗̬͙̹͍̱ͭͯ̐̕͜g̵̛̣͔͚̮͔̜̋ͭͪ̍ͣ̒͟ ̜̪̬̯̪̻̫͎̏̌͒ͫͦͭ̋ͪ̚h̯̹͔̼̖̫̜̗͗͆̐̑͐͆͋̋͟a̸͚͈̫̤̼̪͇̐̾͂ͣ̇ͮ̕ͅg̶̢̤̤̘̙͉͕̪̱̲̿ͯ̿ͬ́̉ͬ ̵̢̼͎̫̮͉̥̣͈ͬ̂͊͛̎h̛̫̫͙̟̜̬̺̟̓ͣ̒ͩ͂̾ͫͦͅå̧̫̞̟̋͠g̴ͮͫ̂͌ͩ҉̸̮̠̼ ̧̥͓̗͖̯̋̄͊̇̂͊̚̕͠h͙̹̪̻̳ͧ̎̓͋̽͐͟a̴̴͙̗̣̬̼͚ͭͮ͆͆̓̔g̲̘̠̘̃͗ ̴̘͓̬̺̓̓̇h̹̙͈͆͑͠a͒ͮ҉̮͖̣̬g̴̤̤̣͎̺͉̪ͯ͂͒͊̊̓̓ ̶̜͈̲̭͓͙̻̌̋͌ͧ̇ͭ̌̓ͭ͘͠ͅḩ̸͍̯̤͉́͌͑a̛ͪ̾ͣ͏̻̪̭̱̟g̵̨̻̹̙̙͉̼̜̪ͪ̍̽̚ ̡͈̝̈ͦ̓̐ͧ͜h̸͉͓̞͕̝̥̃̓ͥ͢a̷̭̩͍̰̯̣̎ͬ̀ͩ̔̾̽ͧ͛̕̕g͈̘͈͇̠̭͋ͣ̍ͦͪ͑̇͟ ̺̲͕̙̦ͦ̇͟ḧ͊ͯ͋̎̆̾̅͟͠͏̯͇͕̯̞̪̲a̻̳̙̖͂̇ͪ̂̎ͧ̉̅͘ͅg͕͇͖̠̦̺̼͋ͥ̑ͥͪ͑ ̢̬̗̩̼͎͔̓͑͌̉̅̌h̼̹̰̞̞͚͉̭̞̽̂͝a̞̤ͬ̒ͬġ̲̬̰̺̳̯̞̻̽̇ͣ̀ͫ͡ ̃͏̞̫̦̦͎͘h̵̘͎̞͍͈̠̄͊̉̃a̧̺͕̻̚̚ǵ̷̢̢̜͕͍͛̑ ̴̟̳̟͂ͪ͗̐́h̝̬͉͉̎̆̿̿͡ͅȧ̷̜̘̣̿ͣ̕g̶̤̻͉̥̘̽ͨ̾͞͡ ̡̫̭̈́͌͂ͪ̕h̷́͌́ͤ̄͏̤͖̟̱̖͓̣͜a̢̖̭̮̳͓͇̰ͮͫͩ̌̄̃͘͠g͂͞͏̬͎̣̘͍̼ ̥̰̗͓̯͚̭̦̊͑ͥh̸̨͖̳̖͎̜̥̝͐̒̊̇͗̀͝a̷͖̫̝̻̙̮̦̫̺͑͂͗͛̂ͥǵ̴͎̭̟͈̬̖̾̎͂ͨ̾ͣ̓ ͖͎̟̥̫̻̍̃h̘̹͈̲̹̰̻ͮͯ̆ͯ͠a̖̪͎̪̩͑ͥ͞͡g̴̛̛̲̳͚̦͖̪͙̦̅ͪͫ ̸̧̩͙̣͐̀h̡̩͔͇͙ͪͬͧͧa̢͔̺̼̣͎̝̜ͤ̏̃́̀g͉͖̟̬̤̮̫͌͌ͬͤ́͌ͅ ̳̙̦̖̭͖̃͛̆ͅȟ̵̳̟̪̹̟͚̔̆̄͗̋̅̀a̛̗̲͎̞̺̳ͣͯ͐ͅg̱͚̬̠͒ͮ͠ ̒̑͌͞͏̹̫̝ͅh̛̫͈̜̟̹͓͎̠̣̓̓̃ͥ̒ạ̧̖̬̠͙̠͔̹͌͛ͭͣ͑͠ģ̨͙͕̮̰̭̳̥̘̈ͦ̄͞ ̧͍͓͌̅ͥ̒̚͡ḩ̻̈̂ͫ̈́̊ͫ̚͢͞ă̪̕͟g̈́̓̚҉̰̭̼ ̸̛̭͓͍̥̼̗ͯͭ̉͗h̷͖̮̹̺͍̬̳̱ͪ̈͜a̰ͬg̽̒̏҉̵̱͈̻͕͍͈͟ͅͅ ̸̧͙̘̮͊ͧ̈̓̃͆̆̕h̸͔̍̿̒͞a̵̛̙̤̖̎͆́̐͗́g͓̺̠̜ͮ̽͝ ̸͈̙̯̣̣̄ͫ̓̾͗͛̃̀̕͞h̴͓̩͓̯̫̩̅̉ͮͪ͠a͈̳͈̳̝͔ͤ̓ͬ͌̎̊͂̅g̹͍̙̘̘̭̙͎͊ͪͯͨ̄ͣ͝ ̤̫ͤͦ͊̈́͗ͯ̐̎̃h̭̬̤͆ͭ̑͋a̛ͮͭ͏̛̟̻͉̮̙̪̰g̵̛̻̰͕̟̘̻̠͊͊̑͂̾ ̛̛̬͚͕̞͓ͥ̐ͮͥͭ̍̔͐ͬͅh̶̟̼ͨͮͭͦ̄͐̃a͎͎̰͇͒̄́g̡̞͔͚͍̣̲͍͓̥ͩͪ̍ͥ̌͂͂ͭ͟ ̟̦̖̳̮͚̈́ͮ̒́h̛̪̦̟̺̦ͯ͗̿̆ͭ̄͡a͖̤̹͉̹͙̫̱͂̾̄̄ͦ̊ͮg̦̻͈̱̏̈̽̉̾͘͡ ̶̢̩͙̬̘͛̓ͣ͂͒h̵͙̎́͞ͅa̢̭̪̹͚̝ͩ̒̎ͥ̿ͤ̀͂̓͠ģ̷͙̩͎ͬ̃̔ͨͭ̿̔ ̯̯̜̻̯̄ͦ̑͌̌͋͗͟ḧ̵̼̖̗͙͈́͒̎͠ȧ̵͡͏͈̥̻g̸̛̜̗̜͈̰̯̬̳̓̔̑͜ ͕̲ͪͣ́̏̉̆ͥ́ḫ̶̭̙͕̒̓̎ͮ̎͐ͮͫ͘aͨ̌ͨ̿̒̎̊҉̷̤̻̤͈͖͍̙̳̮͘g̣͖̰̮̗̘͕͐̂ͮ̑̏́͜ͅ ̸͓̭̮͔̭͚̫̩ͨ͊̾͑ͭͪh̨̧̗̤̗̮͈͈̰̪̋̊̑̏ͯ̄͌ͪͣa̗̭̘̗̠͍̗̣̦̓̊̚g͛͑̇͏̬̱͉̖͕͓ͅ ̓̎̆͋̎ͧ͊̀͌҉̭͍̯̕ͅh͙̜͇ͥͪȁ͍̫̊͜͟g̜̯̼̲̠͛ͦ̐̓̓͒̕͠ ̴̘̥͍̎ͧ͡ͅh̵͓̦͙͖̙̳̯ͭ̐͐ͦ̄͡a̍ͦ̂ͥ͋̃̚͏͎͕̻͢g̩͉͙̼͙͙͙͂̽̂́͟ͅ ̧̥̹ͯͭͨ̉͑͐̉̚͜͡h̴̛̖̻ͬ͌ͦͥa͎̩̤̖̫͎̭ͯ̌͆̇g̷̛͈̻̖̻̊ ̴̷̫͇̩̠̬̾ͪ͐ͭ̓̃h̨̤̦̿ͩͯͥͯ͋ͦ͑͘a̘͔̝̝͍͖̠̝ͫ̋͗͐̑ͧͭͣ͞ͅg̴̤͍̱͉̮̣̭̙͌̑ͮͭ͛̀̕ ̼́ͪ̇͂͗͜h̒̓ͮ̓͊͏̨̛͎̘̖͍̺̰a̛̜̺̮̻̪̩̟͈͖ͨ̈ͬ͋̌͒̑̂̚̕͘g̰̘̠̫̮͗̒ͯ̊́ ͧ͊҉͕̬h͔̼ͫ̎͡a̜̥̼̘͑̈́̇̾͂̓͜g̡͍̖̲͒̏̈͛͐͆̾́́͡ ̧̣̲̭̘͈̪́̇͐ͦ͘ḥ̖̫̠̥̦̫ͭ͋̔ͣ͊̑̆́͘å̡̧̼̙̲̲̖g̒̂ͤ͑҉̩͇̹̲̗̝͓̥͎ ̳͓ͩ̾̎̋͢͜ḩ̶̼̰̈͗ͅa̡͐ͫ̋̇̌ͫ͂̚҉͈̖̥̮̭̰̼̲ḡ̷̗͍̰̝̣̂̈́̈́ͥͨ̊̋ ̨̡̳͙͔ͪ͒̇̈ͥ̓ͦ̃͘h̦̬͍̫̍͊̾̇͐ͤ͋ͥ͘a̸̬̠͍̪̺̠̬͇̓ͨ̀̋̊̽̋ͅg̽͒̔̓ͣ̿̑ͤ҉̨̞̣̣̖̝͈͓͎ͅ ͚͈̲̦ͤ͑͐͢h͍̟̗̻̻̿͂̐̍ͪ̓ͫ̚̕a̛̜̲̳̲͖̓̿̊͂͗̓͛̎͝g̰͇͎͚̟̬͖̓̑̒̐ ̿̋̉̔ͪ͏͎̱̳̹̼ͅͅͅh̶̡͕͇̭̬͇̤̞̿̎̈͠ḁ̟̼̱͔̝ͯ̈̎͐̏ͩͩ̚g̴̬̠̹̦̭̿ͣ͌ͬͧ̾̀͆͞ ̣̤̟̺̻̑̌́h̶̼̳̯̝̻̺̘̗͉̐̓͊̿̎̃̏̔̕͝a̗͕̹̺͈̤̦̐̉̾͆̏̃͛̆̈́g̹̮̺͍͚̤̭̏̇͆ͦ̕͜ͅ ̡̧̼̻͖͙ͫͭ͌h̞̙̘̤̮̅̓͒a̼̖̖̬̾̃̄͗̚g̨̯̮̰̼̪̈͟ ͣͭ҉̧̰̯̱̩̰h̥̙ͩ̉̑̒ͦ̾a̗̗̠ͯͥͪg̷̩͕̭̭̯̩̗̊̋͑͝ ͙͙̘͚̰̲ͯ̂͞h͓͙͉ͩ͛͛̊͘͟ȃ̩̫̖̳͖̥̳̥̓̅̓͛ͅg̷̣̺̰ͪ̐̇̔͌ͪ̌̽ͅ ̷̸̯̯̝̼͒̊̀h̦͇̤̀̆ͣ̽̑̉̅ͮ̐a̡̮̹̹̭̪̜̪͊͒͠g͑ͮ̊̈ͭ̒͏͙̖͎̱̥̀ͅ ͉̟͔͔ͩ͘͝h͉̜̖̦͉̱̖̤̎͌̿̿ͯ͠a̴͔͉͉̟̪͎ͮͦ̈́͊̐̿ͣg̴̺̈́̽̉̊ͮ̑ ̵͚͖̜̰͓̙̄̾́͛ͪ͠ͅh̡̨̠̼͎͖̠̎ͤ̌̑̅̔̾ͫͅa̧̻̙̣̅̈͗g̵̨̮̺̱̱̺̙̬̥̯̃̏͛̓ͧ͆ ̵̘̬̮̱̣͚͙͉͑̀ḧ́̊͌҉̵̙̣͓͞a̵̮͇͙̘͉ͪ͟͡g̝̙̍͂̇ͦ̍̃̈̅͢ ̶ͣ͊ͫ̏҉̜̘̳̰̭͖ḥ̢͚̣̓̾̒́͛̃ͮ̑a͑̌ͪͭͨ҉̴̞͢g̪͎̞̦̞͖̤͕̾ͪ͊ͭ̈ͤͮ̕ͅ ̰̺̯̀̔̾̈ͧ͘h̵̞̳͉̳̬̪̑ͦ̋̓̃̕ǎ̵̞̪̿̾̚g̷̱̹̥͔̯̪̙͋͑͘ ̸̦̗̗͓̫̰̆͆̓ͨ͌́͘ͅḣ̸̢̥̯͇̭͎̮̂͊a͉̱ͥ͛͌ͤ͛̾͌̀g̴̦͓̬̲͆̽̃̈́ͬ̎̄͑ ͚̦̺͔̰̠̫ͮ̐̅̂̀ͪ̌̏͘͜h̙̳͖͈̟̾̂̐̒ͫ̽̈̊͢a̩̭͚̻͖ͧͮͯͣ̌ͨ̕͜͞ͅg̶͆͌̎͢҉̩̣̗͍͚̭͇ ̓̋͒ͭͩ̑̄̎̏̀҉̣h̰̜͍͉̉͂ͫͤ̃ͫ͂ͮâ̘͕̳͓͓ͬ̿̑̑̀̕͜g̴̥̜̩̰̠̻̖̓̔ ̡̭͍̞͎͚̒ͬ̽͞h̪̻̙̘̟͔̭͍̓̊̏a̮̙̝͎̙̞̬͊ͪ̊̒ͨͩ́́͟͝g̜͙͚͔̠̦͗̓̀̀ ̴̶̯̦̪ͤ͛ḧ͎̙ͧͬ͒̓͂̕a͍͕̫̲̓̈́̓͌͑̿̚g̵̜̲̘̯͍͛͑̐̈́͂̉̒̚̕ ̀͑̊ͫͥ̂̊͏͕̗̪͓̖͍̹h̃̇̓͏̰͈͓͔a̢̡̦̦̹͍̳͕̾ͮ͆ͫ͋ͯ̇͐g̶̥̙̦̻͍͇̞̅ͥ́͗ ̼̞͛ͨͣ̅ḣ̶̯̪̟̠̤̹ͦͥ̀͝ǎ̳̬̤̗̞̳ͮ̄̔̈́͋͛̋̋g̸̸̣͕̝͈̏͐͆ͪ͆̾́ ͑ͬ́̆̽҉͚̻͜ͅh̴̆̌̅͛҉̴͚͖̪̰̻̬a̢͍͔̫̤̳̟ͦ̈́͛̎̇ͮ̚͝g̷̷̶̥̞͉͛̒̾ͫ̅̂̉ͮ ̦̠ͯͥ̅͌̅̌ͦͤ̚h̶̖̫͔̩͋ͨͥ̊̚ͅą̘̻̳̥͕̞͍ͧ̓̂̇ͥ̆g̨̯̣̺̘͖ͧ̌̉̌̅ ̵̧͕̲̭̗͉̹͓͕̉ͫ̔ͩ̒̄͝h̸̎͑ͅa̵̼̖͈͖͎͚̐ͫ́ͩͤͥ̏́g̠͍̞͔͎͕̾ͭ ̱̩̟̱̥̗͈̳̫̾ͮ̓̔̅h̰̱̎ͬ͆̉͂̇a̡̩̘͍̮̺͍̦̒ͅg̢͙̭̩̦̊ͯ̋ͯ́͠ ̒̏ͩͫͤ̑ͮ҉̢̜̹̫̫̱̬h͖͔̳͔̤ͭ́͗ͬ̈ạ̟ͪͭͦg̔̌ͭ̈ͪ̿ͨ̚͏̤̱ ̝͗̓ͦ̓͆̅͜h̴͇͍̱̯͕ͦͬ̈́ͩ̿ͬ͂͠ạ̵ͦ̎͐̂̍̀͊g̸̲͈̭̮ͩ̆̎̈͋ ̳̫̋͐͐͂ͬͩͣ̈̚͜ḣ̛̩͌̌̿͗̈́̾͌a̽̊ͦ̚͏͎̦̭̟̹̮̠̟̻ǧ̨͉̥̥̯̉̿͟ ̡̥̝̗͕͉̥͉ͫ̅̈́̉̍̿͛͢͢h͕̠̙̞̔͒ͪͬ̂ͨ̈̚͘a̒͂ͫ̓ͮ̋̀̚͡҉͇͇̩̻ͅg͈͍̯̬͓̺͙̻̉ͬ̾̍͂ͫ͑͠͞ ̧̨̢̳̘̫͍͊̎͒̀̅͋̅̚h̓ͣͯ̐͝҉̷̤͔̝̺̩̹a̙͈̗̞̎g̷̶̘̤̘͇̜͕̘͇ͫͥͥ͂ͤ̿͌͞ ͙̬̬͍̎̈̌͌̿̚h̨̜͉̯̭̥͇̼ͯ̏͊̆͑̑a̷̱͈̘ͫ̿̀ģ̶̭̦͔̖͙̘͕͊͟ ̲͎̗͆̚͘͢h̴̡͐҉̰̭̦͇̼ḁ̣̼ͬ̅̍ͬg̹̙̺̭̰̬͖̠ͫ̏̃̍̊͂̓ͤ ̠͚̘̖͕̟̄̄h̭̟̺̜́͗̌ͪ̐̋a̴͕̜̠̟͙̲͕̻̭̋ͣ́g̶̝̥̜̜̙ͨ̍͘͞ ̨͚̰̺̪ͩͦ̓̑̽ͨͫ͌̍ͅh̯͍̲̝̻̥̫͐ͩ͂̏̇̆ͩ̎a̖̺͔̟̽͠g̯̰̣͇̳͇͗ͯ̑̉͑͞ ͯ͗̍͋̇ͥͮ͑͏̸̱͈̰͓̼h̑͐͊ͩ̇͢͏̪͈͇̥̪̯̬̕ą̏̒͂͏̺̮̪͖͔̼͍͔g̡̗̘̯̝̤͐̅̐ͫ͛̚͟ ̨̧̜͍͉̪̘̳͖͖̺͋͆̑̂̑̏̐h̸͖̻̦̜̲̼͂́̓̉̍ͥ̐ͭͣ͢͢ͅa̛̺̣̙̖̤̗̮ͮ̋̅̒ͩͪ͑͠g̢͈͗̒̋̈ͦ̃̽̋ ̷̦̫̉͋̃͢͡h̡͍̞̪̠͈̲̤̫͍ͪͥ͡a̛̙͚̼̥̩͈ͭ̈́͒ͮ͟g̘̦̼̘̠̺͚̤͛̕͝ ̙͓̻̗͒̇͠͡h̼͙̪̭̱͖̃̀a̶͗̄ͤͭ̆ͭ͛ͦ͏̥͕̤g̦̮͖̰͚̬̳̅͋̆̆ͪ̌͛̈́̃͝ ̴̞͈̙ͬ̐ͧͫ͋̂̈́ͧh̲̝͉̖̬̔̍͑ͧ̎̓̊ͩ̏̕ą̛̬͐̾g̪͙̠̥̞ͥͧ̀ ͙͈͍̗̪͖͌̈́̓̐̒͋͟


















































































































Do you know our name, traveler?   Do you hear the screams that we hear, every night?   The whispers that taunt us, goad us?   No, you do not.   For if you did, you would not question why we did what we did to you.   As you put down the old, dusty tome containing this message, your head begins to hurt. You think it might be best if you came back to this message later, as it might lead somewhere more interesting.

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Author's Notes

If you've found this article, first of all, good job. This has been here since the first day I released the website to you guys, and since it's hidden fairly well (at least to my horrible eyesight), I have a feeling it may take you a while to find this.   I will tell you now: this is a puzzle (or will be, if there's a message at the bottom about coming back later). It's not going to be an easy puzzle either. You may solve parts VERY quickly, it may take you months to solve parts. You will need to work together, as it will genuinely be impossible for you to complete it on your own. Matt has done this sort of puzzle before with me, so he will be familiar with how difficult this sort of puzzle can be.   This puzzle does not have to ever be completed. It will lead to great rewards if you do complete it, but it will not prevent the story from progressing in any way.   This will be my one and only out of character reference during this puzzle. I will give you no hints outside of what is given in character, though the hints in character may change if there is significant struggle with a puzzle. Parts of the puzzle may be in places much further than this website alone. The one place they won't be, ironically, is in this section of author notes. I know that makes it sound like I'm trying to hint for you to check the author notes, but I'm being serious, you will not find hints here.   Good luck, and may the dice be always in your favor.


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