(Scars do not appear to be cause of death –shock ... - Bad Request

and always you forget. Your endless quest to discover yourself ends always
in your amnesia. You draw close to the truth and recoil. Let us hope that you
have the strength to endure your existence."
I stood up eagerly now. Finally, someone who could give me some answers!
"What do you know of me? How do you know this?"
He waved one hand, flicking his fingers delicately, "I know that you, like a fly,
rise up from the wreckage of your old shell, buzz about for a time, and curl
up and die at the window of truth. You bumble about the pane, seeking the
light without any plan to your actions, and fall exhausted when you fail. You
alight on others to feed from them for a time, and move on with no regard
to them. I have watched you come here and listened to your words, and
watched you move away no wiser. Will you learn from your mistakes,
seeker?"
I bit my lip, trying to tolerate his haughty tone, "Who are you?"
"I am O." For some reason, when he spoke his name, it sounded like he was
speaking of much more than a single letter -- as if the speaking of his name
contained untold possibilities and nuances. No human tongue could ever
create such a sound.
I swayed a little in wonder, "What sort of a name is that?"
"It is my name. It is the name of a portion of eternity. I am a letter in the
divine alphabet. Understanding me leads to understanding existence. I am
writ in the true names of half of everything. My being encompasses truth. I
am mathematic, organic, metaphysic."
"So what does that mean?"
"The divine alphabet is writ in the name of everything that exists, from the
seed at the hearts of the elemental planes to the core of the Great Beyond.
My brothers/sisters" (a single word translated into the two in my mind) "and
I reach across all that is, was, or ever shall be. We are thought, and reality,
and concept, and the unimaginable."
Fascinating. "Tell me about the Great Beyond."
He shook his head, "You would not understand. No mortal possibly could. It
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