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My surroundings melted in<strong>to</strong> a colorless smear, then slowly resolved in<strong>to</strong><br />

what looked like the interior <strong>of</strong> a large, gray sphere. Across from me<br />

crouched a figure almost identical <strong>to</strong> myself. His eyes flashed in the<br />

half-darkness; a mad smile split his features. "I KNEW you would come..."<br />

"Who are you?"<br />

"Oh, <strong>do</strong>n't you KNOW? Didn't all those FILTHY, LYING, THRICE-BE-DAMNED<br />

JOURNALS tell you who I am? Those journals were so conveniently 'left' for<br />

me when I awoke... those journals that called me an INCARNATION! Hah!<br />

Burned them ALL, I did, all that I FOUND..."<br />

"So... you're one <strong>of</strong> my earlier incarnations."<br />

He crossed his arms and looked away, "If you put STOCK in such TRASH,<br />

yes."<br />

"What did those 'lying' journals say?"<br />

"They spoke LIES, LIES, LIES and <strong>not</strong>hing more! Filth about a man who<br />

forgets himself, other incarnations, <strong>of</strong> preserving their experiences in writing<br />

so later lives could <strong>be</strong>nefit... THIEVES! It's MY life; MINE! YOU ALL WANT TO<br />

STEAL MY BODY, AND YOU WON'T HAVE IT!"<br />

Oh god. He was insane. He wasn't the one I saw, wooing Deionarra with that<br />

silver <strong>to</strong>ngue <strong>of</strong> his. Those eyes were wild with the <strong>be</strong>nding and breaking<br />

that only a <strong>do</strong>zen planes <strong>of</strong> rattling thoughts and shivering marches could<br />

bring. "Where am I?"<br />

"Oh, THIS?" He gestured around him, snickering. "Just a little TRAP, is all, I<br />

realized that KILLING you BODY THIEVES might <strong>not</strong> <strong>be</strong> enough... I might have<br />

<strong>to</strong> TRAP you, ENSNARE you for eternity. You might have realized, by now,<br />

that there's no way out <strong>of</strong> this sensory s<strong>to</strong>ne... your mind is locked here.<br />

You'll <strong>not</strong>e the rather SPARSE surroundings I've left for you... all <strong>to</strong> help the<br />

MADNESS set in good and QUICK while your flesh rots away." He chuckled<br />

evilly.<br />

"I have some questions, then..."<br />

My earlier incarnation crossed his arms and looked away indignantly. Save<br />

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