everything hurts.
i am aware of this immediately. my eyes are sandbags nearly too heavy to lift, but i manage. it takes me so much strength to focus in on my surroundings. everything seems so blurry, so out of touch. i'm staring up at bookshelves, most of them knocked completely out of position.
even the very task of lifting myself off the ground seems to burden me, my body wishing to curl up and allow this pain to wash it away. i hear the sounds of police sirens outside. i sit up, my head protesting immediately. i register i am in the library, except it is strangely empty. i could have sworn it was packed not long ago.
the sound of sirens gets louder outside. i wonder, perhaps dumbly, where everyone is. is anyone looking for me? the same thought s trail through my mind repeatedly. why am i here? what have i done? where is 2̴̧͕͙̥̩̤̭̹̖̩̭̝̜̰̮$̧̢̺̟̤͎̯̱̳͓̣̗͔͓̤͇̲̟̱͚͕̀/̷̶̠̫̱̦̠͞͠8̸̴̳̲͖̗̬̱̝̫͔͖̰̱̻͝͞9̸̥̜̘͈̜̪̝̣͕̕2̵͙͇̙̲̮̙̣̱͞͝ͅ9̴̟̗̞̘͙͙̩̳͍͔̖̕ͅͅ2͞҉̨͇͙̮̼͉̩̯̪̬̮̭̞͉7͟҉̵̵͍̥͇̩̹̲͖̀3̵͇̻̩̯̣̦̻̲̼͖̲̯̩̼́͟͡ͅ2̶̶̣̰͉͙̳̲̣̲̥̞̣͉̭̣̞ͅ9̡̛̥̹͉̻̩͈̲̩ͅ/
is everything okay? my heart thuds in my chest as i look over to see i2̴̧͕͙̥̩̤̭̹̖̩̭̝̜̰̮$̧̢̺̟̤͎̯̱̳͓̣̗͔͓̤͇̲̟̱͚͕̀/̷̶̠̫̱̦̠͞͠8̸̴̳̲͖̗̬̱̝̫͔͖̰̱̻͝͞9̸̥̜̘͈̜̪̝̣͕̕2̵͙͇̙̲̮̙̣̱͞͝ͅ9̴̟̗̞̘͙͙̩̳͍͔̖̕ͅͅ2͞҉̨͇͙̮̼͉̩̯̪̬̮̭̞͉7͟҉̵̵͍̥͇̩̹̲͖̀3̵͇̻̩̯̣̦̻̲̼͖̲̯̩̼́͟͡ͅ2̶̶̣̰͉͙̳̲̣̲̥̞̣͉̭̣̞ͅ9̡̛̥̹͉̻̩͈̲̩ͅFILE CORRUPTED FILE ERROR &̢̯̖̠̟̠̯̱̮͕͖͍͚͓͟͝9̢̝̣̮̼̞̜̥̗̰͕́͟ͅk̨̝͙̗͈͔̹̻͚̳̳̼͚̦̲̭̲̞͕͜a͓͎̪̦͘͟͝j̸̵͖̟̜̞͍̲́͞͝d̗͍̰̲͚̤̲̪̘͈̘̬̼̗͠ͅͅo̡̼͕͎̟̭͍̜̮͜ş̬̖̝͕̦͎͍̱̪̗̞͍̮͍̮̫̫͉͠ͅo̧̖̪̦̙̭̝̟̣͔̺̝̟͘͞͞ͅṕ̸̛̭͚̟͖͍͕̯͔̤͟͞7̷̨̲̯̱̳͘9̶̥͍̬̳̤̣̖̮̦̖̟̘͙2͝͏̷̵̛̬̝̰̜3̘̮̮̕͟͜ͅͅ8͏̬̭̞̘̻̼͓̙̮̤̖̭̯͙̮̪̺ͅ2̸̡̧̯̟̪͚̖͕̳̬͕̼̯͚̩͇̖̳͔̕͜ͅ0͙̭͇̤̞̤̪̱͇͎̕2̢̛̰̺̗͖̩̜̙̯̝̻̗͚͇͖̤͢ͅ0̴͍̫͙̣̜̞̻͖̥͙̱̠̤͡,̴̢̛͕̰̘̤̳͈͙̪̞͈̳̲̝̟̬̰͕̗͘&̛͙̰͈͕̹͖̖̰̦͔͉͇̪͙́/̡͈̳̤͔͉̪̭̖̟̪̜̗9̩̲̦̯̜͉̗̜̥͝͝0̶̵̸̝̬̙̬͖̯͕̪̠̗̳͎͙̮̪͙͚́͠/̡̢̫̞̻:̀͏̵̛͙̼͇͝&̴̛̛̳͎̯͕̲̞̬͓͎̭͚̙̻̮̪̥̫̟̜͞/̵̸̷̥̬̭̜̀0̰̬̼̹̠̙̲̭͜͟ͅ2̧̝̮̳̹͎͓̪̘́0͢͏̣͈̫͉́͢2͏̸̯̠̺̘̙͉i̛̬͓̲͓͙̬͚ͅͅe̢̹̙̻̞͔̫̞̠̠̮͔̹͜͞į̨̛̩̪̼͈̯̩̮̠͙̹̗͔̖͠͝ę̴̼̙̫̘̫̯͎̖̣͙̬͈͍ͅ
i remember the same sequence of scenes. they play in my mind over and over. i'm a terrible person. those people are dead. &̢̯̖̠̟̠̯̱̮͕͖͍͚͓͟͝9̢̝̣̮̼̞̜̥̗̰͕́͟ͅk̨̝͙̗͈͔̹̻͚̳̳̼͚̦̲̭̲̞͕͜a͓͎̪̦͘͟͝j̸̵͖̟̜̞͍̲́͞͝d̗͍̰̲͚̤̲̪̘͈̘̬̼̗͠ͅͅo̡̼͕͎̟̭͍̜̮͜ş̬̖̝͕̦͎͍̱̪̗̞͍̮͍̮̫̫͉͠ͅ2̴̧͕͙̥̩̤̭̹̖̩̭̝̜̰̮$̧̢̺̟̤͎̯̱̳͓̣̗͔͓̤͇̲̟̱͚͕̀/̷̶̠̫̱̦̠͞͠8̸̴̳̲͖̗̬̱̝̫͔͖̰̱̻͝͞9̸̥̜̘͈̜̪̝̣͕̕2̵͙͇̙̲̮̙̣̱͞͝ͅ9̴̟̗̞̘͙͙̩̳͍͔̖̕ͅͅ2͞҉̨͇͙̮̼͉̩̯̪̬̮̭̞͉7͟҉̵̵͍̥͇̩̹̲͖̀3̵͇̻̩̯̣̦̻̲̼͖̲̯̩̼́͟͡ͅ2̶̶̣̰͉͙̳̲̣̲̥̞̣͉̭̣̞ͅ9̡̛̥̹͉̻̩͈̲̩ͅ/̶̡̘̰̮̦͙̪̜̘͉͕͈̟̠͔̲&̢̯̖̠̟̠̯̱̮͕͖͍͚͓͟͝9̢̝̣̮̼̞̜̥̗̰͕́͟ͅk̨̝͙̗͈͔̹̻͚̳̳̼͚̦̲̭̲̞͕͜a͓͎̪̦͘͟͝j̸̵͖̟̜̞͍̲́͞͝d̗͍̰̲͚̤̲̪̘͈̘̬̼̗͠ͅͅo̡̼͕͎̟̭͍̜̮͜ş̬̖̝͕̦͎͍̱̪̗̞͍̮͍̮̫̫͉͠ͅo̧̖̪̦̙̭̝̟̣͔̺̝̟͘͞͞ͅṕ̸̛̭͚̟͖͍͕̯͔̤͟͞7̷̨̲̯̱̳͘9̶̥͍̬̳̤̣̖̮̦̖̟̘͙2͝͏̷̵̛̬̝̰̜3̘̮̮̕͟͜ͅͅ8͏̬̭̞̘̻̼͓̙̮̤̖̭̯͙̮̪̺ͅ2̸̡̧̯̟̪͚̖͕̳̬͕̼̯͚̩͇̖̳͔̕͜ͅ0͙̭͇̤̞̤̪̱͇͎̕2̢̛̰̺̗͖̩̜̙̯̝̻̗͚͇͖̤͢ͅ0̴͍̫͙̣̜̞̻͖̥͙̱̠̤͡,̴̢̛͕̰̘̤̳͈͙̪̞͈̳̲̝̟̬̰͕̗͘&̛͙̰͈͕̹͖̖̰̦͔͉͇̪͙́/̡͈̳̤͔͉̪̭̖̟̪̜̗9̩̲̦̯̜͉̗̜̥͝͝0̶̵̸̝̬̙̬͖̯͕̪̠̗̳͎͙̮̪͙͚́͠/̡̢̫̞̻:̀͏̵̛͙̼͇͝&̴̛̛̳͎̯͕̲̞̬͓͎̭͚̙̻̮̪̥̫̟̜͞/̵̸̷̥̬̭̜̀0̰̬̼̹̠̙̲̭͜͟ͅ2̧̝̮̳̹͎͓̪̘́0͢͏̣͈̫͉́͢2͏̸̯̠̺̘̙͉i̛̬͓̲͓͙̬͚ͅͅe̢̹̙̻̞͔̫̞̠̠̮͔̹͜͞į̨̛̩̪̼͈̯̩̮̠͙̹̗͔̖͠͝ę̴̼̙̫̘̫̯͎̖̣͙̬͈͍ͅo̧̖̪̦̙̭̝̟̣͔̺̝̟͘͞͞ͅṕ̸̛̭͚̟͖͍͕̯͔̤͟͞7̷̨̲̯̱̳͘9̶̥͍̬̳̤̣̖̮̦̖̟̘͙2͝͏̷̵̛̬̝̰̜3̘̮̮̕͟͜ͅͅ8͏̬̭̞̘̻̼͓̙̮̤̖̭̯͙̮̪̺ͅ2̸̡̧̯̟̪͚̖͕̳̬͕̼̯͚̩͇̖̳͔̕͜ͅ0͙̭͇̤̞̤̪̱͇͎̕2̢̛̰̺̗͖̩̜̙̯̝̻̗͚͇͖̤͢ͅ0̴͍̫͙̣̜̞̻͖̥͙̱̠̤͡CORRUPTED,̴̢̛͕̰̘̤̳͈͙̪̞͈̳̲̝̟̬̰͕̗͘&̛͙̰͈͕̹͖̖̰̦͔͉͇̪͙́/̡͈̳̤͔͉̪̭̖̟̪̜̗9̩̲̦̯̜͉̗̜̥͝͝0̶̵̸̝̬̙̬͖̯͕̪̠̗̳͎͙̮̪͙͚́͠/̡̢̫̞̻:̀͏̵̛͙̼͇͝&̴̛̛̳͎̯͕̲̞̬͓͎̭͚̙̻̮̪̥̫̟̜͞/̵̸̷̥̬̭̜̀0̰̬̼̹̠̙̲̭͜͟ͅ2̧̝̮̳̹͎͓̪̘́0͢͏̣͈̫͉́͢2͏̸̯̠̺̘̙͉i̛̬͓̲͓͙̬͚ͅͅe̢̹̙̻̞͔̫̞̠̠̮͔̹͜͞į̨̛̩̪̼͈̯̩̮̠͙̹̗͔̖͠͝ę̴̼̙̫̘̫̯͎̖̣͙̬͈͍ͅ2̴̧͕͙̥̩̤̭̹̖̩̭̝̜̰̮$̧̢̺̟̤͎̯̱̳͓̣̗͔͓̤͇̲̟̱͚͕̀2̴̧͕͙̥̩̤̭̹̖̩̭̝̜̰̮$̧̢̺̟̤͎̯̱̳͓̣̗͔͓̤͇̲̟̱͚͕̀/̷̶̠̫̱̦̠͞͠8̸̴̳̲͖̗̬̱̝̫͔͖̰̱̻͝͞9̸̥̜̘͈̜̪̝̣͕̕2̵͙͇̙̲̮̙̣̱͞͝ͅ9̴̟̗̞̘͙͙̩̳͍͔̖̕ͅͅ2͞҉̨͇͙̮̼͉̩̯̪̬̮̭̞͉7͟҉̵̵͍̥͇̩̹̲͖̀3̵͇̻̩̯̣̦̻̲̼͖̲̯̩̼́͟͡ͅ2̶̶̣̰͉͙̳̲̣̲̥̞̣͉̭̣̞ͅ9̡̛̥̹͉̻̩͈̲̩ͅ/̶̡̘̰̮̦͙̪̜̘͉͕͈̟̠͔̲&̢̯̖̠̟̠̯̱̮͕͖͍͚͓͟͝9̢̝̣̮̼̞̜̥̗̰͕́͟ͅk̨̝͙̗͈͔̹̻͚̳̳̼͚̦̲̭̲̞͕͜a͓͎̪̦͘͟͝j̸̵͖̟̜̞͍̲́͞͝d̗͍̰̲͚̤̲̪̘͈̘̬̼̗͠ͅͅo̡̼͕͎̟̭͍̜̮͜ş̬̖̝͕̦͎͍̱̪̗̞͍̮͍̮̫̫͉͠ͅo̧̖̪̦̙̭̝̟̣͔̺̝̟͘͞͞ͅṕ̸̛̭͚̟͖͍͕̯͔̤͟͞7̷̨̲̯̱̳͘9̶̥͍̬̳̤̣̖̮̦̖̟̘͙2͝͏̷̵̛̬̝̰̜3̘̮̮̕͟͜ͅͅ8͏̬̭̞̘̻̼͓̙̮̤̖̭̯͙̮̪̺ͅ2̸̡̧̯̟̪͚̖͕̳̬͕̼̯͚̩͇̖̳͔̕͜ͅ0͙̭͇̤̞̤̪̱͇͎̕2̢̛̰̺̗͖̩̜̙̯̝̻̗͚͇͖̤͢ͅ0̴͍̫͙̣̜̞̻͖̥͙̱̠̤͡,̴̢̛͕̰̘̤̳͈͙̪̞͈̳̲̝̟̬̰͕̗͘&̛͙̰͈͕̹͖̖̰̦͔͉͇̪͙́/̡͈̳̤͔͉̪̭̖̟̪̜̗9̩̲̦̯̜͉̗̜̥͝͝0̶̵̸̝̬̙̬͖̯͕̪̠̗̳͎͙̮̪͙͚́͠/̡̢̫̞̻:̀͏̵̛͙̼͇͝&̴̛̛̳͎̯͕̲̞̬͓͎̭͚̙̻̮̪̥̫̟̜͞/̵̸̷̥̬̭̜̀0̰̬̼̹̠̙̲̭͜͟ͅERROR/̷̶̠̫̱̦̠͞͠8̸̴̳̲͖̗̬̱̝̫͔͖̰̱̻͝͞9̸̥̜̘͈̜̪̝̣͕̕2̵͙͇̙̲̮̙̣̱͞͝ͅ9̴̟̗̞̘͙͙̩̳͍͔̖̕ͅͅ2͞҉̨͇͙̮̼͉̩̯̪̬̮̭̞͉7͟҉̵̵͍̥͇̩̹̲͖̀3̵͇̻̩̯̣̦̻̲̼͖̲̯̩̼́͟͡ͅ2̶̶̣̰͉͙̳̲̣̲̥̞̣͉̭̣̞ͅ9̡̛̥̹͉̻̩͈̲̩ͅ2̴̧͕͙̥̩̤̭̹̖̩̭̝̜̰̮$̧̢̺̟̤͎̯̱̳͓̣̗͔͓̤͇̲̟̱͚͕̀/̷̶̠̫̱̦̠͞͠8̸̴̳̲͖̗̬̱̝̫͔͖̰̱̻͝͞9̸̥̜̘͈̜̪̝̣͕̕2̵͙͇̙̲̮̙̣̱͞͝ͅ9̴̟̗̞̘͙͙̩̳͍͔̖̕ͅͅ2͞҉̨͇͙̮̼͉̩̯̪̬̮̭̞͉7͟҉̵̵͍̥͇̩̹̲͖̀3̵͇̻̩̯̣̦̻̲̼͖̲̯̩̼́͟͡ͅ2̶̶̣̰͉͙̳̲̣̲̥̞̣͉̭̣̞ͅ9̡̛̥̹͉̻̩͈̲̩ͅ/̶̡̘̰̮̦͙̪̜̘͉͕͈̟̠͔̲&̢̯̖̠̟̠̯̱̮͕͖͍͚͓͟͝9̢̝̣̮̼̞̜̥̗̰͕́͟ͅk̨̝͙̗͈͔̹̻͚̳̳̼͚̦̲̭̲̞͕͜a͓͎̪̦͘͟͝j̸̵͖̟̜̞͍̲́͞͝d̗͍̰̲͚̤̲̪̘͈̘̬̼̗͠ͅͅo̡̼͕͎̟̭͍̜̮͜ş̬̖̝͕̦͎͍̱̪̗̞͍̮͍̮̫̫͉͠ͅo̧̖̪̦̙̭̝̟̣͔̺̝̟͘͞͞ͅṕ̸̛̭͚̟͖͍͕̯͔̤͟͞7̷̨̲̯̱̳͘9̶̥͍̬̳̤̣̖̮̦̖̟̘͙2͝͏̷̵̛̬̝̰̜3̘̮̮̕͟͜ͅͅ8͏̬̭̞̘̻̼͓̙̮̤̖̭̯͙̮̪̺ͅ2̸̡̧̯̟̪͚̖͕̳̬͕̼̯͚̩͇̖̳͔̕͜ͅ0͙̭͇̤̞̤̪̱͇͎̕2̢̛̰̺̗͖̩̜̙̯̝̻̗͚͇͖̤͢ͅ0̴͍̫͙̣̜̞̻͖̥͙̱̠̤͡,̴̢̛͕̰̘̤̳͈͙̪̞͈̳̲̝̟̬̰͕̗͘&̛͙̰͈͕̹͖̖̰̦͔͉͇̪͙́/̡͈̳̤͔͉̪̭̖̟̪̜̗9̩̲̦̯̜͉̗̜̥͝͝0̶̵̸̝̬̙̬͖̯͕̪̠̗̳͎͙̮̪͙͚́͠/̡̢̫̞̻:̀͏̵̛͙̼͇͝&̴̛̛̳͎̯͕̲̞̬͓͎̭͚̙̻̮̪̥̫̟̜͞/̵̸̷̥̬̭̜̀0̰̬̼̹̠̙̲̭͜͟ͅ2̧̝̮̳̹͎͓̪̘́0͢͏̣͈̫͉́͢2͏̸̯̠̺̘̙͉i̛̬͓̲͓͙̬͚ͅͅe̢̹̙̻̞͔̫̞̠̠̮͔̹͜͞į̨̛̩̪̼͈̯̩̮̠͙̹̗͔̖͠͝ę̴̼̙̫̘̫̯͎̖̣͙̬͈͍ͅ/̶̡̘̰̮̦͙̪̜̘͉͕͈̟̠͔̲&̢̯̖̠̟̠̯̱̮͕͖͍͚͓͟͝9̢̝̣̮̼̞̜̥̗̰͕́͟ͅk̨̝͙̗͈͔̹̻͚̳̳̼͚̦̲̭̲̞͕͜a͓͎̪̦͘͟͝j̸̵͖̟̜̞͍̲́͞͝d̗͍̰̲͚̤̲̪̘͈̘̬̼̗͠ͅͅo̡̼͕͎̟̭͍̜̮͜ş̬̖̝͕̦͎͍̱̪̗̞͍̮͍̮̫̫͉͠ͅo̧̖̪̦̙̭̝̟̣͔̺̝̟͘͞͞ͅṕ̸̛̭͚̟͖͍͕̯͔̤͟͞7̷̨̲̯̱̳͘9̶̥͍̬̳̤̣̖̮̦̖̟̘͙2͝͏̷̵̛̬̝̰̜3̘̮̮̕͟͜ͅͅ8͏̬̭̞̘̻̼͓̙̮̤̖̭̯͙̮̪̺ͅ2̸̡̧̯̟̪͚̖͕̳̬͕̼̯͚̩͇̖̳͔̕͜ͅ0͙̭͇̤̞̤̪̱͇͎̕2̢̛̰̺̗͖̩̜̙̯̝̻̗͚͇͖̤͢ͅ0̴͍̫͙̣̜̞̻͖̥͙̱̠̤͡,̴̢̛͕̰̘̤̳͈͙̪̞͈̳̲̝̟̬̰͕̗͘&̛͙̰͈͕̹͖̖̰̦͔͉͇̪͙́/̡͈̳̤͔͉̪̭̖̟̪̜̗9̩̲̦̯̜͉̗̜̥͝͝0̶̵̸̝̬̙̬͖̯͕̪̠̗̳͎͙̮̪͙͚́͠/̡̢̫̞̻:̀͏̵̛͙̼͇͝&̴̛̛̳͎̯͕̲̞̬͓͎̭͚̙̻̮̪̥̫̟̜͞/̵̸̷̥̬̭̜̀0̰̬̼̹̠̙̲̭͜͟ͅ2̧̝̮̳̹͎͓̪̘́0͢͏̣͈̫͉́͢2͏̸̯̠̺̘̙͉i̛̬͓̲͓͙̬͚ͅͅe̢̹̙̻̞͔̫̞̠̠̮͔̹͜͞į̨̛̩̪̼͈̯̩̮̠͙̹̗͔̖͠͝ę̴̼̙̫̘̫̯͎̖̣͙̬͈͍ͅ
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12:01 (Sequel to Midnight Man)
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