[The writing is rushed, and filled with small irregularities that betray the slight shaking of a hand. The letters are deeply imprinted in the paper, obviously due to the writer's panic.
Few are those who could recognize Cecil Harvey's handwriting in such a state.]
It is coming. It is coming, and if we do not stop it it will eat consume crush us. The
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Are you all right?
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[She peers a little closer at her journal.]
...Cecil?
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[Sorry, no smiles or faith in the universe today.]
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[...Except she doesn't remember where he lives.]
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[He knows.]
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[She closes her journal, slips it into the small purse she uses to carry it around when travelling, and sets out.
It doesn't take her as long as usual to arrive. This time, she tries very hard to keep her mind focused. It's important. Cecil is very upset, and he needs her.
When she reaches House 9, she looks up to the roof and calls out:] Cecil?
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[He cannot be fully seen from the ground, but he's left a ladder propped against the wall and his voice comes from that direction.]
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He seems so sad. Maybe this will cheer him up.]
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...The last time this happened, we had a way to reach the moon. We could go there, and we could fight, and we could tell our people not to give up. But here...
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Don't worry. Everything will turn out all right. We'll find a way to help everyone.
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[He doesn't sound like he believes it, but still he stands up, eyes fixed on the moon.]
I'd feel better if it did not look so angry.
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I wonder why it isn't very happy.
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[Beyond the prospect of a meal, of course.]
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