... and dark as we progress through a city of leaves and reappear into the sunshine. One after the other, we are a pack of vehicles, in pursuit of the hearse in front. We ascend the mountain side in single file to achieve our goal, and I stare down at the town, which is just now a memory of suffering and sorrow. We reach the peak, but appallingly, there is still more to come. The car comes to a halt; my heart beats. Sweat drips from every pore. Nothing happens. No one moves. Could this be the end of this tormenting monstrosity? I peek out of the window. Suddenly we begin to accelerate, and I fear it has not ended. Confused and desperate, I lunge my head out of the opposite window. Another mysterious shadowy figure swings open a gate, and we pass through. The agony is not over. We ...

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