[ The message that comes through is jumbled and disjointed, since the sender is still in the height of his fever and the vision that had blanked out everything else for its duration has left him shaken and disoriented. But he tries. ]
Thancred. They gave ù̸̹̻s̴͉̈̕ ̵̹̓̕s̷̻̕o̵͔̐m̴͓͒e̸̢̓ṫ̷͔͆ȟ̶̯̱̎i̴̗̓͐n̴̝͍̉g̵̗̦͑͒ ̷̧̻͂͠t̸̩́͑h̶̟̆̈ä̴̠̙́t̵͕̓̋ ̷̥͓̓g̷̪̫͆a̶̢̐̈́v̵̡͆̀ȩ̴̰̇̚ ̵̗͕̆u̴͚̓s̷͙͎̔ visions, after w̸̺͋ḥ̴̔͠ă̶̻̯̔t̶̜͈͐̇ ̶̟͔͗t̶̬̩̔̇h̵̼̾̚e̶͍̒̓y̵̛̲͔ ̷͇́d̶̢̙̑i̴̦͝͝d̵̫͕͂̎ ̵͍̜̏̅t̷͕̺̍o̴͈̗̓̃ ̵̱͚͐͆ṷ̵̈́͜s̸̟̐͛.̷͚̐ Others saw ̷̘͐s̷̨̕͜t̷̹̚r̶͖̺̆͝ă̷̩̲n̷̔̿ͅg̴̱̘͋ê̴̬̐ ̵̬͊͗t̴̙͂̅h̵̪̓i̷̯̠̒n̵̯̭̊g̸͔̏s̵̺̈̉,̴̖̉̆ ̸̣͆ẗ̶̠̗́̒o̵̝̘̓̀o̷͇͓͗,̸͔̇ ̷̙̟̿̋b̶͙̖̑ü̶̬̲̂ẗ̷͜ ̸̛̦̟́ I saw it. The Mountain. ṭ̴̢͆͗ĥ̷̞͔è̷͉ ̷̹̭̓o̸̮͒̋n̷͚̟̈͒e̵̖͒̃ͅ ̶̳͙͂͛w̸̢̫̉ĩ̷̤̳̈́ț̷̗̈́͆h̴̨͔̋̆ ̶̣͈̕ the hands! where w̴͉̥̽͝ę̵̖̿ ̷̨͚̑͊w̴̢̘̓́e̷̥̝͝ṟ̷́e̵̗̽͜ trapped in the horizon! d̵̼̼͆́o̶̟͂̽ ̶͖̅ȳ̷͖o̷̦͑́u̵͈͌̆ remember? İ̴͔̪̽ ̸̙̳͛́t̵̙͕̅h̸͔̿̚i̷̟͖̒͝ň̴̹k̸̬̹̈͛ ̴̧̔͝i̵̝̙͐͠t̵͙͈̿ ̴̲̌͗m̶̗͑̑i̷͉̎g̶̮͑h̴̪͘t̸̛͈̃ ̵̗̾͝b̶̘͂ė̶̲̚ important.
[ This isn't the first time this week that Thancred has received a somewhat panicked message from one of those taken, but at least this one was meant for him. A vision of the mountain with the hands, is it? These Summoned have been through so much that Thancred wonders how much of it is just stress and fungi-induced hallucinations, but he isn't going to discount it. ]
S̷͕̱̊y̸͔̮̾l̶͕̯̅̄vain. 'Tis good to h̴̠́e̶̲̐̇ã̵̦̉r̶̞͋͆ ̶̬̈́f̴̨̣̈́r̸̖̟̄̆o̷̮̕m̴̲̈ ̶̫͚̒́ỷ̶̢̩o̸͈͋ư̴̧͐.̶̛̗́
I remem̸̰̈́͛b̵̢͓͆e̷͇̿r̶͉͔̀͛.̶̤͇̓͂
Á̴̙͝r̸͍͙̊̂e̷̙͊ ̶̙̹͗̽t̷̩͓͒h̵̲̟̓̾ȅ̶̜̮s̵̫͈̀e̸̳̞̅ waking v̶̜͙́̀i̵̬͙̍s̵͉̱͝ỉ̷̳̻ó̴͙͔n̵̛̾͜s̶͔̆̄?̷̯̪͝ ̷̝͎̀̍Ô̵͓͆r̴̡̺͗ ̸̳̈́̊d̷̮̑͂o̵͉̳͌ ̷͈͉̈́̀t̴̠̒̔ḧ̴͉̼́̓ê̷̠̠͝y̶̧͉̍̕ ̸̗̐c̴̭̾o̷͖̐m̶̘̍̐ͅe̸̘̩͋ when you sleep?
No, we were awake. T̸̜̑͠ẖ̴̒͐e̵̝̊̾ỷ̸͚̕'̸̲͂͝v̵̛͔ě̶̹̇ ̵̦̃s̸̥̟̓ë̴̱̱ẹ̸̚n̷̢̉ different things S̶̗̔̈o̷̙͛m̴͈̿ë̶͉͖́͒ ̴̗͍̃w̴̲͇͋̈́ê̴̼͙ṙ̴̏ͅẹ̷̝̑n̶̻̲̈́̀'̸͙̟̑t̵͖̋̃ ̵͚̺͂͝t̴̪̍͒ḫ̷͍̓̑ǐ̴̖͑n̵̤̓͜g̴̼̘̐͝ś̷̙ ̶̠̔̊ḯ̴͕͘'̵̮͛̉v̸͍̅͝e̷̥̾͑ ̷̢͍͛̂h̴̹̞̔ê̵͙̯̐a̵̙͉̓̎r̶̜͓̊̅d̶̳̔ ̶͙̽o̵̻̞͗̄f̷͓̠͂ ̶͇͋b̴̡̻̊ė̵̱͈f̸̫͒o̵̭̾r̴̲͖̔̾é̷̙̞̎ ̶̼͕́̊b̴̠̕u̶̟̇̓t̷̨̂̚ saw the maze, too. t̴̘̊̀h̵͍̜̎͆ë̸̡̩́̀ ̵̨̀̕r̵̪̝̎e̷̱̍s̵̗͚̔t̸͚̤̎ ̴̥̃̈́a̸̙̎r̸̬͆̃e̵̠̤͛̄ hard to describe. everyone ẃ̵̡̐h̴̹̀͐o̷̮͖̎ ̶͍̆w̴̞̜͛̐ȇ̴̯̦n̶̯̅̒t̶̨̳̔͠ ̴̱͆͋t̴̠̏͒h̴̦̔̿r̶͛̍͜o̴͍̺̓u̷͎̺͗̿g̷̭̗̔h̸̬̺̃̿ ̸̨̘̒t̶͕̃͊h̴̻̟͑e̴̢̓i̸͇͝r̵͕͊̾ weird ritual saw things. m̵͈̭̌͋a̶̭̹͘͝y̸̡̎͊ḅ̵̣͛̃e̵̼͒͛ ̵͓͒t̶͋͘͜h̴̹͓͗i̵̘̣̓s̸͎̺͝͝ ̶͉̝̓̆i̴̤̪̿̄s̵̠̝̓ ̴̇̆͜t̸̰͆̉͜h̸̤̲̕ē̷͍͂ ascension?
T̷̥͉̏ḧ̶͕́̊e̷̢͆̎ṛ̵͍̑ḛ̵̾̈́ ̴̩͠h̴̛̥̻͝a̸̪͌ṽ̷͚̳e̶͚͋̿ ̶̘̭̽͘b̴̯̳̉e̵̬̔͠ȅ̴̹n̸̤̋͐ visions like this b̶͇̦̿é̵̟̩̾f̸̨̡́͝o̸͙͔̊r̵̙͊ę̵̆͗.̵̘͛ ̷͖͖̀Ī̶̤͗ ̸̙̈́k̶͗ͅṉ̷̡͐̉o̴̯̩͋ẅ̴͖̃ ̸̼͗́n̴͎̑ȯ̵̰t̵͖͒ what they mean, but I̵̓͘ͅ ̶̮͕͊w̴̯̄ỉ̶̙̕l̵̮̥̓l̸̛̰̿ ̶͓̜̀̿ḑ̵̌̀ỡ̴͍̝ ̶̖͚̈ä̷͉̣l̶̠̰͋ĺ̶͚͝ ̷̪̣̓̍Ḯ̵͖̘ ̶̯͒̉c̷̅͗ͅa̶̗͘͠n̶̜̄͆ to find out. Mark m̶̖̞̆y̸͚̔ͅ ̷͕̏w̸̻̣̔̀ọ̸̔r̵̲̔d̶̦̕s̸̠͑͋.̴̘́͌
w̷̞͐h̸̺̤͂̄á̵͖̭ṭ̴̎͝ͅe̷̎͜v̶̲̉e̶̱͘r̴͓̈́͆ ̵̨͓͗̇t̴͙̟́̃h̸̨͂̑e̷̛̗͝y̵̤̐͘͜ took us for. some ritual. i̶̮͆t̶͎̓̋ ̶͖͉̍r̸͖͗̐ę̴̍͝a̷̧̿l̵͚͒̄ĺ̵͍y̶͒ͅ ̴̖̯͠w̷͕̰͌a̸̙̐s̸̭͍̅͂n̶͎͑ͅ'̶͙͕͌̆t̴̠͎͒̕ ̶̞͓͂̀a̴͙̾̊ ̷̅̉ͅg̵̭̎̽o̷̠̐͜o̵̮̞͗̋ḋ̴̤̠ ̵̜̾t̵̙͑i̵̪̥͝m̶͌́ͅe̴̝̭͂.̶̤͓̍ ̷̺̰̿s̶͖̺̓̓ạ̷́̊ͅi̶̹͆d̷̘̑̍ ̷̡̍ ̶̧̟̑ẘ̴͙͈e̸͇͛ ̸̨͓̌w̶̞̓̚ě̴̱r̸̰͌e̶͎͕̕ chosen. special to the gods.
[ It's getting harder to focus, to hold that connection. He only hopes enough of the words are getting through. ]
[ Back to the gods, is it? Of course it is. It somehow always goes back to that, no matter which star he finds himself on. ]
Unders̴͇͈͍̈̿t̵̘͗̃o̵͖̥̾̉͛o̸̬͆̍d̷̹̯͊̔.̵̛̦ I know not i̸̝̞̔f̶̥̥̏͆ ̵̨͍̾Ȋ̴̘ ̷͕̠̔̿w̸̹̦̐̾i̴̱̬͝l̶̹͎̈́̕l̶̤͍̅ ̷̮̓f̸̛̦i̷̮̎n̴̞͖̂̈d̶̪͗̚ this mountain range, but I will certainl̶̝͊ỳ̵̱ ̵̯͊ļ̶̌o̷̥͂ő̸̱k̸̥͊.̸̲́
W̶̡͋e̵͙̔ ̴̬̓w̶̏ͅi̶̯͗l̵͈̓ľ̷ͅ ̶̟́ǵ̸̦e̸̳͒t̸͔̽ ̷̺̀ÿ̶̘́ŏ̶̢ǘ̷ͅ ̸̜̏a̸̖͛l̸̮͆l̵̢̅ ̷͔̍ő̸̠u̴̺͑t̷̢̀ ̴̓ͅŏ̴ͅf̸̪̀ ̵̧͗t̶̹̒h̶̭͗ë̶̝r̶̠͆e̶͈̋.̴̡̋ Mark my words.
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Late in Week 2 of the disappearances
Thancred. They gave ù̸̹̻s̴͉̈̕ ̵̹̓̕s̷̻̕o̵͔̐m̴͓͒e̸̢̓ṫ̷͔͆ȟ̶̯̱̎i̴̗̓͐n̴̝͍̉g̵̗̦͑͒ ̷̧̻͂͠t̸̩́͑h̶̟̆̈ä̴̠̙́t̵͕̓̋ ̷̥͓̓g̷̪̫͆a̶̢̐̈́v̵̡͆̀ȩ̴̰̇̚ ̵̗͕̆u̴͚̓s̷͙͎̔ visions, after w̸̺͋ḥ̴̔͠ă̶̻̯̔t̶̜͈͐̇ ̶̟͔͗t̶̬̩̔̇h̵̼̾̚e̶͍̒̓y̵̛̲͔ ̷͇́d̶̢̙̑i̴̦͝͝d̵̫͕͂̎ ̵͍̜̏̅t̷͕̺̍o̴͈̗̓̃ ̵̱͚͐͆ṷ̵̈́͜s̸̟̐͛.̷͚̐ Others saw ̷̘͐s̷̨̕͜t̷̹̚r̶͖̺̆͝ă̷̩̲n̷̔̿ͅg̴̱̘͋ê̴̬̐ ̵̬͊͗t̴̙͂̅h̵̪̓i̷̯̠̒n̵̯̭̊g̸͔̏s̵̺̈̉,̴̖̉̆ ̸̣͆ẗ̶̠̗́̒o̵̝̘̓̀o̷͇͓͗,̸͔̇ ̷̙̟̿̋b̶͙̖̑ü̶̬̲̂ẗ̷͜ ̸̛̦̟́ I saw it. The Mountain. ṭ̴̢͆͗ĥ̷̞͔è̷͉ ̷̹̭̓o̸̮͒̋n̷͚̟̈͒e̵̖͒̃ͅ ̶̳͙͂͛w̸̢̫̉ĩ̷̤̳̈́ț̷̗̈́͆h̴̨͔̋̆ ̶̣͈̕ the hands! where w̴͉̥̽͝ę̵̖̿ ̷̨͚̑͊w̴̢̘̓́e̷̥̝͝ṟ̷́e̵̗̽͜ trapped in the horizon! d̵̼̼͆́o̶̟͂̽ ̶͖̅ȳ̷͖o̷̦͑́u̵͈͌̆ remember? İ̴͔̪̽ ̸̙̳͛́t̵̙͕̅h̸͔̿̚i̷̟͖̒͝ň̴̹k̸̬̹̈͛ ̴̧̔͝i̵̝̙͐͠t̵͙͈̿ ̴̲̌͗m̶̗͑̑i̷͉̎g̶̮͑h̴̪͘t̸̛͈̃ ̵̗̾͝b̶̘͂ė̶̲̚ important.
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S̷͕̱̊y̸͔̮̾l̶͕̯̅̄vain. 'Tis good to h̴̠́e̶̲̐̇ã̵̦̉r̶̞͋͆ ̶̬̈́f̴̨̣̈́r̸̖̟̄̆o̷̮̕m̴̲̈ ̶̫͚̒́ỷ̶̢̩o̸͈͋ư̴̧͐.̶̛̗́
I remem̸̰̈́͛b̵̢͓͆e̷͇̿r̶͉͔̀͛.̶̤͇̓͂
Á̴̙͝r̸͍͙̊̂e̷̙͊ ̶̙̹͗̽t̷̩͓͒h̵̲̟̓̾ȅ̶̜̮s̵̫͈̀e̸̳̞̅ waking v̶̜͙́̀i̵̬͙̍s̵͉̱͝ỉ̷̳̻ó̴͙͔n̵̛̾͜s̶͔̆̄?̷̯̪͝ ̷̝͎̀̍Ô̵͓͆r̴̡̺͗ ̸̳̈́̊d̷̮̑͂o̵͉̳͌ ̷͈͉̈́̀t̴̠̒̔ḧ̴͉̼́̓ê̷̠̠͝y̶̧͉̍̕ ̸̗̐c̴̭̾o̷͖̐m̶̘̍̐ͅe̸̘̩͋ when you sleep?
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T̷̥͉̏ḧ̶͕́̊e̷̢͆̎ṛ̵͍̑ḛ̵̾̈́ ̴̩͠h̴̛̥̻͝a̸̪͌ṽ̷͚̳e̶͚͋̿ ̶̘̭̽͘b̴̯̳̉e̵̬̔͠ȅ̴̹n̸̤̋͐ visions like this b̶͇̦̿é̵̟̩̾f̸̨̡́͝o̸͙͔̊r̵̙͊ę̵̆͗.̵̘͛ ̷͖͖̀Ī̶̤͗ ̸̙̈́k̶͗ͅṉ̷̡͐̉o̴̯̩͋ẅ̴͖̃ ̸̼͗́n̴͎̑ȯ̵̰t̵͖͒ what they mean, but I̵̓͘ͅ ̶̮͕͊w̴̯̄ỉ̶̙̕l̵̮̥̓l̸̛̰̿ ̶͓̜̀̿ḑ̵̌̀ỡ̴͍̝ ̶̖͚̈ä̷͉̣l̶̠̰͋ĺ̶͚͝ ̷̪̣̓̍Ḯ̵͖̘ ̶̯͒̉c̷̅͗ͅa̶̗͘͠n̶̜̄͆ to find out. Mark m̶̖̞̆y̸͚̔ͅ ̷͕̏w̸̻̣̔̀ọ̸̔r̵̲̔d̶̦̕s̸̠͑͋.̴̘́͌
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[ It's getting harder to focus, to hold that connection. He only hopes enough of the words are getting through. ]
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Unders̴͇͈͍̈̿t̵̘͗̃o̵͖̥̾̉͛o̸̬͆̍d̷̹̯͊̔.̵̛̦ I know not i̸̝̞̔f̶̥̥̏͆ ̵̨͍̾Ȋ̴̘ ̷͕̠̔̿w̸̹̦̐̾i̴̱̬͝l̶̹͎̈́̕l̶̤͍̅ ̷̮̓f̸̛̦i̷̮̎n̴̞͖̂̈d̶̪͗̚ this mountain range, but I will certainl̶̝͊ỳ̵̱ ̵̯͊ļ̶̌o̷̥͂ő̸̱k̸̥͊.̸̲́
W̶̡͋e̵͙̔ ̴̬̓w̶̏ͅi̶̯͗l̵͈̓ľ̷ͅ ̶̟́ǵ̸̦e̸̳͒t̸͔̽ ̷̺̀ÿ̶̘́ŏ̶̢ǘ̷ͅ ̸̜̏a̸̖͛l̸̮͆l̵̢̅ ̷͔̍ő̸̠u̴̺͑t̷̢̀ ̴̓ͅŏ̴ͅf̸̪̀ ̵̧͗t̶̹̒h̶̭͗ë̶̝r̶̠͆e̶͈̋.̴̡̋ Mark my words.