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MAG 198 - Precipice

The Magnus Archives

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The Smoldering Desire to Surrender

"There is a big difference between knowing pain and experiencing it. It passes pretty quickly, but it hasn't passed yet," says John as he tries to get his friends back on their feet after being trapped in an underground tunnel for hours. "We look up at last and see its twisting stretch that pulls away in all infinity to nothing", writes the author of 'The Great Escape' The pair are rescued by other members of the crew who help them climb out from beneath the rubble - only to find they have been left with nowhere else to go. They try to figure out what's next before falling into unconsciousness once again.

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