Okay, remember guys, this chapter will take place during the "Eternal Chord" episode from last week so if you haven't already watched it, I'd recommend doing it now before reading this chapter unless you want to be spoiled.
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I should be thankful that Viper said nothing about last night, though I didn't say it to her, or anything else after the incident. I just sat down to have breakfast as soon as I had woken up. Yinshen sat on the opposite end of the table, as far away from me as she could have possibly gotten. The airship had been taken by the royal guard this morning and I had put both shiftstones back where they belonged. It was quiet for once. At least it was when Zeng, the messenger burst straight through the door yelling "Bandits"!
Everybody, except Yinshen, got from their chairs and charged into town. Out the barracks, down the stairs and so forth. I knew that Yinshen would have just stayed there at the barracks. I couldn't blame her as I would have most likely done the same thing in her position. Still I shook the thought from my head and heard some sort of commotion from the street on the other side of the buildings.
"Least we know where they are". Mantis spoke up pointing out the obvious.
Tigress was already ahead of the rest of us, looking at the roofs of the buildings with an idea in her head.
"We'll need to ambush them if we want to catch them off guard. Up onto the roof"! She commanded, taking the lead and climbing straight onto the building in a second. Everyone else followed and made it onto the roof and across onto the other side where we could get a birds eye view of the next street.
Sure enough, the bandits had already struck and were tearing the local shops and family businesses apart. There were only three of them but each carried their own spiked mace. Despite the seriousness of the situation I felt a little relieved to see that the bandits were only water buffaloes. I was almost certain it was going to be more gorillas so you could imagine how much relief I felt.
Each buffalo wore the same getup. Orange pants and shoulder pads. One was destroying anything it could set it's small eyes on, another was stealing the money and the last one was quite amusing. He was walking around while a young child rabbit was biting him for taking his doll. What seemed strange was that the buffalo didn't even seem to feel or notice it. I quickly focused back to the situation at hand and, like the others, was ready to strike.
"Let's show them how the dragon warrior and the furious five do things downtown"! Po spoke, eager to fight as usual whilst i tried not to feel hurt or offended from the fact that he forgot about me being on the team.
We all jumped, nearly diving to the floor only to land on our feet in our own fighting stances. Seven against three? This would be a piece of cake even if they did carry weapons. They turned round and noticed us almost instantly. I was ready to attack at once. I needed something to smack around to help vent my anger. But before I, or anyone had the chance, Po yelled out the weirdest thing I have ever heard him say so far since meeting him.
"Kicking Donkey team attack! GO"!
Wait, kicking what?! Is that a real thing? Surely he just made that up at the top of his head!
"Po Wait, no"-
It was too late, Po had already engaged the bandits and attacked with no hesitation. The first bandit foolish enough to attack suffered a heavy butt bounce powerful enough to send him... our way. Oh no.
I had to jump to the side as the bandit smashed right into Monkey, Mantis and Viper and then into the wall behind us before all three of them fell to the floor like a bunch of rag dolls. The next bandit did the same thing with Tigress and Crane.
Hasn't Po noticed that he's doing more damage to us than he is the bandits?
My question was answered when the last buffalo was bounced and was flying backwards in my direction.
"Well shi"-
I couldn't even finish my statement as the animal smashed into me and then into the wall! I thought I was going to be crushed to death but the bandit just peeled off of the wall and I followed. At least that's all three bandits. That's the last of the pain right?
I heard something sound like it was crumbling behind me. I slowly turned round as I saw the wall had taken enough of an impact and began falling forwards in my direction.
OH COME ON! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
The wall fell right on top of every single one of us, bandits included. It smashed into who knows how many pieces and covered us all under stone and rubble.
The end result was that everybody but Po was covered in dust and marks. Nothing too serious, which is strange seeing how a bloody wall fell on us! If that happened back in my world, I'd be nothing but a red smeared stain by now. But I wasn't going to question logic.
Everybody manged to help each other out of the rubble and get back on their feet as best they could. Monkey helped get several pieces of wall off my back which were pinning me down before I could move again.
"Thanks buddy". I smiled, helping him with the bandit who had flown into me. The buffalo bandits seemed to have had it much worse. They were all groaning and were so badly injured that we had to load them onto a cart before heading back, letting what forces of the royal guard were nearby deal with the cartload of buffalo. At the very top of the stairs, Shifu was waiting for us all. He looked at each of us for a few seconds, viewing our marks before coming to a conclusion.
"Bandits"?
Everyone shook their head. Shifu's ears lowered slightly and sighed before taking another guess.
"Po"?
We all nodded and I looked at the Panda. His hands were behind his back and was trying to focus on everything but the group of angry warriors glaring at him.
"Perhaps you should all come with me. I suppose it is time to talk about Po's... accidents".
"Actually Master, I was hoping to check on Yinshen to see how she's holding up". I quickly asked.
"Very well. If you have enough time, feel free to rejoin us when you are done".
"Thank you Master Shifu".
I bowed and slithered away. I took a bit of a slow walk before reaching the barracks, thinking of what to say to the panther to help her feel better. Then again she's quite smart. I wouldn't be surprised if she managed to get me on her side again so I would need to be careful. I headed inside the barracks and found Yinshen exactly in the same spot as I had left her. She took a glance at me and gave a small chuckle.
"You look awful".
Granted I was still covered in dust so I couldn't help but agree with her.
"I bet. Feel like it too".
I slithered over and noticed upon close inspection that she had been scratching her claws across the table. Only a very small section, the corner on her left, but still it seemed like she had gone at it several times.
"Are... you feeling okay"?
"I'm good".
"You sure"?
"Mhm".
I took a seat next to her. She wasn't fooling anyone.
"Yinshen, I'm sorry that things didn't happen the way you wanted. But maybe it was for the best. I mean, I didn't realise how fast we rushed things until I woke up this morning and thought about it".
"Lucky you".
I felt sorry for her.
"You think it's my fault don't you"?
"A little".
"Yinshen, I know how badly you want to stop that damned gorilla but you're seeking your course through revenge".
"So"?
"Ever heard the saying? She who seeks revenge should remember to dig two graves"?
"Since when did you become the voice of reason"? She smirked before walking over to rinse out her cup.
"Since I began to look out for you like you did with me. It's what friends do".
"An eye for an eye right"?
"I suppose it follows the lines of that but... I'd prefer to think of it as a, let's say, nicer term".
"Like what"?
"Something like, scratch my back and I'll scratch yours".
"Touching. But even so, none of those things will probably prepare us for whatever storm heads our way next".
"Come on Yinshen, I know it's getting to you but there's no need to act like it's the end of the universe, because I can certainly tell you that that won't be happening any time soon".
"Hey, you never know. These things can be predictable. Much like how you expected Viper to remain knocked out long enough for us to escape? You remember how well that turned out".
"... I do, yes. And it was a huge mistake. Now I can't even get myself to talk to her anymore".
Yinshen put the now washed out cup to the side and patted me on the head as to comfort me.
"You'll find a way. You always do right"? She smirked.
"I have my moments if that's what you mean".
"Exactly. Just give yourself time, and her, and things will be back to normal".
I gave a small smile until she spoke again.
"Provided we don't all die when Fennu attacks again".
"Thanks Yinshen. Thanks for brightening up my day". I mumbled and left to shower off the dust stuck to my scales.
One nice long shower later, I ran into Po almost at once who seemed rather down for some reason. Shifu must have given him one hell of a punishment for him to be acting like this. He seemed unaware of his surroundings and looked down to the ground muttering something. I quickly dried off and went to see what the damage was.
"Hey Po. You okay"?
Po heard me and snapped out of his zombie-like trance. He turned round and saw me slithering up to him. Though it didn't do anything to increase his mood.
"No". He grumbled.
"What's up, Shifu punish you by making you sweep the Jade palace again"? I half joked to try and get him to smile.
"I wish".
"So what's he got you doing then"?
"I have to go with him to some boring classic musical dealie show tonight. Can you imagine how boring that is"?!
That was it? Really?
"Come on Po, it can't be that bad".
"Oh, then would YOU like to come along"? He sneered rhetorically. Even so I tried to answer.
"Well I"-
"There you are"! Came a new voice, interrupting the two of us. I looked round to find Viper right next to us.
"Hi Viper".
"Hey Vipes". I spoke dryly. The snake turned her attention to me.
"So Mike, I was hoping that I could still teach you a couple more tricks about snakes if you want".
"Well, I would but I'm busy tonight. I've got to go to a classical musical festival. I hope you don't mind".
Viper's smile faded to one of disappointment.
"Oh. okay, well... I hope you have a good time". She slithered off slowly, her head dangled downwards a little bit. I tried my best to ignore it and turned to Po who seemed a little confused of what just happened. But at least that little talk brought up something in my head. That plus I wanted to change the subject before any questions were asked about what just happened.
"That reminds me actually. How have you been doing ever since... well, since I showed you the real me"?
Po was the only one I still needed to check on. So far he seemed to act like he didn't even notice when I turned into my human self. He's been silent about it and it was a little off-putting. Nevertheless, he was quick to answer my question with another question.
"I'm good but... are humans, well, dangerous"?
"Not unless they get their hands on a weapon". I responded with a half truth.
"Do they eat brains, or have weird tentacle thingies that pop out of their spines or"...
Where the hell was he getting this from? He kept jabbering on about humans having many disturbing things like expandable jaws and God knows what else. It was like he was trying to compare me to some sort of horrific monster you'd expect to see in a game or a movie. I quickly cut him off before he could go any further.
"PO! Humans have none of those things! They don't eat brains, or have weird tentacle thingies or whatever gibberish you're making up"! I snapped.
"So... you're harmless"?
"What do you mean am I harmless? Po, I've been your friend for two months and now you think I'm going to eat you? Is that what I'm dealing with now"? Po panicked from my outburst.
"I... I didn't mean it like that! I"- I quickly cut him off with a sigh.
"Sorry Po. I didn't mean to snap at you. I've just been dealing with too much stress lately is all".
Po seemed less nervous and became that much more friendlier rather than planning on making a run for it the moment I look away.
"Hey, don't worry about it buddy. We all our moments when we want to vent".
"That's... actually a good point". I agreed with Po, a little astounded that he was helping me out. "Anyway, I'd better go and relax while I can. See you later for the musical festival".
"Don't remind me". Po pouted. I just laughed at his childish behavior over classical music and left him to frown.
The day passed by slowly. I still had trouble facing Viper and tried to get away from her with every opportunity that I had. Every time she kept asking me if I wanted to do anything such as training or dinner, I shrugged it off and explained that I had some important things to take care of. Honestly the entire thing was an excuse but I just couldn't forgive myself for having to go so far as to knock her out and leave her there. Sure, she had already forgiven me, but I couldn't say the same thing for myself. I mean, how could I expect something like that to just simply be accepted and just moved on from? She may have come to terms with it but I don't know if I ever will. But finally, I could take the opportunity I have been waiting for. The classical music routine Po and Shifu were planning on seeing. I had to speak to Shifu about it first but he allowed me to come along. The only problem was that Po wasn't as keen. In fact, he had gone and tried to hide himself in his own room, locking the door and pretending that he wasn't in. Though I doubted anybody would have been fooled from when we knocked at the door and he responded "Nobody's home". Eventually it got to the point where Shifu kicked down the door and we both had to literally drag Po all the way to the show. His body fat did not make the task any easier by any means.
"Guys, please! Classical music is so boring"! He pleaded as we were arriving, still dragging his heavy butt around. The fact that he was resisting by sinking his fingers into the dirt just made our job that much harder.
"Po, will you stop it already"? I hissed angrily, my body exhausted from all the pulling I've had to do.
"He's right Panda. This is for your own good"! Shifu agreed as we arrived in our spot. On a patch of grass. There we all sat down and Po rested his head onto his palm. It didn't take long for the show to begin. I watched as a Pug dog walked slowly up the stairs in an old red and golden Chinese robe. Wearing a pair of glasses and a small circular hat of the same colors perched on top of his head. He seemed to be carrying a stick around and tapping it as though... wait. Could... was he actually unable to see?
It seemed that way as he kept tapping the stick in front of him in order to make his way to the front, trying to find the pipe-type instrument that was right in front of him. As he did, Po spoke up.
"Who's the old boring guy"? He mumbled, though I doubted he actually cared on who he was.
"That's master Lun. The greatest musician in China. And he is not boring".
I felt like I should have questioned why the "greatest musician in china" was playing in the middle of a bamboo forest and why only a small portion of the village had come to see him, ten people including Me, Po and Shifu. Surely there would have been hundreds, if not thousands more. But I thought better and kept it to myself. Suddenly, the Pug dog spoke up.
"Let's begin with a tune I like to call, Stagnant water. Slowly dripping... from a leaf. On the ground. Slooooooooooo"...
As he kept up with the pronunciation of the word slow, Po rudely groaned with impatience. I was almost willing to slap him round the side of the head until Master Lun finished. Granted I wasn't fully excited but I would say that I was interested to hear what Chinese Cultural music would sound from centuries ago. Or at least this would be a close representation. I waited and listened to his Slooooooooow song as he would have called it.
He began to blow into the pipe and played. The music started off well, but what happened next was beyond incredible! Three instruments behind him, a drum a trumpet and some kind of banjo flew into the air and began to play all on their own! The crowd wowed in amazement just as I heard something rustle next to me. a couple of small rocks now began to fly into the air, altogether there were as many as seven circling above our heads and then being stacked on top of each other closer to the front of the crowd.
"How on earth is that even happening"? I asked mostly to myself, but my question still went answered by Shifu.
"Master Lun has learned to master the Chi energy of sound". He spoke so that both myself and Po could hear.
The show got more intense as several crossbows positioned fifty feet away fired, heading straight for Master Lun's skull. I was about to assist until Shifu waved his hand as to tell me not to interfere. I was relieved to see that as I turned back, the arrows were now hovering inches away from his head. They raised themselves up into the air and the tips of the arrows caught on fire before they shot themselves into a small cluster of conveniently placed fireworks behind the small crowd, setting them all off! And thus, the show ended.
"So Po, still find classical music boring"? I asked after getting over my amazement. Po seemed to be in a trance like state for a moment or two before getting to his feet as quickly as possible before yelling out.
"Classical music rules! Encore"!
Yeah, I think he enjoyed it. I gave a small smile.
I had been expecting at this point to head back to the Jade palace, but Shifu filled me in a little more on why we were seeing Master Lun in the first place. During my talk with Yinshen, Po had been, as he explained it, "benched" from the rest of the team and couldn't be trusted to fight alongside them while his chi was unfocused. Shifu believed that Master Lun could help balance it out through music. So after everybody else had dispersed, Shifu told us to remain seated while he spoke to Master Lun.
A few minutes later, we were being taken back to his home not too far away. Again, why does the greatest musician in China live all on his own in the middle of nowhere? Especially since he can't even see! Maybe it's a summer home or something? It may not make that much sense but it was the only reason I could think of. I didn't dare ask lest I chose to be rude to our host. Inside was only a single room that took up the small hut. Instruments hung on the ceiling and several cupboards lay at the side probably holding more instruments. We all sat down around a table and Po spoke up at once, commenting on his spectacular musical performance.
"Master Lun, that was... amazing! Can you teach me how to move rocks around and become invisible"?
"Po, he didn't become invisible". I pointed out to the overexcited panda.
"Couldn't hurt to ask". He countered just before Lun spoke up.
"Music isn't about tricks my boy. It's about catching the vibe. Going with the flow. As the ancient masters once said, music, is what's happening".
Master Lun then told us about how five mystical instruments, which he happened to possess, kept the darkness at bay and how the beginning of time started or... something like that... I didn't really follow every single detail but I got the gist of it. Anyway, he also told us of how these servants of darkness called the Yau Gui planned on using the instruments to turn the universe back into nothingness. Personally, I didn't believe a word of this and shrugged it off almost at once.
"WOAH"! Po yelled out, following the story a little better than myself. "You mean those pipes are... THOSE pipes"? He asked gesturing to the pipes next to Lun seeing how they were supposedly one of the five mystical instruments.
"That's right. Musical kung fu can be played on any instrument. But the pipes are special. Maybe special enough to get you in harmony".
I suppose that bit I could believe. Whilst I didn't really believe Lun, I knew that Shifu wouldn't have brought us all the way out here for no reason. This must have been that reason. Po was over eager and stretched out to grab the pipes, almost grabbing them until his hand was slapped away by the pug dog.
"No! For the untrained, they could blow your head apart".
A bit overkill isn't it? The risk of having your head blown apart just for playing on an old musical instrument? This place never fails to surprise me.
"Pfft sure, for the untrained". Po spoke. "But this is the one and only dragon warriors noggin".
Yeah, his whole body would probably be blown apart I'd bet.
"It's not like he uses it much anyway". Shifu agreed with his student. Lun had other thoughts.
"Maybe, but we can't take that risk. Yet". He said before taking the pipes back over to the cupboard behind him, accidentally knocking over a tray with a teapot and cup, smashing them into several pieces each. Lun put the pipe back and pulled out a small old worn out horn.
"Use this". He tossed to Po, only for it to hit me in the head! I hissed angrily but quickly dropped my rage, remembering he couldn't see. I handed them stupid thing to Po and waited until Lun sat back down, after Po whined about the horn being lame.
"In the words of the ancient masters, lay it on me".
And Po did just that. He blew into the instrument and the result was... well, bad. Very bad. In fact it was so bad that the instrument shot from his hands and bounced round the room like some sort of guided missile! I had to duck a couple of times until it was caught by Lun.
"My son, don't take this the wrong way, but you are what the ancient masters call, not good".
And that was putting it lightly in my opinion.
"So, is there any hope for him"? I asked.
"Well it won't be easy. But I think I can teach him about his harmony in two... maybe three years. A decade at the most".
A DECADE? THAT LONG? That has to be some sort of joke!
Shifu sighed and thanked the great master for his time before the three of us left. Po quickly began to complain.
"A decade?! I can't wait five years"!
"Um, ten years Po. Ten years". I corrected him. He didn't take it any better.
"WHAT? But- but that's like three times worse"!
"Two times worse".
Shifu cut in.
"I know you're disappointing Po, but be patient. We can't risk you harming yourself or someone else".
Po wanted to object, but he didn't know what to say and groaned in frustration.
"I know... Guys, if you don't mind, I think I need some personal panda time".
"Sure thing buddy. We'll see you back at the Jade palace". I smiled, patting him on the back before walking back with Shifu.
The journey back was silent between myself and my master. We quickly found our way back to town and up to the Jade palace where he spoke farewell before we both departed to get some sleep. I decided to take my usual spot under the training logs again and headed over at once.
I climbed up the steps and walked into the courtyard. It looked quite tidy since Po hadn't been doing much training. I still felt a little sorry for the guy, I mean, being banished from the team wasn't a very positive outlet for him. Not to mention that we did need him to be at the top of his game for when the next group of bandits attack, or worse. I tried to rid myself of the unpleasant thought of the town being overrun by an army of thugs and headed inside, under the logs and tried to get some sleep. However...
"So, are you going to try and avoid me for as long as you can? Is that what you plan on doing to me now"?
My head jerked upwards as that was where the voice was coming from, unable to see the speaker. Though it was more than clear who it was. I sighed, not ready for this at all.
"Can we please not do this now and save it for tomorrow"? I asked tiredly and rested my head back onto the sand. Unfortunately my request was denied as I heard Viper slither down the logs and up to me. I tried to pretend it was just my imagination before she nudged me gently.
"Are you still upset over last night"? She asked calmly.
"Not really, no". I spoke, trying to deny everything. But it didn't end there as Viper slithered right next to me. I moved away from her. To my surprise, she raised a chuckle.
"Are you sure about that"?
I hissed angrily. "Okay, yes. I'm a little upset. Happy"?
"Not really, no".
Again she tried to get close to me, only for me to slither further away.
"Why do you keep doing that"? She hissed.
"Why do you keep slithering up to me so closely"? I turned the tables.
"I just want to check how you're doing. Is that such a bad thing"? She asked as though I had just offended her.
"After what happened yesterday, I'm surprised you want to be anywhere near me".
Viper gave a pregnant pause before speaking.
"Is that what this is all about? I already forgave you for knocking me out you know".
"Really? I, your boyfriend, knock you out and you're okay with it"?
"Yes". She spoke with a tone that matched my own.
"Well I'm not. However you choose to look at it, I still feel horrible about the whole thing".
"Well you shouldn't. You have no reason to".
Viper tried to get close to me for the third time and still I moved away from her. She was beginning to get annoyed with me.
"Would you please stop doing that"?
"No".
"Why"?
"Because I said so". I responded, acting a little like a small child. Not that I really cared.
"I understand you're still upset but I'm trying to help you. Just let me"...
Her tail touched me barely and I reacted like she was made of acid and pulled back with a hiss, letting my wilder instinct take over for a second before calming down. I just slithered to the very edge of the room and closed my eyes. I doubted very much that she would try that again. I just laid down in silence for a little while, thinking that she had gone and left me alone. But that clearly wasn't the case as she tried to gently coil round me. I flinched slightly but that was all I could do. Any further movement was restricted from the snake coiled around me. I let out a sigh.
"Why do we do this every time"? I asked.
"What do you mean"? She responded as her head lowered next to mine.
"Every time something like this happens, we always choose to fight over it. I just don't understand why we do".
Unknown to me, Viper gave a small smile.
"I'd like to think of it this way. Imagine that our bond is like glue. No matter how hard one of us pulls, we never separate. The longer we're together, the more the bond grows stronger".
"...Hmmm". Was all I could say, taking in her metaphor.
"Hmm". Viper mocked and rested her head next to mine. A minute passed.
"Shouldn't you be off to bed"? I asked as nicely as I could, thinking that she should have headed back to her own room by now.
"I already have".
I rolled my eyes and decided to remove the lotus flowers from the top of her head for her in case one of them poked me in the eye at some point during the night. I grabbed the first one in my mouth gently so that I didn't dent or break it and put it to the side before doing the same with the other one. I looked at the bald headed snake and chuckled softly to myself, lying my head back down to the side.
At this rate, I would need to save up for a double bed.
However, it seemed that Viper was not ready to sleep yet as she raised her head up again.
"Something up"?
"I'm fine. Just"...
"Yeah"? I turned round to see her smiling with a small blush on her face.
"It's nothing". She turned from me, leaving me to wonder what that was all about. I slithered over so that I was now nudging her head with my own.
"After that little talk, you sure now's the best time to be keeping secrets"?
"I'd rather keep it to myself thank you". She shrugged now turning her head from me. Great. Now the roles have been switched round. Time to see how she likes it. I gave a small evil grin.
"Come on, you'd feel better for it".
"I said no". She responded.
"Viper? Just tell me and I promise that whatever it is I won't hold it against you". Probably.
Viper fell silent for a few seconds as though she was thinking hard about something. "Are you sure? You might not agree with that logic if I say".
"Viper come on. I'm a human that was turned into a snake, nearly starved, and got shot with an arrow a few days ago. I doubt there's anything that could surprise me at this stage". I smiled.
Viper turned back to me nervously and instead of speaking, she went ahead and kissed me on the snout, then the lips and... onto my neck? Okay. Then licking my chest... starting to feel a little uncomfortable now. And then she was about to WHOA OKAY! TIME TO UNCOIL NOW!
I did just that and quickly uncoiled my entire body from Viper before she could do what she was going to do. My entire face had gone pale. Maybe I should have let her keep it to herself! Vipers face blushed greatly and couldn't even look me in the eye. Only a month and a half into the relationship and she had jumped to that stage already?! I mean, I understand that some animals are quick to do it, but I certainly wasn't.
"Uhhh... wow. That was... something". I broke the awkward silence, unable to find the right words.
Viper just slithered a little closer to me and spoke.
"Sorry. I... should have been more professional about something so delicate".
Was that supposed to mean two things? I shook it from my head and asked.
"Vipes, how long do snakes date for until they come across... that stage"? I asked shuddering slightly.
"Almost any time after a strong bond has been established". She spoke in a near whisper, embarrassed.
"Well I suppose that explains... that I guess. For humans, it's usually a year of dating or until after marriage".
Viper seemed a little surprised about that new sense of information but hid it from her face. I slithered back over to her, knowing she wasn't going to do anything so rash again.
"Vipes, I know you feel a little embarrassed, but I still stick by what I said. I won't hold it against you".
Viper nodded. I gave a small sigh.
"Look, how about we just move a little slower with our relationship and see how it goes from there"? I asked gently. Again Viper nodded and forced a smile. I returned it and carefully kissed her on the snout and laid back down. In fairness, you couldn't really blame her for doing what she did. It wasn't as though she was being senseless about it. It was just her nature. Nothing that could be fought against. Even so, she rested half her body onto mine and began to sleep.
"Mike"?
"Yes Vipes"?
"Thank you for understanding".
"Anytime Vipes. Anytime".
We then fell asleep. Though throughout that time, I swear I could have heard some sort of drum beat from far away. Must be my imagination.
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I have no words... Cheerio!