Hey guys, TheDoctor1998 here with a new fic. I've been sitting on this idea for a while, and with the relatively recent Owl House finale, it seemed like a good idea to start this.
The idea of this is fairly simple: I'm taking several Owl House characters and showing them the various anomalies and stories from the SCP Mythos. This will be slightly AU with one very specific thing, which will be revealed almost immediately through this long introductory chapter. Rated M because of SCP.
Disclaimer for the entire fic: Don't own the Owl House or the SCP Foundation Mythos. All rights go to Disney, Dana Terrace for the Owl House and the many many different writers of the SCP Foundation Mythos for said Mythos. Now, on with the show!
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Luz was exhausted. Considering what was happening over the past few days that's not surprising. Belos possessing Hunter and killing Flapjack. The whole ordeal with Kikimora and Boscha. The Collector trapping her, one of her moms and her little brother within nightmares while also turning her friends, mami, big brother and girlfriend into puppets (which she forgave him for, they're just a kid who didn't know any better at the time after all).
And to top it all off, there was Belos possessing the Titan itself. Belos coming so close to finishing the genocide he'd planned for centuries (Titan, it'd be a miracle if people other then Luz didn't die from what happened today, even if almost everyone was relatively safe in Hexide or the Archives). Belos nearly killing the Collector, only for Luz to take the hit to save them and actually dying in the process.
Titan, she actually died fighting that monster. There wouldn't be a therapist in either of the worlds she calls home that'd know where to begin with that mess. Hell, the only reason Luz wasn't freaking out about it right now was because she was just that tired.
But at least the fight was over now.
Or at least, that was what she thought. She watched the last remaining portion of the cancer that she just pulled from the Titan's heart reshaped itself into a form that at least appeared human to those who didn't recognize the face of Phillip Wittebane. A man that became so much less. A man that threw everything he had, his humanity (in every possible sense of the word) away. A ma- A monster that was the cause of over 400 years of pain and death for countless people. Humans, witches, demons, palisman, grimwalkers, even the Titan. All those deaths, all that blood, was on its decrepit hands.
Then it spoke, spouting lies like it had done for centuries. "Luz. Luz, I'm-I'm free." He gave her a look of gratitude, one that she knew was fake. She refuses to be tricked by that thing again. "Thank goodness you saved me from… From that horrible curse."
A spike of irritation came to her. It would've been full-blown rage had she not been as exhausted as she was. Did he really think that she was that stupid? After everything that happened? Him murdering his own brother, as well as Titan-knows how many grimwalkers made in his image. Returning her sister's species to the land of the living just to torture them. Preying on the loneliness of a child with the powers of a god. Devouring the actual souls of countless palisman. All in the name of its own God, one who Luz didn't even believe existed, even before finding her new home and meeting an actual god.
"Yes, I was, I was cursed by a terrible sickness!" Oh, it was still talking. "By, by dark magic, just like your mentor! It forced me to do all those horrible things, but, but now I'm free." It finished with a smile that was as real as its empathy. That is to say, as fake as all of its other lies.
A part of Luz wanted to eradicate this thing from existence for even daring to compare itself to Eda. Her mento- Her mother. She held the power of a creature whose species can be described as living gods. A creature whose magic is second to none. A creature that gave the last vestiges of its life, just to save her, a mere human who only caught their eye because she grew to be a sister to their son. A creature whose power could easily make Belos die screaming with a flick of the wrist.
But she didn't want to give that thing the satisfaction of a grand and dramatic death, or even the satisfaction of arousing her anger. It did not deserve to go out with a bang instead of a whimper. But above all, Luz was simply too tired, too done with his bullshit to care.
But she also knew that Belos could not be left alive. If left to its own devices, it would rebuild itself, make itself into a threat once more, grow like the tumor it was. Even just letting it rot in a prison of some kind was far too dangerous. No, Belos' final moments have begun.
Barely giving it even a semblance of a thought, Luz summoned a stormcloud above this final battlefield, above the ruins of the monster's castle, built upon where the Titan's heart was beating merely minutes ago.
The boiling rain had no effect on her. It felt rather nice now, like stepping into a warm shower. The creature before her though had no such luck, screaming in pain as it fell to its knees. "Quick- quickly now!" Its voice was laced with desperation as it crawled to her, its disguise starting to melt away, revealing the rotten thing that it truly was. "Don't, don't you want to make peace, Luz?"
Of course she wanted to make peace. Hell, a few months ago she could've taken pity on this thing. But the sheer amount of victims it had, its constant efforts of manipulation, the constant pain it caused, it was all far beyond the point of redemption. Its soul, if indeed it still had one (or even had one to begin with), was unable to be saved. If there is such a thing as Hell, Belos was destined to burn in its deepest pits.
As for the actual peace? Well, peace can be made. Sometimes, if things end well, the two sides can learn to coexist. This is not one of those times.
Sometimes, the only way that peace can be obtained, is if one side ceases to exist.
"Don't just stand there!" The thing snapped, fully ripping whatever veil of pleasantry it had into pieces, leaving its true form exposed with a final grunt of pain: A mass of rotting flesh thinking of itself as a person. "You'll be just as bad, just as conniving, just as evil, and just as unforgivable as those witches!"
To say that she wasn't surprised was the understatement of the millennium. It hadn't learned a thing. It still thought she was a stupid child, still thought he could sway her with its words. Still thought it was the hero.
The Titan was right. Belos was too far gone in its own delusion. It would never admit its own faults. It would always shift the blame. It would never take responsibility for its actions. There was no saving this pathetic worm of a creature, this shell of a person, this mistake of a being.
And honestly, if Belos' views on "good" and "evil" were like this, she'd happily claim herself to be evil incarnate. Anything was better than aligning herself with its own twisted morals.
The slime started clinging to her ankle. "We're human, we're better than this!" So it still thought of itself as human, despite being nothing more than a pile of rotting slime and flesh?
No matter. Luz simply walked back, the creature's once powerful grip feebly sliding off her ankle and to the ground. She would not give it the satisfaction of letting it rile her up in its last moments.
And besides, at this point, she didn't need to do anything anymore, as her mother, brother and future parent walked past her, protected from the rain by a big leaf.
"Well, we ain't!" Eda snarled at the terrified creature, before she, Raine and King raised their feet to stomp the life out of the rotten skull.
After a few seconds, Eda and Raine stopped, King still stomping as Raine talked. "That was… extremely satisfying."
"Ew, it's on my claws!" King started shaking his feet with a "Weh!"
Luz smiled, both at the fact that Belos was finally dead, and the fact that she was finally with her lost family again. Exhaustion finally started to catch up to her, so she simply flopped down onto her back, letting the rain part away for the sunshine.
Eda and King laid down next to her, just basking in the sunlight and finally relaxing after everything before Luz thought of something, turning her head towards her little brother. "Oh, your dad had a message for you!" And Luz whispered the only message that the Titan could give to their son into his ear.
"I… Loaf you?" King asked, seemingly trying to reassure himself that he just heard that, through his sister, from his dad. "I loaf you! Bread pun!" King then started giggling, dragging his family in with it.
After a moment, Luz started talking again. "Isn't it amazing?" Seeing the questioning look in Eda's eyes, she elaborated. "We did it. After everything, after all that, we stuck together."
Eda smiled at her kids. "Yup. We did alright."
King then voiced his agreement. "I'll say."
Raine then decided to walk up to the trio. "So, Luz, I know I've been out for a while, but I was wondering, what happened to you?"
Luz gave them a sad smile. "Long story."
Eda, knowing at least about the worst part of what caused this, quickly decided to change topics. "Welp, I'm beat. Let's go home." And before anyone could say anything, she somehow managed to grab both Raine and Owlbert before flying into the direction of the Owl House, Luz and King following a few seconds later on Stringbean.
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Having managed to reach their home, Eda managed to make a quick nest out of the remnants of her old nest before putting Raine down in it, quickly followed by King jumping in as well.
Then they heard a somewhat familiar noise, quickly followed by a familiar figure poking their head through the door. "Knock knock." The Collector said, leading Luz's friends and family back in.
The first person who came in was Lilith, who was immediately hugged by a grinning Eda.
Following behind her came her mami and girlfriend, and needless to say, they were both shocked at Luz's new appearance.
"Mija?" Camila had some difficulty recognizing Luz. Sure, she still had her own skin color and facial structure, as well as the little scar on her eyebrow and the reignited chaotic spark in her eyes that had been dulled since her return to Earth, but there was no denying that the being in front of her wasn't human. Or at least, not entirely human.
Whatever doubts she had though were instantly shattered when Luz hugged her, enveloping her with a hug that only a traumatized child could give to their parent. Camila glanced at the other people Luz was with, and got a look to tell her that it's not the right time, but that Camila will be told later.
Amity, who had become a blushing mess, only got to say one thing when she saw Luz's new form. "L-Luz?!" That was about the only thing the lavender-haired witch could say before her brain short circuited from the sight of her girlfriend having been turned into a tall, furred, horned goddess of a being.
Luz got a big grin on her face. "Sweet potato!" She then stopped hugging her mother before giving her girlfriend a near-tackle hug, grabbing and spinning Amity around.
Amity, for her part, was starting to feel the same way for Luz's new appearance as she did for Luz after their Grom dance. How could she not? Amity wasn't shallow enough to fall for girls for their looks alone, otherwise she'd have dated Boscha or Skara like her mo- like Odalia wanted her to, but she did have to admit that Luz has always been cute in her eyes. Now though, that same cuteness got somehow mixed with new beauty, hotness and badassery brought by this new look. By the time that Amity's brain went through its reboot, she only had the mental capacity to utter two words. "F-Fluffy girlfriend!"
Luz, for her part, simply laughed and pulled her girlfriend in for a quick kiss, calming Amity down. After all, despite this new hot body, Luz was still Luz, the same amazing girl that she fell in love with.
Turning away from the lovely couple, Camila once again looked at Eda, as well as the little cutie she recognized as King hanging on her shoulder. Both were holding out their hands, with Eda looking very nervous.
Camila simply smiled at Luz's found family, and quickly pulled both of them in for a hug of her own. After all, if Luz considered them family, then Camila would too.
As this was happening, Lilith had to wipe a tear from her face at witnessing these reunions before her attention was grabbed by King's immortal friend. "Miss Lilith?"
Lilith glanced down at them, smiling. "Yes?"
"I've got something for you." The Collector then conjured up a birdhouse with a weird, wooden owl tube sticking out of it. Lilith gently touched the doll's forehead, and in a puff of smoke, Hooty was turned back to normal… Well, Hooty's definition of normal.
"Lulu!" Hooty's shrill voice echoed through the empty home, the sheer joy of his words being only outweighed by how disturbing he is in general.
"Hootsifer!" Lilith's joyful voice rang through the room, tears of joy streaming down her face as Hooty extended out of his birdhouse and wrapped her in a full body hug.
Amity and Camila were extremely disturbed by Hooty's display of his… Hooty-ness, but were quickly wrapped up in a hug by Luz again, who was also crying with joy. Sure, Luz was also disturbed by him, but she'd gotten used to it.
Besides, it was weirdly beautiful.
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Luz had gone outside, watching the sunset while dangling her legs over the cliff. Glancing down at said legs reminded her of what happened just a few hours ago. The fact that she died, and came back as something not quite human.
A part of her felt somewhat depressed. After all, someone died giving her this power after she herself died. Sure, it was someone whose body was already a corpse that was quickly being drained of its last vestiges of life by the parasite that stuck itself to the last living bit of it, and someone who'd willingly given her this power, but she still had a gnawing feeling of guilt in her stomach.
Luz was suddenly snapped out of her more depressive thoughts when she saw something out of her peripheral vision, Willow, Gus and Hunter flying on their palisman to the Owl House, with Willow giving Hunter a ride. Seeing the best friends she'd made in a lifetime, she couldn't help but grin and wave to them. "Hey guys!"
Her friends looked in her direction, failing to recognize her at first before widening their eyes when they did recognize her. "Luz?" Willow was the first of the three to speak.
Luz finger gunned her friends. "In the flesh, bone and fur!"
Gus and Hunter looked at each other before simultaneously yelling at their human(?) friend. "What in the Demon Realm happened to you?!"
Luz gave another sad smile, her mood noticeably dropping at the indirect mention of her death. She didn't blame her friends, they didn't know. "Well, now that everyone's here, I guess I'd have to tell you all." The half-titan then turned and walked to the Owl House, beckoning her friends to follow her. As they were walking, Luz couldn't help but ask something. "So, how were all the reunions?"
Willow took the reins of the conversation. "Pretty much what you'd expect. Tears, hugs, everything." She smiled at Luz. "You won't believe how happy I was seeing my dads again." She then started to snicker. "I even saw Gus using his illusions to surround his dad."
Gus interrupted her. "Yea, and I saw Amity's siblings head for Odalia, before turning around at the last second to get to their dad. The look on that witch's face!" He then started snickering.
Luz smiled, happy to hear that the woman that dared to call herself her sweet potato's mother got taken down a peg, and that the rest of her family will be alright. She then turned to Hunter. "Did you meet anyone up there?"
Somewhat taken off guard, the grimwalker took a few seconds to reply. "...Well, I saw Steve get turned back to normal before he hugged Lilith."
Willow decided to speak for the obviously embarrassed blonde. "Both Darius and Eberwolf came to him, listening as he was talking their heads off about wolves." She was smirking at Hunter's spluttering, who was obviously trying and failing to deny it.
Before the poor guy managed to think of a retort, the quartet entered the Owl House again, seeing everyone do their own thing. Eda and Raine lay in Eda's nest, Camila and Lilith were petting Hooty while King was leaning on the house demon, and Amity intently listened to whatever the Collector was talking about.
Luz smiled at the sight. With the exception of Vee, her entire family was here, just bonding. She didn't like that she had to interrupt this happy moment, but she knew that this had to come out eventually. Better to get it over with now that everyone's had their happy moment.
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Everyone there was looking at Luz in shocked silence, with the exceptions of Eda, King and the Collector. The former two simply shed a tear, both at the reminder of the girl's death, and the fact that King's dad gave what little life he had left to bring her back. The Collector on the other hand was openly sobbing, blaming themselves for what happened, with Hooty joining in the sobbing not much later.
From the corner of her eye, she saw both Lilith and Raine looking in horror, Lilith's hands shaking in front of her mouth.
It was Camila who broke the silence, tightly hugging her daughter, quickly muttering something in Spanish. It went too quick for Luz to understand, but she caught snippets of her thanking the Titan for bringing her back.
Her friends and girlfriend had a different reaction though. "I'm going to kill him!" Amity was yelling in rage. "I'm going to fu- frieking murder that monster!" She barely managed to stop herself from swearing in front of children as her eyes were starting to emit a purple glow, with her left arm starting to coat itself in abomination slime. Or rather, as Luz was paying attention to this little detail, it was starting to turn into abomination slime.
Willow and Gus weren't faring much better, their eyes glowing green and blue respectively, and she could see thorny vines starting to grow and nightmarish illusions all over the place. "Get in line!"
Hunter on the other hand was simply giving her a hard look, his rage at his former caretaker concealed for those that didn't know him well enough to see through the mask. "Where is he?" He asked in a deceptively calm voice.
"He's dead kiddo." Eda replied. "Me, Raine and King stomped him to death after Luz here tore him from the Titan's heart and poured him with boiling rain."
"It's still on my claws!" King yelled in a mixture of joy and disgust.
Her friends started relaxing, their magic going back under control. Though, Amity's fist was still made of abomination slime, which had already spread to most of her body. "If Belos ever comes back somehow, I will kill him again. Slowly."
Blushing, Luz put her newly clawed hands in her sweet potato's, silently reminding that she was still with her. She had to admit, her hermosa is just downright hot when she's going on a murder spree. That being said, Luz accidentally squeezed through Amity's abomination hands, causing both girls to look at her body. Amity was gazing at herself in amazement, most of her body having turned itself during her rage, with only her head being unchanged.
While Amity was distracted by her newfound abilities, the Collector managed to control their sobbing for a moment, tackle-hugging Luz during said moment. "I'm sorry!" He screamed into her furry chest. "I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry!"
Luz's heart broke. She recognized what the Collector was feeling all too well. The guilt of being tricked by a monster, leading to people getting hurt. So she gently, but firmly grabbed the Collector by their shoulders, allowing her to look him in the eye. "Collector." She calmly started. "I know it's hard to believe, but it's not your fault."
The Collector's sniffles were starting to subside. "I-it's n-n-not?"
Luz smiled at the godlike child. "It's not. You were trying to reason with him, trying to make it stop without hurting anyone." Luz said, talking as if even mentioning Belos was like spitting poison. "Belos' choices were its and its alone."
The Collector didn't know what to say. So instead they decided to give the girl he was starting to see as a big sister a hug, quickly being followed by everyone else in the house.
Luz was surprised at first, but smiled, doing her best to hug everyone there. 'I can get used to this.' And just as she finished her thought, a bright flash occurred, taking most of the people there.
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A certain craftsman was observing the whole ordeal on the Boiling Isles. He witnessed the conflict between two of his creations, one possessing the body of an old and dear friend of his against their will, the other a kindhearted girl blessed with the magic and consent of the same friend. And he couldn't be prouder of her if he tried. This is humanity at its best. Kindness, love, standing up for what's right and to protect those you care about.
Sure, Luz wasn't perfect, but nobody was. Humans, witches, demons, palisman, grimwalkers, even beings like him and the titans. They all had faults. But a heart as kind as the one belonging to the little hybrid, that's a rare thing to see.
And then there was Belos. A being as cruel as Luz was kind. Sure, he held love for all things in his heart, but that love doesn't automatically wave away other feelings. After all, the parent of a mass murderer can still love their child, even when they are disappointed and horrified at what they've become. And that's what Belos (for he had long since stopped calling him Phillip, even if Belos still thinks of himself as such) was, someone who takes lives whenever it suited his design.
And to rub salt in the wound, as the humans say, Belos did it all for him, something that broke Yahweh's heart like so many had done before him in the crusades.
So the one labeled SCP-343 decided to try something. He'd show a few of his creations, and a few of the creations of his friend the Titan, some of the supernatural things of Earth. He'd show them the files of the SCP Foundation. He'd show Luz and her friends and family some of the dangers of Earth, and show them that the Demon Realm is not so different from Luz's first home.
Yahweh decided to create a pocket dimension between his universe and the Demon Realm, one that looked like a theater, complete with a restaurant and a hotel for those that wanted rest, as well as many other facilities that his guests might have need for. The instant he was done, which was also the instant he started building this, he decided to bring his guests in.
In a flash of light, Luz appeared in front of him with Stringbean in her claws. As expected from someone who's been through what she's been through, she instantly got on her guard, pointing Stringbean in his direction as soon as she saw him. "Who are you, where am I?!"
Yahweh held up his hands, showing he didn't mean harm. "Peace, Luz Noceda. I do not wish to fight."
Contrary to his intentions, she became more hostile, deepening her glare at the mention of her name. "How do you know my name?"
Yahweh snapped his fingers, making floating cups of tea in front of them both. "I have many names, though I am but a humble craftsman. And a friend to the being who gave you his power."
At this revelation, Luz started looking scared. "A-a friend of the Titan? Who, what are you?"
The older man simply sat down on one of the seats with a smile. "I told you, I am simply a craftsman, one filled with a lot of pride at this moment for a specific creation of his. As for what? Well, you humans tend to refer to me as "God" these days." He started sipping his tea.
Luz took a step back in fear. "G-God? As in, the actual christian God?" At a nod from the old man she continued, looking down in sadness. "Did I die?... Again?! Are you here to send me to Hell or something?"
While Yahweh expected this response, if only because of his near omnipotence, he still had the heart to act surprised. "Now, why would I do that Luz?"
The titan girl was starting to panic again. "I don't know, I'm an atheist, bi, dating a girl who's also a witch, got turned into an actual demon-" Yahweh cut her off before she could continue in this rant of hers.
"Luz, I am not a wrathful deity. I've done a lot of soul searching ever since Mozes left Egypt, partially by talking to King's father while he was stuck in the Inbetween, and even before that I never judged people on who they love." His voice was calm, even as the frustration of his next words started bleeding through. "Honestly, if it weren't for my omniscience I wouldn't know where the Church picked up that idea. People are allowed to love who they love, end of story."
Luz was visibly relieved, though obviously still worried. "But what about-"
"I do not judge you for falling in love with someone who can use magic." He smiled again. "Nor do I judge the people you care about for being able to use magic at all." He glanced at Luz's horns. "As for the fact that you're part titan now, it's simply a gift from the Titan. It would be wrong of me to hate you for getting it."
Luz finally seemed to relax, sitting down next to Yahweh while starting on her own tea. "Sooo, I'm not gonna die, and you're not gonna smite me or anything?" He shook his head. "Then why did you bring me here?"
"Simple," Yahweh replied. "I'm going to show you and the people you care about a few things from your world." At a look of confusion he elaborated. "Specifically, the supernatural things that are hidden from view."
Luz's eyes widened in surprise. "There is supernatural stuff on Earth?!" The sheer joy in her voice warmed Yahweh's heart. Then her joy turned to worry. "Wait, what about everyone back at the Owl House? They must think I'm dead! Again!"
Yahweh held up a hand. "You don't have to worry, Luz. When I made this little realm between realms, I made sure that time flows much faster here then either realm you visited. A star could get born and die of old age here before your family has time to blink, let alone notice you've gone."
Luz blinked. "Well, if you're really God I'm not surprised you can do that." She then thought of something. "Wait, why didn't you bring my friends here if you're gonna show them this stuff too?"
Smiling at her inquisitive nature, Yahweh replied. "Because I wanted to talk to you one-on-one, and this seemed like a good way to do so." Knowing what she was going to ask next, Yahweh cut Luz off. "And before you ask why, it's simply because I thought it was best to talk to you first."
Luz blinked again. "But… Why me?"
"Because the Titan gave you this gift, and, more importantly, because of your kind heart." Luz raised her eyebrow at him. "Well, that and the fact that you'd be more likely to handle this well then any of your loved ones."
The new titan became slightly uncertain. "Soooo… What now?"
The older man smiled. "Now, it is time for your friends to arrive. I'm sure you need some time alone with them, as well as some well deserved rest."
In another flash of light, more people appeared in this place. Almost everyone who was at the Owl House appeared, with the sole exception of the Collector. In addition, Vee, Masha, Steve, the Detention Track kids, Skara, Amity's family (minus Odalia, if one would count her), Darius and Eberwolf appeared as well, all of them looking confused.
"Vee!" Luz smiled at the sight of her sister, giving her a tackle hug. Much to Vee's confusion.
The basilisk however quickly realized who the demon hugging her was, yelling at her at the same time as her new partner Masha. "Wait, Luz?!"
At the sound of a somewhat familiar voice, Luz's eyes widened. "I don't suppose you'll believe this is a good costume?"
"Luz, your shapeshifting sister is currently wrapped around me with her tail. I think that ship has sailed over the horizon." Masha said bluntly. "Also, what the Hell happened to you?!"
"Well, long story short, Belos killed me and the Titan brought me back. And now I can do this!" Luz finished her hurried explanation by drawing a small spell circle, which immediately spewed out a large jet of flame. "...Still getting used to these new powers though."
Everyone who wasn't already informed prior was shocked into silence. Not exactly surprising, considering she was claiming to have been resurrected by a deity, while also showing the power to back her claim up.
"Ahem." Yahweh said. "I believe it's time to start the show."
Darius glared at the old, seemingly human man. "What show?"
Before he could answer, Luz spoke up. "Turns out, there's supernatural stuff on Earth too!"
"Indeed." Yahweh answered. "But first, I think I'll introduce you to the organization that's responsible for making sure the supernatural doesn't threaten humanity as a whole." And with that, he disappeared, and the giant screen lit up.
On the screen was a symbol. A circle with three arrows pointing inwards, which itself was surrounded by a semicircle that had 3 rectangular notches pointing outward, each notch being parallel to the arrows.
Below the symbol stood the following words.
SCP Foundation
Secure, Contain, Protect
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Phew, that was a bitch of an introduction to write. Most of it was, of course, the whole "Luz keeps her Titan powers" thing, but still.
Anyhoo, the next chapter will be an introduction to the SCP Foundation. I'm not gonna show them the SCPs themselves just yet as many others have done before me, but I'm gonna give them some of the basic info beforehand.
TheDoctor1998 here, signing out.
