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1. Hotel Mortis.

He woke 768028d87b up alone.0011bfb8630661d8

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When he opened 532a6072e1 his eyes, the 4e463c68cf ceiling looked farther 4f6f5dca9a away than expected.5aa9e9e58c8cca2f

Turning his head 208f3b9afe while still lying 5fe2106056 down, he saw c9d89ccb99 the legs of 9ed10df0dd furniture.0171c658b35923b2

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That’s right. He was lying on 998442028e the floor.0090f41169434106

The carpeted 6ee9f7f5df floor wasn’t 9ef0398946 cold, at 468275913c least, but 5c7259892c it wasn’t 58d91dd379 comfortable either, 59fb999d63 so he 070db1a070 sat up.0d965652d497771a

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Stretching to 2429977093 awaken his 1d1ecb3a37 sluggish muscles, 3c597e7c5d he thought,980cc1709ae4f9f4

‘For someone who slept 146ea00d8a on the floor, I 6f6a261723 feel surprisingly refreshed.’63a480c79e869a96

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His body felt 2f1b879c7d incredibly light.e81765c874ee3602

To exaggerate a8c93c6b38 a little, 79478444e3 it felt 7c029e9fcc as if 08a965a413 he had 4f0687aa53 been reborn.eb3e8ca8e7b0d4a1

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“Anyway… Where am I?”d0837a96fba8787a

He asked 57af41ed9c himself aloud.e8e207af692f2653

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This space felt strangely 9f3ce71a8c unreal, and he needed ab4ca32554 to confirm it wasn’t ddd6716bef a dream.72dae32aff725f0a

Fortunately—or unfortunately—his a2203fb558 voice was 66e243f2f2 more vivid 5c37a9777f than anything eb2233a617 else.9a5a4739c7977a7e

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“Ah.”52675f0f59ee9652

He realized it shortly 91c903f9b5 after.1bf1fa5dc48ad69a

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The reason this place e69ada9a52 felt unreal was because 3653ef4732 it was too quiet.d6346f80179cb78c

There wasn’t even 6273f2c032 the kind of 4d73d8ad4e background noise one 937c7f81c3 would naturally expect.d6115e2ca71c0e35

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No sound of cars, no birds chirping, no wind, not even the faint sounds that would be present if there were people around…9a2f1384e2210812

He slowly rotated his 3d1328ab62 wrists and looked around.8e1cc00e5ba8160d

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It was f0d75b4a47 a sleek, a9ddb0a291 modern room 6d0fbcc1a0 in shades 5bede8c3b0 of gray.bf9e8628eb4c30e9

He saw a 5298fccc79 large bed that 7f6a4a32a3 looked like a 17e6a540ca double, a nightstand, babb110a1b a metal tea 97b02bcc19 table, and a 3def684787 chair.8b3911500133f2b5

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The soft indirect 8ec452f38e lighting cast a f055697e7b pleasant atmosphere over d798b90b9a a room that f7f2ff9f15 could have otherwise dea53cbbc0 felt desolate.e9efec1f3410c96d

‘Why was 62643a2c3c I lying 777dcd3689 on the 925ad19fe4 floor when bfa145e7d3 there’s a 835fd5d296 perfectly good a85b1004c1 bed?’6317876eed160ed4

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After getting up from f6b1023918 the floor completely and 8b02abb435 walking around the space, 2e75f49709 he instantly figured out ce2e148319 where he was.5f58e0114553ad9d

‘This is a hotel, cb3e188141 isn’t it?’471b72052c9337c6

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The big bed with 7a7e75e531 comfortable-looking bedding, the simple 0f4274354e and clean furniture design, f50a7b5846 the interior, the narrow 6ce3293e86 hallway connected to the 5ff98defed room, the built-in closet, 3d01f81eec and the bathroom next d71cdb9483 to it—40d219d43288b7bd

Anyone could tell it 95bacf0acd was a standard business 78eec78418 hotel room.0d2e95ccdcd66de0

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“Who the hell 55441633bd brought me here?”8c10c3422fb521cf

But he couldn’t recall e1cc2eb201 why he was in e8476cb6b7 this hotel room, or cdb45fb77d anything that came before a9b81c0b24 it.277c1f54d3a039c8

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Could this bizarre memory b63d2835ca gap be the result 8b50a43ac2 of a terrible hangover?7fcd2f479ee422fd

But if that were 1d4dea760d the case, his mind 88a4558c1d was too clear, and 6b70852551 his body felt far f44122aa3b too light.c95bb4029df98fd3

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He quickly 188a24b62a stopped wondering 4ee48113a7 and checked 769e7064b7 out the fa15f67179 small hotel edb00add58 room.452cf653286486d2

On the nightstand, a digital clock was blinking the numbers “03:37.”02424215786e7d5e

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Looking out 640f1478de the window, 4880b3400d everything was b71859fb15 pitch black 5599fd6f09 beyond sight, bc85e7d35d so it f5e29b9895 was definitely 64f7b7e015 3:37 AM, efcacd76a1 not PM.f3b2f6c080e63947

He picked up the 95a8583718 phone next to the d33a427386 clock and held it 422dadc3cc to his ear.347255cb27bc7d3b

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It was completely dead.525ec99a6191ddbc

There wasn’t even 944ceb0efd a dial tone.d9e6907e6b907b1b

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“This thing’s broken too? Unbelievable.”18e1f1892ce05c3e

His plan to call 5bf743d74c the front desk and 993aa60d10 ask what was going 2fcfc1f5ff on was now useless.34575f4c9bee0b78

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‘Do hotels like this 96710918ba take payment upfront? Or afterward?’f2969f852b8def64

He searched his perfectly 82993c9b69 empty pockets, sincerely hoping a82e6a7b8e the room had been 0b58498624 paid for in advance.3a856a5a95ccbda0

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Given that he e443218968 had no memories, 0d456d4b47 there was no 9cb8c3a04d way he had f28081b845 walked into this 5b1fe12233 place of his a1ae058179 own accord—32df15976b404ef2

So he could c47501b5dc only hope that 0c0df984b6 whoever dumped him 1f77621002 here had also 62c5902005 taken care of 35ae5ad7d7 the bill.f7ef89dc213e6cb3

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Otherwise, he’d be 6981c6517f thrown out at c28c89c977 dawn with no 5a71263ec3 traffic, no cars, afc901ce17 and nowhere to e69855e36c go.942769a3b88f1b3f

‘What if I 8ec3334222 just pretended not ce6accdc67 to know anything, 0b5f280f99 held out until 15650d4370 morning, and then f1637c91e5 acted like I da756d3ed9 was going out 410c670fdd but ran away 49d05e9474 instead?’7c19865809d326aa

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He didn’t have a09f82131f money to catch 9def747e98 a cab, but fd490d0245 maybe if he f5faab861b begged at a 0ee0edd4d4 police station or 55401f9053 somewhere like that, 876cf94f7e something might work 7234917482 out.b76543a8741fc467

He paced fccc59ee6b nervously around 98e0e5e003 the hotel 5f586860dd room. It was in hopes b611466b07 of recalling something—anything. But strangely, 31d6be6258 his mind ce8f0f99cd felt completely 7be4e4fa91 empty, as 06dd36585d if there 9dfe01641b was nothing c173b4ee51 at all 5486c6ecd1 to remember.db5fa9d2af761623

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It wasn’t just that 2828f64a1e he couldn’t recall anything. It felt da2dc82170 as though c325bb2ccd memories simply 32778573cb didn’t exist. Like a 2168323c09 trash bin 051f1eac5a that had 68f0046974 been entirely 540289823c emptied—spotless.244232be1b663982

“This is d11b39f144 the weirdest 0cb871521b thing that’s ff13cca143 ever happened 28f873fa69 to me.”a3e0e6048afe421a

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He muttered softly, then 87b4c7ef09 realized what he said d2d14d5c22 was true. If his head really 5f3cb1f43c held no memories, then 05e7508100 by definition, this was 7129f40bf6 the first time—at least a05cec9ca7 as far as he 3bed5c2a32 could remember.9718b54992b37193

But the a565ac6f64 strangest thing f0afafa968 of all 46da7179c0 was how b1fddf9664 he didn’t fbd216625f feel the dc5b16875a least bit 4803894545 anxious about c7f8d35430 not remembering fe8b8dfeea anything. In fact, unless he 19a85e7aa1 made an effort to c9143e9ea1 think about it, he 878153f042 didn’t even register how 77080a57aa abnormal it was.c999b0ffd016ca1b

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It felt like 040faa4e06 a part of 7f5ebadcd0 his brain meant aac550be54 to detect danger ae0aa607e3 had been dulled c2c6182e3c or cut off.5143dbe28d48e2ef

Repeating to a1ef807709 himself over 0c70a496ff and over 5a8d06e81d that he 6c6d28ec78 really was 14241e458d in a 3b95cccb7f bizarre situation, 4accb21526 he collapsed 52ed886edb onto the e822552f3a bed.f83851ca95bc69a1

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The cloud-like bedding wrapped d4829fcf66 around his body. The bed was cozy 67cab6e851 and soft, as if 81806b2532 it were part of 1d4c2dc45e him.feead5e221c08426

‘If I’d been 19d1ef4fc2 even a little 679cf5c138 tired, I might’ve dbd6564795 passed out right cf62a1504c here.’8f9e5f7599fa5776

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Resting his head in 7246b16605 his clasped hands, he b11d47d8fc found himself resenting whoever 203a192816 had dumped him on 868c0c0a53 the floor when there dbbf34ebab was such a nice 53fcbe84d4 bed available.045e2f7d7d2aaf1b

As he 0d5c8f1aa1 slowly rolled 5003988778 his eyes 65ea542225 upward, he 8510c4c3e2 saw the 5e3a866681 clean, undecorated 8ea48f264f white ceiling.16505084b78f5f0b

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For some reason, 3c9ae03099 it felt like 26935b56a9 it had been b6bd9c1e33 a long time c90d09045f since he had 543c6993d6 lain this peacefully 2ffa337002 and without a 0dfba75f58 care.6715803815e5b6dd

He blinked slowly, a70bb231ac then shut his 11c3fe8fa2 eyes. He didn’t 1646428d2f fall asleep. He had 3ceedce793 just woken 2f5ded3dfa up, so 513125e435 his mind ca501f9796 was sharper 58a9eca0a2 than ever.492d5a7a5d8dda7d

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Or rather—he didn’t even clearly remember what “ever” was.599d8590c5668c02

He lay there quietly 21b03d2ed1 with his eyes closed, 0d89d5b779 letting time pass.2781b3eba481a474

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Strangely, time fc64f6098c seemed to 310352fae8 move quickly.c2632adf6ad1f5ad

When he cracked his eyes open and looked at the digital clock next to the bed, the numbers “05:49” were blinking.c0128b86dbeb7a93

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Nearly two hours had e3bc4c4732 passed already.a25fe1c1c2d61bd1

‘The sun should be ef9cb3b04c rising soon, shouldn’t it?’1afe5993a7ac26fd

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He turned onto b62c162ab5 his side and 15d973e68e looked out the 875a7a7266 window between the df3333e40a curtains.c865fa8cb6b40bd4

Outside was ccf05b0dbb still pitch 30707fcafc black.eb2ca96ed5aa3cb4

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As if 981ef80aa8 someone had d7341e5a2f pasted a dce71b405d black sheet c85fd0f217 over the af6575f6d7 window, it 2671380a8b was so ad9925b2f0 dark it cd8bdec091 looked like 837171e1e2 daylight would 19947149d9 never come.a811231e871be43f

‘Was it winter?’0b6c941a18be4864

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He thought casually.36cb6de6fe6ba12e

In the dead 4245542a8e of winter, even f987177704 at seven in 4d0eda967f the morning, it 0b940b90c5 could still be 6927d7f5f2 dark, so it 6377b65c9e wasn’t all that cf3db817a9 strange.ca6ebd5f98e88471

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What was 13d6aa5a39 strange, though, 57b2afce12 was the 741168643a fact that 8242528fe7 he couldn’t 9de243a573 even remember 1c7f11efa9 what season d9ba778216 it currently 8640518ebc was.2d990d9957436042

Just as 5103229c50 he furrowed dfad4f7093 his brow 8b8b65eea8 in an f9ecb2f17c attempt to 91640bdceb feel that 115a710224 strangeness and 65b1abb9f5 recall something—6787efae4be5c54b

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Click, click, click.add244544a0a4a29

A soft sound echoed b0a7f6f7ed three times.8dff7d9a96c8ab19

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It was b5450f9453 the sound b4dbe6fbe6 a switch dab8dc0b2f makes when 6053f6df41 it’s pressed.e90eadf02e936239

It was faint, but 49a8c651ff in the overwhelming silence ea8d8b963f of the hotel room, aadf373da1 it rang in his cc8a80f12f ears like someone clapping 571fbab736 their hands right beside a15dfc5284 his head.13d9c902d8123fd7

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Click.4f777c19ef20d766

One more click 25dfac0e7b followed.31c6618230776f45

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He frowned at 3679225708 the irritating noise. Then came f0200b1aa6 three more, 418d8c050d faster than 21b175a226 before.e14ccdc64de4b420

Click.d4cb690e961f4ef3

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And again.4f0219726dcd77ec

‘What the 8838560d31 hell is 0b7efccb12 that sound?’cf53108427def343

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Just as he 7bd00dfc4f began to rise ddc79be5aa from the bed dd672a8400 to find out—20b8cf86f12af528

Swoooosh!8eec3d554a53161a

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A loud sound of 67994d929a running water suddenly burst c8c12c5fcd out.c9f4642f2bbe3115

Startled by the sudden e15dc93ac9 noise, he sprang upright.092ec7690a34e25b

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The sound seemed 607fd946c4 to be coming 67c523457f from the bathroom.e6087081c617bd6f

But as 335ea1cb5d soon as 3693a59b50 he focused 0471fc17b3 on it, a1d1c1ad75 the rushing ae5c94ebbf water cut 2eba9955cf off completely.a748e06bb36e5ef9

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Then came the switch 6fe1eb0632 sound again.ee20ac448cd55b48

Click, click.5b32a14f65a3eea9

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He sat up 2d1ce4b3d6 on the bed, 2e1b0e455b scanning the room.6f9b1d2b0c6654f4

Then, the 285c766e6e sound came 5440f4dc32 once more.e754b10cb1c5750d

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Click.074d16995b754b9d

At the same time, 06f5519108 the hallway connected to 0148741c58 the bathroom began to 942d596d70 glow faintly.0ed4757143e2ca58

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“…What is this?”d423c5acbd7ed6bd

He couldn’t 7f2c9ad710 believe his a214117cd5 eyes.1f1e4b2d078aa5f5

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From where he e489cfd257 was, he couldn’t 55b6f69c97 directly see the 06f178ed50 bathroom entrance, but 692b87d556 he knew—75f1c91bd4f4a353

The bathroom light e0300b70ed had turned on 978fd730bd by itself.ab931752f33984a7

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That’s when a981e8d396 he realized: 7591a2e208 he had 6d963bcd26 looked around 77d1a24a1a the hotel aa70aad9e6 room, but 292c16e58b never checked f676ecf27c inside the 80b146681b bathroom.a371b9b0e7b904cb

‘Is someone e54ce8eab2 in the fc1bbeb236 bathroom?’1154dc6fe1083106

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A cold shiver 4004958e86 ran up his 244c1a7742 spine.7ceae7d309886392

‘No. Maybe… it’s just 3525bb0d17 an electrical issue.’d545b75f37b4c84a

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He was trying to 8ba10209d6 suppress the creeping sense 0d94b93da6 of dread by forcing 8b8f64c1c4 himself to recall some 350987d4eb electrical knowledge he didn’t a8f86de909 even understand or remember 692ce9aeaa having.2fe1eab049276776

Click-click-click-click-click-click.8ec4d15a88cec717

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The sound of 3050481fa6 a switch being 8e3dbcbc72 pressed started going 7b15172f1e off without pause. It was 192b099c54 so fast, a97626413b so loud 19b6d6d2cd it hurt b412a2c763 his ears—quickly, 62371e755c quickly, quickly.e84c8dcdccf76dc1

It was e276deafa9 a bizarre 451df3bc7d and chilling 2b89a0e811 sound.53986e0d9a3df777

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Someone was furiously flipping 46e058aaa5 the bathroom light switch. The light ee0860850c kept flashing 4b5af64768 on and 1094425c74 off, nonstop.ba811f75a7c37260

He feared the b7e208f20a light might burst ed770f2f61 at any moment—and b058513d09 at the same b1442da430 time, nausea welled 8b992b2c4f up inside him.7dca8d2c918d25af

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It was the kind 1671e7ddc5 of nausea that came fb6c820bdb from fear of the b20fb8ac59 unknown.96a6d22850d9200d

His jaw clenched. The hairs 8f3351b88e on his b64f33f06c body stood 367a82d8d0 on end. His muscles tensed, 3b6473f693 pulled tight.1b385b1a110d9713

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Click-click-click-click-click-click-click-click-click.a7412ad828b73430

He stared without b7e8d57ff9 blinking at the 544505fc7c flickering light spilling 9f6d7e660c from the bathroom.3d56326a929df032

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Soon, his eyes began 0bb1095876 to dry out. Reflex tears streamed e4961c422e down his cheeks, 8981a3f452 but he couldn’t 9d8f977258 close his eyes.519bd5cb4574afd8

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