WHAT AM I LOOKING AT?

    As much as it pained him to utter a single word from within… recognizing the two motionless figures for the persons they were… Nate nonetheless felt a measure of relief knowing that both women were very much alive for the time being.

    From a quick glace it was obvious that Ruby and Betty’s eyes held a similar sense of anguish… perhaps the kind he was now experiencing, but they were forced to endure over a longer period of time. In such a dire state it would be truly difficult if not nearly impossible for one to escape relying solely on his own will power; for neither his body nor his mind would be able to withstand the devastation.

    It was literally unbearable to even ‘think’ of seeking freedom.

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     “Show me the recording for the past few hours, starting from the second