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“You’re 1050 00:07:24,990 --> 00:07:25,290: going 1051 00:07:25,290 --> 00:07:25,379: to 1052 00:07:25,379 --> 00:07:25,529: be 1053 00:07:25,529 --> 00:07:26,430: alright. 1054 00:07:26,430 --> 00:07:26,759: Don’t 1055 00:07:26,759 --> 00:07:27,269: move. 1056 00:07:27,269 --> 00:07:27,660: Just 1057 00:07:27,660 --> 00:07:29,069: rest,” 1058 00:07:29,069 --> 00:07:29,189: I 1059 00:07:29,189 --> 00:07:29,790: finally 1060 00:07:29,790 --> 00:07:30,420: recognized 1061 00:07:30,420 --> 00:07:30,509: the 1062 00:07:30,509 --> 00:07:30,810: voice 1063 00:07:30,810 --> 00:07:30,899: of 1064 00:07:30,899 --> 00:07:31,019: my 1065 00:07:31,019 --> 00:07:31,709: savior 1066 00:07:31,709 --> 00:07:31,889: as 1067 00:07:31,889 --> 00:07:32,009: they 1068 00:07:32,009 --> 00:07:32,579: calmingly 1069 00:07:32,579 --> 00:07:33,000: stroked 1070 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:33,209: my 1071 00:07:33,209 --> 00:07:35,639: back.
“Mark?” 1072 00:07:35,639 --> 00:07:35,819: I 1073 00:07:35,819 --> 00:07:37,709: asked. “What… 1074 00:07:37,709 --> 00:07:38,040: what 1075 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:40,560: happened?”
“Shhh. 1076 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:40,769: Get 1077 00:07:40,769 --> 00:07:40,949: your 1078 00:07:40,949 --> 00:07:41,399: bearings 1079 00:07:41,399 --> 00:07:42,300: first. 1080 00:07:42,300 --> 00:07:42,629: Deep 1081 00:07:42,629 --> 00:07:44,550: breaths.”
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“Stay 1102 00:07:51,779 --> 00:07:52,079: back 1103 00:07:52,079 --> 00:07:52,230: for 1104 00:07:52,230 --> 00:07:52,860: now. 1105 00:07:52,860 --> 00:07:53,009: We 1106 00:07:53,009 --> 00:07:53,310: don’t 1107 00:07:53,310 --> 00:07:53,579: want 1108 00:07:53,579 --> 00:07:53,670: to 1109 00:07:53,670 --> 00:07:54,240: overwhelm 1110 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:55,649: him.”
“He’s 1111 00:07:55,649 --> 00:07:56,009: okay 1112 00:07:56,009 --> 00:07:56,430: though, 1113 00:07:56,430 --> 00:07:57,839: right?”
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“I’m 1131 00:08:06,029 --> 00:08:06,810: here,” 1132 00:08:06,810 --> 00:08:07,170: Seth 1133 00:08:07,170 --> 00:08:07,980: said, 1134 00:08:07,980 --> 00:08:08,220: too 1135 00:08:08,220 --> 00:08:08,699: concerned 1136 00:08:08,699 --> 00:08:08,790: to 1137 00:08:08,790 --> 00:08:09,089: heed 1138 00:08:09,089 --> 00:08:09,420: Mark’s 1139 00:08:09,420 --> 00:08:10,350: warning. 1140 00:08:10,350 --> 00:08:10,529: He 1141 00:08:10,529 --> 00:08:10,949: grabbed 1142 00:08:10,949 --> 00:08:11,129: my 1143 00:08:11,129 --> 00:08:11,519: hand 1144 00:08:11,519 --> 00:08:11,639: and 1145 00:08:11,639 --> 00:08:11,850: gave 1146 00:08:11,850 --> 00:08:11,910: it 1147 00:08:11,910 --> 00:08:12,000: a 1148 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:12,689: reassuring 1149 00:08:12,689 --> 00:08:14,220: squeeze.
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“Petra? 1290 00:09:07,019 --> 00:09:07,139: Are 1291 00:09:07,139 --> 00:09:08,429: you alright?” 1292 00:09:08,429 --> 00:09:08,549: the 1293 00:09:08,549 --> 00:09:08,940: beast 1294 00:09:08,940 --> 00:09:09,029: in 1295 00:09:09,029 --> 00:09:09,299: front 1296 00:09:09,299 --> 00:09:09,389: of 1297 00:09:09,389 --> 00:09:09,539: me 1298 00:09:09,539 --> 00:09:10,320: asked, 1299 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:10,559: its 1300 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:11,159: inhuman 1301 00:09:11,159 --> 00:09:11,519: jaw 1302 00:09:11,519 --> 00:09:12,029: somehow 1303 00:09:12,029 --> 00:09:12,539: forming 1304 00:09:12,539 --> 00:09:13,019: Seth’s 1305 00:09:13,019 --> 00:09:14,370: voice. 1306 00:09:14,370 --> 00:09:14,519: It 1307 00:09:14,519 --> 00:09:14,820: looked 1308 00:09:14,820 --> 00:09:15,029: like 1309 00:09:15,029 --> 00:09:15,090: a 1310 00:09:15,090 --> 00:09:15,990: tiger, 1311 00:09:15,990 --> 00:09:16,139: with 1312 00:09:16,139 --> 00:09:16,320: that 1313 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:16,950: familiar 1314 00:09:16,950 --> 00:09:17,399: orange, 1315 00:09:17,399 --> 00:09:17,789: black, 1316 00:09:17,789 --> 00:09:17,909: and 1317 00:09:17,909 --> 00:09:18,210: white 1318 00:09:18,210 --> 00:09:19,200: fur, 1319 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:19,350: but 1320 00:09:19,350 --> 00:09:19,470: it 1321 00:09:19,470 --> 00:09:19,679: wore 1322 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:20,250: clothes 1323 00:09:20,250 --> 00:09:20,399: on 1324 00:09:20,399 --> 00:09:20,940: its lithe 1325 00:09:20,940 --> 00:09:21,629: body, 1326 00:09:21,629 --> 00:09:21,779: and 1327 00:09:21,779 --> 00:09:21,870: it 1328 00:09:21,870 --> 00:09:22,379: crouched 1329 00:09:22,379 --> 00:09:22,529: on 1330 00:09:22,529 --> 00:09:22,769: two 1331 00:09:22,769 --> 00:09:23,220: legs 1332 00:09:23,220 --> 00:09:23,429: that 1333 00:09:23,429 --> 00:09:23,759: bent 1334 00:09:23,759 --> 00:09:23,909: at 1335 00:09:23,909 --> 00:09:24,210: odd 1336 00:09:24,210 --> 00:09:25,320: angles. 1337 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:25,529: Its 1338 00:09:25,529 --> 00:09:26,039: feline 1339 00:09:26,039 --> 00:09:26,399: face 1340 00:09:26,399 --> 00:09:26,580: was 1341 00:09:26,580 --> 00:09:26,850: so 1342 00:09:26,850 --> 00:09:27,929: expressive 1343 00:09:27,929 --> 00:09:28,080: that 1344 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:28,169: I 1345 00:09:28,169 --> 00:09:28,500: couldn’t 1346 00:09:28,500 --> 00:09:28,889: deny 1347 00:09:28,889 --> 00:09:28,980: it 1348 00:09:28,980 --> 00:09:29,129: was 1349 00:09:29,129 --> 00:09:30,090: Seth; 1350 00:09:30,090 --> 00:09:30,330: his 1351 00:09:30,330 --> 00:09:30,720: emerald 1352 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:30,990: eyes 1353 00:09:30,990 --> 00:09:31,440: shined 1354 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:31,710: too 1355 00:09:31,710 --> 00:09:32,159: bright 1356 00:09:32,159 --> 00:09:32,279: with 1357 00:09:32,279 --> 00:09:32,460: that 1358 00:09:32,460 --> 00:09:33,029: familiar 1359 00:09:33,029 --> 00:09:33,450: worry 1360 00:09:33,450 --> 00:09:33,600: and 1361 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:35,460: care.
“W-what 1362 00:09:35,460 --> 00:09:35,700: are 1363 00:09:35,700 --> 00:09:36,539: you?” 1364 00:09:36,539 --> 00:09:36,690: I 1365 00:09:36,690 --> 00:09:38,309: asked.
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I 1608 00:11:13,924 --> 00:11:14,254: couldn’t 1609 00:11:14,254 --> 00:11:14,855: comprehend 1610 00:11:14,855 --> 00:11:15,004: what 1611 00:11:15,004 --> 00:11:15,125: he 1612 00:11:15,125 --> 00:11:15,424: meant 1613 00:11:15,424 --> 00:11:15,514: at 1614 00:11:15,514 --> 00:11:16,264: first, 1615 00:11:16,264 --> 00:11:16,595: before 1616 00:11:16,595 --> 00:11:17,105: remembering 1617 00:11:17,105 --> 00:11:17,254: my 1618 00:11:17,254 --> 00:11:18,455: vision. 1619 00:11:18,455 --> 00:11:18,575: I 1620 00:11:18,575 --> 00:11:18,875: drew 1621 00:11:18,875 --> 00:11:19,054: my 1622 00:11:19,054 --> 00:11:19,475: hands 1623 00:11:19,475 --> 00:11:19,625: from 1624 00:11:19,625 --> 00:11:20,044: Seth’s 1625 00:11:20,044 --> 00:11:20,495: grasp 1626 00:11:20,495 --> 00:11:20,615: and 1627 00:11:20,615 --> 00:11:20,855: looked 1628 00:11:20,855 --> 00:11:20,945: at 1629 00:11:20,945 --> 00:11:22,054: them—the 1630 00:11:22,054 --> 00:11:22,475: same 1631 00:11:22,475 --> 00:11:22,985: paws 1632 00:11:22,985 --> 00:11:23,164: from 1633 00:11:23,164 --> 00:11:23,254: the 1634 00:11:23,254 --> 00:11:24,245: void. 1635 00:11:24,245 --> 00:11:25,235: Trembling, 1636 00:11:25,235 --> 00:11:25,355: I 1637 00:11:25,355 --> 00:11:25,684: brought 1638 00:11:25,684 --> 00:11:25,835: them 1639 00:11:25,835 --> 00:11:25,924: to 1640 00:11:25,924 --> 00:11:26,075: my 1641 00:11:26,075 --> 00:11:26,465: face 1642 00:11:26,465 --> 00:11:26,585: and 1643 00:11:26,585 --> 00:11:26,893: felt 1644 00:11:26,893 --> 00:11:27,004: the 1645 00:11:27,004 --> 00:11:27,575: long, 1646 00:11:27,575 --> 00:11:27,965: thick 1647 00:11:27,965 --> 00:11:28,595: muzzle 1648 00:11:28,595 --> 00:11:28,745: and 1649 00:11:28,745 --> 00:11:28,835: the 1650 00:11:28,835 --> 00:11:29,315: pointed, 1651 00:11:29,315 --> 00:11:29,705: furry 1652 00:11:29,705 --> 00:11:30,065: ears 1653 00:11:30,065 --> 00:11:30,365: atop 1654 00:11:30,365 --> 00:11:30,485: my 1655 00:11:30,485 --> 00:11:31,924: head.
“No 1656 00:11:31,924 --> 00:11:33,004: way,” 1657 00:11:33,004 --> 00:11:33,125: I 1658 00:11:33,125 --> 00:11:34,264: muttered. 1659 00:11:34,264 --> 00:11:34,384: I 1660 00:11:34,384 --> 00:11:34,745: tried 1661 00:11:34,745 --> 00:11:34,804: to 1662 00:11:34,804 --> 00:11:35,044: sit 1663 00:11:35,044 --> 00:11:35,524: up, 1664 00:11:35,524 --> 00:11:35,735: as 1665 00:11:35,735 --> 00:11:35,855: if 1666 00:11:35,855 --> 00:11:35,975: in 1667 00:11:35,975 --> 00:11:36,335: fight 1668 00:11:36,335 --> 00:11:36,394: or 1669 00:11:36,394 --> 00:11:36,845: flight 1670 00:11:36,845 --> 00:11:37,205: against 1671 00:11:37,205 --> 00:11:38,044: myself, 1672 00:11:38,044 --> 00:11:38,195: but 1673 00:11:38,195 --> 00:11:38,284: I 1674 00:11:38,284 --> 00:11:38,674: fell 1675 00:11:38,674 --> 00:11:38,945: right 1676 00:11:38,945 --> 00:11:39,004: on 1677 00:11:39,004 --> 00:11:39,215: my 1678 00:11:39,215 --> 00:11:40,085: butt, 1679 00:11:40,085 --> 00:11:40,565: yipping 1680 00:11:40,565 --> 00:11:40,684: as 1681 00:11:40,684 --> 00:11:40,865: I 1682 00:11:40,865 --> 00:11:41,254: jammed 1683 00:11:41,254 --> 00:11:41,375: my 1684 00:11:41,375 --> 00:11:42,424: tail. 1685 00:11:42,424 --> 00:11:42,575: I 1686 00:11:42,575 --> 00:11:42,904: leaned 1687 00:11:42,904 --> 00:11:43,355: forward 1688 00:11:43,355 --> 00:11:43,445: and 1689 00:11:43,445 --> 00:11:43,715: caught 1690 00:11:43,715 --> 00:11:44,044: sight 1691 00:11:44,044 --> 00:11:44,105: of 1692 00:11:44,105 --> 00:11:44,254: my 1693 00:11:44,254 --> 00:11:44,975: feet, 1694 00:11:44,975 --> 00:11:45,184: which 1695 00:11:45,184 --> 00:11:45,274: had 1696 00:11:45,274 --> 00:11:46,085: transformed 1697 00:11:46,085 --> 00:11:46,294: into 1698 00:11:46,294 --> 00:11:46,384: the 1699 00:11:46,384 --> 00:11:46,924: same 1700 00:11:46,924 --> 00:11:47,075: big 1701 00:11:47,075 --> 00:11:47,674: footpaws 1702 00:11:47,674 --> 00:11:47,855: from 1703 00:11:47,855 --> 00:11:49,235: the void. 1704 00:11:49,235 --> 00:11:49,325: I 1705 00:11:49,325 --> 00:11:49,924: scrambled 1706 00:11:49,924 --> 00:11:50,164: over 1707 00:11:50,164 --> 00:11:50,284: to 1708 00:11:50,284 --> 00:11:50,434: the 1709 00:11:50,434 --> 00:11:50,644: edge 1710 00:11:50,644 --> 00:11:50,735: of 1711 00:11:50,735 --> 00:11:50,825: the 1712 00:11:50,825 --> 00:11:51,245: pool 1713 00:11:51,245 --> 00:11:51,394: and 1714 00:11:51,394 --> 00:11:51,695: looked 1715 00:11:51,695 --> 00:11:51,904: into 1716 00:11:51,904 --> 00:11:51,995: the 1717 00:11:51,995 --> 00:11:53,075: water. 1718 00:11:53,075 --> 00:11:53,375: There 1719 00:11:53,375 --> 00:11:53,465: I 1720 00:11:53,465 --> 00:11:53,705: saw 1721 00:11:53,705 --> 00:11:53,884: the 1722 00:11:53,884 --> 00:11:54,154: dim 1723 00:11:54,154 --> 00:11:54,875: reflection 1724 00:11:54,875 --> 00:11:55,024: of 1725 00:11:55,024 --> 00:11:55,174: my 1726 00:11:55,174 --> 00:11:55,475: new 1727 00:11:55,475 --> 00:11:56,014: lupine 1728 00:11:56,014 --> 00:11:56,975: face, 1729 00:11:56,975 --> 00:11:57,154: yet 1730 00:11:57,154 --> 00:11:57,274: to 1731 00:11:57,274 --> 00:11:57,485: my 1732 00:11:57,485 --> 00:11:58,445: surprise, 1733 00:11:58,445 --> 00:11:58,623: it 1734 00:11:58,623 --> 00:11:59,105: somehow 1735 00:11:59,105 --> 00:11:59,524: felt 1736 00:11:59,524 --> 00:11:59,975: less 1737 00:11:59,975 --> 00:12:00,575: alien 1738 00:12:00,575 --> 00:12:00,725: than 1739 00:12:00,725 --> 00:12:00,815: the 1740 00:12:00,815 --> 00:12:01,235: human 1741 00:12:01,235 --> 00:12:01,715: face 1742 00:12:01,715 --> 00:12:01,835: it 1743 00:12:01,835 --> 00:12:07,115: had replaced.
“I… I’m a—”
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I 1778 00:12:19,414 --> 00:12:19,894: blinked 1779 00:12:19,894 --> 00:12:20,014: and 1780 00:12:20,014 --> 00:12:20,434: followed 1781 00:12:20,434 --> 00:12:20,825: Seth’s 1782 00:12:20,825 --> 00:12:21,245: gaze 1783 00:12:21,245 --> 00:12:21,365: as 1784 00:12:21,365 --> 00:12:21,485: he 1785 00:12:21,485 --> 00:12:21,664: let 1786 00:12:21,664 --> 00:12:21,784: me 1787 00:12:21,784 --> 00:12:22,235: discover 1788 00:12:22,235 --> 00:12:22,325: it 1789 00:12:22,325 --> 00:12:22,475: for 1790 00:12:22,475 --> 00:12:23,975: myself. 1791 00:12:23,975 --> 00:12:24,725: First, 1792 00:12:24,725 --> 00:12:24,875: I 1793 00:12:24,875 --> 00:12:25,294: noticed 1794 00:12:25,294 --> 00:12:25,414: that 1795 00:12:25,414 --> 00:12:25,534: my 1796 00:12:25,534 --> 00:12:26,075: sopping 1797 00:12:26,075 --> 00:12:26,345: wet 1798 00:12:26,345 --> 00:12:26,975: baptismal 1799 00:12:26,975 --> 00:12:27,485: robe 1800 00:12:27,485 --> 00:12:27,904: wasn’t 1801 00:12:27,904 --> 00:12:28,325: clinging 1802 00:12:28,325 --> 00:12:28,445: to 1803 00:12:28,445 --> 00:12:28,595: my 1804 00:12:28,595 --> 00:12:29,105: generous 1805 00:12:29,105 --> 00:12:30,154: breasts; 1806 00:12:30,154 --> 00:12:30,485: those 1807 00:12:30,485 --> 00:12:30,634: had 1808 00:12:30,634 --> 00:12:31,774: disappeared. 1809 00:12:31,774 --> 00:12:32,495: Instead, 1810 00:12:32,495 --> 00:12:32,705: my 1811 00:12:32,705 --> 00:12:33,065: robe 1812 00:12:33,065 --> 00:12:33,424: clung 1813 00:12:33,424 --> 00:12:33,634: to 1814 00:12:33,634 --> 00:12:33,695: a 1815 00:12:33,695 --> 00:12:34,294: flat, 1816 00:12:34,294 --> 00:12:34,804: firm 1817 00:12:34,804 --> 00:12:35,705: chest, 1818 00:12:35,705 --> 00:12:35,914: like 1819 00:12:35,914 --> 00:12:35,975: a 1820 00:12:35,975 --> 00:12:36,304: boy 1821 00:12:36,304 --> 00:12:36,544: might 1822 00:12:36,544 --> 00:12:37,595: have. 1823 00:12:37,595 --> 00:12:37,745: I 1824 00:12:37,745 --> 00:12:38,075: ran 1825 00:12:38,075 --> 00:12:38,225: my 1826 00:12:38,225 --> 00:12:38,404: new 1827 00:12:38,404 --> 00:12:38,825: paws 1828 00:12:38,825 --> 00:12:39,274: across 1829 00:12:39,274 --> 00:12:39,575: it, 1830 00:12:39,575 --> 00:12:39,784: as 1831 00:12:39,784 --> 00:12:39,904: if 1832 00:12:39,904 --> 00:12:40,414: searching 1833 00:12:40,414 --> 00:12:40,534: the 1834 00:12:40,534 --> 00:12:40,865: tight 1835 00:12:40,865 --> 00:12:41,404: surface 1836 00:12:41,404 --> 00:12:41,554: would 1837 00:12:41,554 --> 00:12:42,065: uncover 1838 00:12:42,065 --> 00:12:42,245: what 1839 00:12:42,245 --> 00:12:42,365: had 1840 00:12:42,365 --> 00:12:43,445: vanished. 1841 00:12:43,445 --> 00:12:44,225: Then, 1842 00:12:44,225 --> 00:12:44,284: a 1843 00:12:44,284 --> 00:12:44,914: shocking 1844 00:12:44,914 --> 00:12:45,514: question 1845 00:12:45,514 --> 00:12:45,904: occurred 1846 00:12:45,904 --> 00:12:46,024: to 1847 00:12:46,024 --> 00:12:47,434: me.
Without 1848 00:12:47,434 --> 00:12:47,495: a 1849 00:12:47,495 --> 00:12:47,794: care 1850 00:12:47,794 --> 00:12:47,945: for 1851 00:12:47,945 --> 00:12:48,034: the 1852 00:12:48,034 --> 00:12:48,335: fact 1853 00:12:48,335 --> 00:12:48,424: that 1854 00:12:48,424 --> 00:12:48,575: the 1855 00:12:48,575 --> 00:12:48,934: dragon 1856 00:12:48,934 --> 00:12:49,115: and 1857 00:12:49,115 --> 00:12:49,534: tiger 1858 00:12:49,534 --> 00:12:49,684: were 1859 00:12:49,684 --> 00:12:50,585: watching, 1860 00:12:50,585 --> 00:12:50,764: I 1861 00:12:50,764 --> 00:12:51,154: reached 1862 00:12:51,154 --> 00:12:51,815: down, 1863 00:12:51,815 --> 00:12:52,205: paws 1864 00:12:52,205 --> 00:12:53,044: shaking, 1865 00:12:53,044 --> 00:12:53,254: and 1866 00:12:53,254 --> 00:12:53,615: pressed 1867 00:12:53,615 --> 00:12:53,764: them 1868 00:12:53,764 --> 00:12:54,125: between 1869 00:12:54,125 --> 00:12:54,274: my 1870 00:12:54,274 --> 00:12:55,504: legs. 1871 00:12:55,504 --> 00:12:55,625: I 1872 00:12:55,625 --> 00:12:56,825: squeezed, 1873 00:12:56,825 --> 00:12:57,335: gasping 1874 00:12:57,335 --> 00:12:57,455: as 1875 00:12:57,455 --> 00:12:57,544: I 1876 00:12:57,544 --> 00:12:57,904: felt 1877 00:12:57,904 --> 00:12:58,294: something 1878 00:12:58,294 --> 00:12:58,445: that 1879 00:12:58,445 --> 00:12:58,924: hadn’t 1880 00:12:58,924 --> 00:12:59,164: been 1881 00:12:59,164 --> 00:12:59,434: there 1882 00:12:59,434 --> 00:13:01,504: before.
“No 1883 00:13:01,504 --> 00:13:02,434: way,” 1884 00:13:02,434 --> 00:13:02,554: I 1885 00:13:02,554 --> 00:13:02,975: choked 1886 00:13:02,975 --> 00:13:03,575: out, 1887 00:13:03,575 --> 00:13:03,695: a 1888 00:13:03,695 --> 00:13:04,174: goofy 1889 00:13:04,174 --> 00:13:04,534: grin 1890 00:13:04,534 --> 00:13:05,044: spreading 1891 00:13:05,044 --> 00:13:05,434: across 1892 00:13:05,434 --> 00:13:05,585: my 1893 00:13:05,585 --> 00:13:07,294: muzzle.
“Congrats 1894 00:13:07,294 --> 00:13:07,445: on 1895 00:13:07,445 --> 00:13:07,684: being 1896 00:13:07,684 --> 00:13:07,774: the 1897 00:13:07,774 --> 00:13:08,075: proper 1898 00:13:08,075 --> 00:13:08,434: sex 1899 00:13:08,434 --> 00:13:09,245: now,” 1900 00:13:09,245 --> 00:13:09,544: Mark 1901 00:13:09,544 --> 00:13:10,174: said, 1902 00:13:10,174 --> 00:13:10,355: his 1903 00:13:10,355 --> 00:13:10,804: smile 1904 00:13:10,804 --> 00:13:11,164: full 1905 00:13:11,164 --> 00:13:11,254: of 1906 00:13:11,254 --> 00:13:11,674: pointed 1907 00:13:11,674 --> 00:13:12,845: teeth. “Though 1908 00:13:12,845 --> 00:13:13,115: you’re 1909 00:13:13,115 --> 00:13:13,684: probably 1910 00:13:13,684 --> 00:13:13,745: a 1911 00:13:13,745 --> 00:13:13,955: bit 1912 00:13:13,955 --> 00:13:14,434: furrier 1913 00:13:14,434 --> 00:13:14,615: than 1914 00:13:14,615 --> 00:13:14,735: you 1915 00:13:14,735 --> 00:13:15,034: thought 1916 00:13:15,034 --> 00:13:15,184: you’d 1917 00:13:15,184 --> 00:13:15,754: be. 1918 00:13:15,754 --> 00:13:15,995: How 1919 00:13:15,995 --> 00:13:16,144: does 1920 00:13:16,144 --> 00:13:16,235: it 1921 00:13:16,235 --> 00:13:18,125: feel?”
Mark’s 1922 00:13:18,125 --> 00:13:18,575: question 1923 00:13:18,575 --> 00:13:18,784: made 1924 00:13:18,784 --> 00:13:18,904: me 1925 00:13:18,904 --> 00:13:19,144: look 1926 00:13:19,144 --> 00:13:19,894: inward, 1927 00:13:19,894 --> 00:13:20,075: and 1928 00:13:20,075 --> 00:13:20,404: there 1929 00:13:20,404 --> 00:13:20,524: I 1930 00:13:20,524 --> 00:13:20,914: found 1931 00:13:20,914 --> 00:13:20,975: a 1932 00:13:20,975 --> 00:13:21,965: war. 1933 00:13:21,965 --> 00:13:22,445: Pure 1934 00:13:22,445 --> 00:13:23,044: elation 1935 00:13:23,044 --> 00:13:23,644: grappled 1936 00:13:23,644 --> 00:13:23,794: with 1937 00:13:23,794 --> 00:13:24,634: fear, 1938 00:13:24,634 --> 00:13:24,815: but 1939 00:13:24,815 --> 00:13:25,595: somehow 1940 00:13:25,595 --> 00:13:26,195: elation 1941 00:13:26,195 --> 00:13:26,554: seemed 1942 00:13:26,554 --> 00:13:26,644: to 1943 00:13:26,644 --> 00:13:26,794: be 1944 00:13:26,794 --> 00:13:27,125: winning 1945 00:13:27,125 --> 00:13:28,054: out. 1946 00:13:28,054 --> 00:13:28,235: I 1947 00:13:28,235 --> 00:13:28,445: was 1948 00:13:28,445 --> 00:13:28,504: a 1949 00:13:28,504 --> 00:13:29,434: man. 1950 00:13:29,434 --> 00:13:29,615: I 1951 00:13:29,615 --> 00:13:29,855: had 1952 00:13:29,855 --> 00:13:29,945: the 1953 00:13:29,945 --> 00:13:31,174: parts. 1954 00:13:31,174 --> 00:13:31,325: And 1955 00:13:31,325 --> 00:13:31,475: on 1956 00:13:31,475 --> 00:13:31,804: top 1957 00:13:31,804 --> 00:13:31,924: of 1958 00:13:31,924 --> 00:13:32,375: it, 1959 00:13:32,375 --> 00:13:32,495: the 1960 00:13:32,495 --> 00:13:32,945: body 1961 00:13:32,945 --> 00:13:33,034: I 1962 00:13:33,034 --> 00:13:33,215: had 1963 00:13:33,215 --> 00:13:33,664: always 1964 00:13:33,664 --> 00:13:33,934: felt 1965 00:13:33,934 --> 00:13:34,205: so 1966 00:13:34,205 --> 00:13:34,835: misplaced 1967 00:13:34,835 --> 00:13:35,315: within 1968 00:13:35,315 --> 00:13:35,524: had 1969 00:13:35,524 --> 00:13:35,884: become 1970 00:13:35,884 --> 00:13:36,365: something 1971 00:13:36,365 --> 00:13:36,815: utterly 1972 00:13:36,815 --> 00:13:38,794: unique.
“How 1973 00:13:38,794 --> 00:13:38,975: is 1974 00:13:38,975 --> 00:13:39,184: this 1975 00:13:39,184 --> 00:13:40,205: possible?” 1976 00:13:40,205 --> 00:13:40,384: I 1977 00:13:40,384 --> 00:13:41,014: asked, 1978 00:13:41,014 --> 00:13:42,784: half-laughing.
A 1979 00:13:42,784 --> 00:13:43,414: devilish 1980 00:13:43,414 --> 00:13:43,865: grin 1981 00:13:43,865 --> 00:13:44,404: stretched 1982 00:13:44,404 --> 00:13:44,794: across 1983 00:13:44,794 --> 00:13:45,544: Mark’s scaly 1984 00:13:45,544 --> 00:13:45,965: face 1985 00:13:45,965 --> 00:13:46,085: as 1986 00:13:46,085 --> 00:13:46,205: he 1987 00:13:46,205 --> 00:13:47,945: proclaimed,
“And 1988 00:13:47,945 --> 00:13:48,184: when 1989 00:13:48,184 --> 00:13:48,575: all 1990 00:13:48,575 --> 00:13:48,845: its 1991 00:13:48,845 --> 00:13:49,384: wardens 1992 00:13:49,384 --> 00:13:49,504: are 1993 00:13:49,504 --> 00:13:50,044: cast 1994 00:13:50,044 --> 00:13:50,825: down, 1995 00:13:50,825 --> 00:13:51,695: mankind’s 1996 00:13:51,695 --> 00:13:52,144: prison 1997 00:13:52,144 --> 00:13:52,445: shall 1998 00:13:52,445 --> 00:13:52,835: fall 1999 00:13:52,835 --> 00:13:53,075: to 2000 00:13:53,075 --> 00:13:54,215: ruin. 2001 00:13:54,215 --> 00:13:54,424: At 2002 00:13:54,424 --> 00:13:54,875: last 2003 00:13:54,875 --> 00:13:55,024: from 2004 00:13:55,024 --> 00:13:55,264: thy 2005 00:13:55,264 --> 00:13:55,715: flesh 2006 00:13:55,715 --> 00:13:55,835: you 2007 00:13:55,835 --> 00:13:56,164: shall 2008 00:13:56,164 --> 00:13:56,465: know 2009 00:13:56,465 --> 00:13:56,644: the 2010 00:13:56,644 --> 00:13:57,065: bliss 2011 00:13:57,065 --> 00:13:57,215: of 2012 00:13:57,215 --> 00:13:59,105: freedom.”
My 2013 00:13:59,105 --> 00:13:59,524: golden 2014 00:13:59,524 --> 00:13:59,794: eyes 2015 00:13:59,794 --> 00:14:00,034: went 2016 00:14:00,034 --> 00:14:00,965: wide. 2017 00:14:00,965 --> 00:14:01,294: Mark 2018 00:14:01,294 --> 00:14:01,414: had 2019 00:14:01,414 --> 00:14:01,804: drifted 2020 00:14:01,804 --> 00:14:02,075: away 2021 00:14:02,075 --> 00:14:02,254: from 2022 00:14:02,254 --> 00:14:02,345: the 2023 00:14:02,345 --> 00:14:02,735: church 2024 00:14:02,735 --> 00:14:02,825: in 2025 00:14:02,825 --> 00:14:02,884: the 2026 00:14:02,884 --> 00:14:03,245: past 2027 00:14:03,245 --> 00:14:03,455: few 2028 00:14:03,455 --> 00:14:04,384: years, 2029 00:14:04,384 --> 00:14:04,565: but 2030 00:14:04,565 --> 00:14:04,684: he 2031 00:14:04,684 --> 00:14:05,195: clearly 2032 00:14:05,195 --> 00:14:05,495: still 2033 00:14:05,495 --> 00:14:05,975: remembered 2034 00:14:05,975 --> 00:14:06,095: his 2035 00:14:06,095 --> 00:14:07,774: scripture.
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Rapture.

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Only 2600 00:18:05,914 --> 00:18:06,305: those 2601 00:18:06,305 --> 00:18:06,424: who 2602 00:18:06,424 --> 00:18:07,085: reject 2603 00:18:07,085 --> 00:18:07,744: Gnosis 2604 00:18:07,744 --> 00:18:08,045: are 2605 00:18:08,045 --> 00:18:08,525: doomed 2606 00:18:08,525 --> 00:18:08,644: in 2607 00:18:08,644 --> 00:18:08,765: the 2608 00:18:08,765 --> 00:18:09,154: eyes 2609 00:18:09,154 --> 00:18:09,424: of 2610 00:18:09,424 --> 00:18:12,125: God.

The 2611 00:18:12,125 --> 00:18:12,545: priests’ 2612 00:18:12,545 --> 00:18:13,055: voices 2613 00:18:13,055 --> 00:18:13,654: emerged 2614 00:18:13,654 --> 00:18:13,805: from 2615 00:18:13,805 --> 00:18:13,924: my 2616 00:18:13,924 --> 00:18:14,585: memory, 2617 00:18:14,585 --> 00:18:15,214: snaking 2618 00:18:15,214 --> 00:18:15,394: through 2619 00:18:15,394 --> 00:18:15,545: my 2620 00:18:15,545 --> 00:18:15,964: brain 2621 00:18:15,964 --> 00:18:16,085: and 2622 00:18:16,085 --> 00:18:16,444: taking 2623 00:18:16,444 --> 00:18:16,894: hold 2624 00:18:16,894 --> 00:18:17,224: once 2625 00:18:17,224 --> 00:18:19,295: more.
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But 2696 00:18:54,065 --> 00:18:54,154: I 2697 00:18:54,154 --> 00:18:54,515: didn’t 2698 00:18:54,515 --> 00:18:55,204: know. 2699 00:18:55,204 --> 00:18:55,565: Not 2700 00:18:55,565 --> 00:18:56,825: anymore. 2701 00:18:56,825 --> 00:18:57,005: I 2702 00:18:57,005 --> 00:18:57,275: looked 2703 00:18:57,275 --> 00:18:57,575: down 2704 00:18:57,575 --> 00:18:57,634: at 2705 00:18:57,634 --> 00:18:57,785: my 2706 00:18:57,785 --> 00:18:58,234: parents’ 2707 00:18:58,234 --> 00:18:59,105: fallen clothes 2708 00:18:59,105 --> 00:18:59,255: and 2709 00:18:59,255 --> 00:18:59,765: remembered 2710 00:18:59,765 --> 00:18:59,944: them 2711 00:18:59,944 --> 00:19:00,305: telling 2712 00:19:00,305 --> 00:19:00,454: me 2713 00:19:00,454 --> 00:19:00,664: this 2714 00:19:00,664 --> 00:19:00,785: would 2715 00:19:00,785 --> 00:19:01,505: happen, 2716 00:19:01,505 --> 00:19:02,164: screaming 2717 00:19:02,164 --> 00:19:02,315: at 2718 00:19:02,315 --> 00:19:02,555: me 2719 00:19:02,555 --> 00:19:02,644: for 2720 00:19:02,644 --> 00:19:02,734: the 2721 00:19:02,734 --> 00:19:03,184: crime 2722 00:19:03,184 --> 00:19:03,305: that 2723 00:19:03,305 --> 00:19:03,454: had 2724 00:19:03,454 --> 00:19:03,694: now 2725 00:19:03,694 --> 00:19:04,444: manifested 2726 00:19:04,444 --> 00:19:04,865: between 2727 00:19:04,865 --> 00:19:05,015: my 2728 00:19:05,015 --> 00:19:06,904: legs.
Seth 2729 00:19:06,904 --> 00:19:07,265: hugged 2730 00:19:07,265 --> 00:19:07,384: me 2731 00:19:07,384 --> 00:19:07,595: from 2732 00:19:07,595 --> 00:19:08,105: behind 2733 00:19:08,105 --> 00:19:08,255: while 2734 00:19:08,255 --> 00:19:08,615: Mark 2735 00:19:08,615 --> 00:19:08,914: held 2736 00:19:08,914 --> 00:19:09,035: me 2737 00:19:09,035 --> 00:19:09,244: from 2738 00:19:09,244 --> 00:19:09,335: the 2739 00:19:09,335 --> 00:19:10,355: front. 2740 00:19:10,355 --> 00:19:10,474: The 2741 00:19:10,474 --> 00:19:11,015: dragon’s 2742 00:19:11,015 --> 00:19:11,434: wings 2743 00:19:11,434 --> 00:19:11,855: fanned 2744 00:19:11,855 --> 00:19:12,125: out 2745 00:19:12,125 --> 00:19:12,244: and 2746 00:19:12,244 --> 00:19:12,634: wrapped 2747 00:19:12,634 --> 00:19:12,994: around 2748 00:19:12,994 --> 00:19:13,505: us, 2749 00:19:13,505 --> 00:19:14,015: shutting 2750 00:19:14,015 --> 00:19:14,224: out 2751 00:19:14,224 --> 00:19:14,315: the 2752 00:19:14,315 --> 00:19:16,924: church.
“Shhh,” 2753 00:19:16,924 --> 00:19:17,255: Mark 2754 00:19:17,255 --> 00:19:18,275: hushed. “You’re 2755 00:19:18,275 --> 00:19:18,694: safe, 2756 00:19:18,694 --> 00:19:19,535: hun. 2757 00:19:19,535 --> 00:19:20,134: Please 2758 00:19:20,134 --> 00:19:20,404: don’t 2759 00:19:20,404 --> 00:19:21,154: worry. 2760 00:19:21,154 --> 00:19:21,424: There’s 2761 00:19:21,424 --> 00:19:21,694: more 2762 00:19:21,694 --> 00:19:21,815: to 2763 00:19:21,815 --> 00:19:22,085: this 2764 00:19:22,085 --> 00:19:22,234: than 2765 00:19:22,234 --> 00:19:22,384: you 2766 00:19:22,384 --> 00:19:23,644: know.” 2767 00:19:23,644 --> 00:19:23,795: He 2768 00:19:23,795 --> 00:19:24,125: looked 2769 00:19:24,125 --> 00:19:24,275: up 2770 00:19:24,275 --> 00:19:24,365: at 2771 00:19:24,365 --> 00:19:25,505: Seth. “Can 2772 00:19:25,505 --> 00:19:25,714: you 2773 00:19:25,714 --> 00:19:25,865: get 2774 00:19:25,865 --> 00:19:26,015: his 2775 00:19:26,015 --> 00:19:26,884: clothes? 2776 00:19:26,884 --> 00:19:27,035: We 2777 00:19:27,035 --> 00:19:27,214: should 2778 00:19:27,214 --> 00:19:27,394: get 2779 00:19:27,394 --> 00:19:27,575: out 2780 00:19:27,575 --> 00:19:27,664: of 2781 00:19:27,664 --> 00:19:27,845: here 2782 00:19:27,845 --> 00:19:28,174: before 2783 00:19:28,174 --> 00:19:30,365: sundown.”
“No,” 2784 00:19:30,365 --> 00:19:30,484: I 2785 00:19:30,484 --> 00:19:31,085: said, 2786 00:19:31,085 --> 00:19:31,565: shrugging 2787 00:19:31,565 --> 00:19:31,714: them 2788 00:19:31,714 --> 00:19:32,015: both 2789 00:19:32,015 --> 00:19:33,125: off. “We 2790 00:19:33,125 --> 00:19:33,394: need 2791 00:19:33,394 --> 00:19:33,484: to 2792 00:19:33,484 --> 00:19:34,444: stay. 2793 00:19:34,444 --> 00:19:34,835: Maybe 2794 00:19:34,835 --> 00:19:34,954: if 2795 00:19:34,954 --> 00:19:35,075: we 2796 00:19:35,075 --> 00:19:35,674: just 2797 00:19:35,674 --> 00:19:36,005: pray 2798 00:19:36,005 --> 00:19:36,095: to 2799 00:19:36,095 --> 00:19:36,875: him. 2800 00:19:36,875 --> 00:19:37,115: This 2801 00:19:37,115 --> 00:19:37,204: is 2802 00:19:37,204 --> 00:19:37,295: the 2803 00:19:37,295 --> 00:19:37,565: house 2804 00:19:37,565 --> 00:19:37,684: of 2805 00:19:37,684 --> 00:19:38,345: God. 2806 00:19:38,345 --> 00:19:38,555: He’ll 2807 00:19:38,555 --> 00:19:38,795: have 2808 00:19:38,795 --> 00:19:38,884: to 2809 00:19:38,884 --> 00:19:39,154: hear 2810 00:19:39,154 --> 00:19:39,335: us, 2811 00:19:39,335 --> 00:19:39,575: won’t 2812 00:19:39,575 --> 00:19:41,404: he?”
Mark’s slitted 2813 00:19:41,404 --> 00:19:41,765: eyes 2814 00:19:41,765 --> 00:19:42,095: locked 2815 00:19:42,095 --> 00:19:42,244: with 2816 00:19:42,244 --> 00:19:42,904: mine, 2817 00:19:42,904 --> 00:19:43,505: staring 2818 00:19:43,505 --> 00:19:43,654: with 2819 00:19:43,654 --> 00:19:43,865: that 2820 00:19:43,865 --> 00:19:44,255: knowing 2821 00:19:44,255 --> 00:19:45,005: gaze, 2822 00:19:45,005 --> 00:19:45,184: as 2823 00:19:45,184 --> 00:19:45,305: if 2824 00:19:45,305 --> 00:19:45,815: peering 2825 00:19:45,815 --> 00:19:46,174: right 2826 00:19:46,174 --> 00:19:46,444: into 2827 00:19:46,444 --> 00:19:46,595: my 2828 00:19:46,595 --> 00:19:47,795: soul. 2829 00:19:47,795 --> 00:19:47,944: He 2830 00:19:47,944 --> 00:19:48,335: placed 2831 00:19:48,335 --> 00:19:48,484: his 2832 00:19:48,484 --> 00:19:48,845: hands 2833 00:19:48,845 --> 00:19:48,964: on 2834 00:19:48,964 --> 00:19:49,085: my 2835 00:19:49,085 --> 00:19:50,795: shoulders. “Look, 2836 00:19:50,795 --> 00:19:51,035: we’ve 2837 00:19:51,035 --> 00:19:51,184: been 2838 00:19:51,184 --> 00:19:51,545: awake 2839 00:19:51,545 --> 00:19:51,904: longer 2840 00:19:51,904 --> 00:19:52,085: than 2841 00:19:52,085 --> 00:19:52,625: you. 2842 00:19:52,625 --> 00:19:52,954: Just 2843 00:19:52,954 --> 00:19:54,454: listen.”
I 2844 00:19:54,454 --> 00:19:54,755: kept 2845 00:19:54,755 --> 00:19:55,474: talking, 2846 00:19:55,474 --> 00:19:55,654: as 2847 00:19:55,654 --> 00:19:55,805: if 2848 00:19:55,805 --> 00:19:55,865: I 2849 00:19:55,865 --> 00:19:56,255: hadn’t 2850 00:19:56,255 --> 00:19:57,305: heard. “There 2851 00:19:57,305 --> 00:19:57,605: has 2852 00:19:57,605 --> 00:19:57,694: to 2853 00:19:57,694 --> 00:19:57,815: be 2854 00:19:57,815 --> 00:19:58,204: something 2855 00:19:58,204 --> 00:19:58,325: we 2856 00:19:58,325 --> 00:19:58,505: can 2857 00:19:58,505 --> 00:19:58,684: do 2858 00:19:58,684 --> 00:19:58,835: to 2859 00:19:58,835 --> 00:19:59,315: repent 2860 00:19:59,315 --> 00:19:59,464: and 2861 00:19:59,464 --> 00:19:59,674: earn 2862 00:19:59,674 --> 00:19:59,884: his 2863 00:19:59,884 --> 00:20:00,904: forgiveness. 2864 00:20:00,904 --> 00:20:01,924: Anything. 2865 00:20:01,924 --> 00:20:02,105: If 2866 00:20:02,105 --> 00:20:02,224: we 2867 00:20:02,224 --> 00:20:02,525: just 2868 00:20:02,525 --> 00:20:02,825: try 2869 00:20:02,825 --> 00:20:04,234: to—”
I 2870 00:20:04,234 --> 00:20:04,805: stopped 2871 00:20:04,805 --> 00:20:05,974: mid-sentence. 2872 00:20:05,974 --> 00:20:06,125: The 2873 00:20:06,125 --> 00:20:06,605: familiar 2874 00:20:06,605 --> 00:20:07,355: sensation 2875 00:20:07,355 --> 00:20:07,474: of 2876 00:20:07,474 --> 00:20:08,224: ripples, 2877 00:20:08,224 --> 00:20:08,464: like 2878 00:20:08,464 --> 00:20:08,765: those 2879 00:20:08,765 --> 00:20:09,005: within 2880 00:20:09,005 --> 00:20:09,095: the 2881 00:20:09,095 --> 00:20:09,815: pool, 2882 00:20:09,815 --> 00:20:10,654: cascaded 2883 00:20:10,654 --> 00:20:10,894: through 2884 00:20:10,894 --> 00:20:11,075: me 2885 00:20:11,075 --> 00:20:12,335: again. 2886 00:20:12,335 --> 00:20:12,515: My 2887 00:20:12,515 --> 00:20:12,875: breath 2888 00:20:12,875 --> 00:20:13,265: caught 2889 00:20:13,265 --> 00:20:13,325: in 2890 00:20:13,325 --> 00:20:13,474: my 2891 00:20:13,474 --> 00:20:14,315: throat, 2892 00:20:14,315 --> 00:20:14,494: my 2893 00:20:14,494 --> 00:20:15,038: heartbeat 2894 00:20:15,038 --> 00:20:15,394: seemed 2895 00:20:15,394 --> 00:20:15,515: to 2896 00:20:15,515 --> 00:20:16,414: cease, 2897 00:20:16,414 --> 00:20:16,565: and 2898 00:20:16,565 --> 00:20:16,684: the 2899 00:20:16,684 --> 00:20:17,194: entire 2900 00:20:17,194 --> 00:20:17,734: church 2901 00:20:17,734 --> 00:20:18,035: fell 2902 00:20:18,035 --> 00:20:18,214: out 2903 00:20:18,214 --> 00:20:18,454: from 2904 00:20:18,454 --> 00:20:18,694: under 2905 00:20:18,694 --> 00:20:21,107: me.

Forest 2906 00:20:21,107 --> 00:20:21,680: hills. 2907 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:22,250: Stone 2908 00:20:22,250 --> 00:20:22,970: ruins. 2909 00:20:22,970 --> 00:20:23,630: Dusk, 2910 00:20:23,630 --> 00:20:23,869: then 2911 00:20:23,869 --> 00:20:25,130: dawn. 2912 00:20:25,130 --> 00:20:25,220: A 2913 00:20:25,220 --> 00:20:25,880: tiger, 2914 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:26,000: a 2915 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:26,720: dragon, 2916 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:26,839: a 2917 00:20:26,839 --> 00:20:27,470: wolf, 2918 00:20:27,470 --> 00:20:28,130: sheltering 2919 00:20:28,130 --> 00:20:29,390: together. 2920 00:20:29,390 --> 00:20:29,509: The 2921 00:20:29,509 --> 00:20:29,839: wolf 2922 00:20:29,839 --> 00:20:30,170: looks 2923 00:20:30,170 --> 00:20:30,259: at 2924 00:20:30,259 --> 00:20:30,769: me. 2925 00:20:30,769 --> 00:20:30,920: He 2926 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:31,849: smiles. 2927 00:20:31,849 --> 00:20:32,359: Reaches 2928 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:33,259: out. 2929 00:20:33,259 --> 00:20:33,440: With 2930 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:33,500: a 2931 00:20:33,500 --> 00:20:33,980: flash 2932 00:20:33,980 --> 00:20:34,099: of 2933 00:20:34,099 --> 00:20:34,670: lightning, 2934 00:20:34,670 --> 00:20:34,940: he’s 2935 00:20:34,940 --> 00:20:36,140: gone. 2936 00:20:36,140 --> 00:20:36,680: Thunder 2937 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:37,190: rumbles 2938 00:20:37,190 --> 00:20:37,309: in 2939 00:20:37,309 --> 00:20:37,369: the 2940 00:20:37,369 --> 00:20:38,299: void. 2941 00:20:38,299 --> 00:20:38,809: Crimson 2942 00:20:38,809 --> 00:20:39,319: stone 2943 00:20:39,319 --> 00:20:39,769: wings 2944 00:20:39,769 --> 00:20:40,279: rise 2945 00:20:40,279 --> 00:20:40,460: from 2946 00:20:40,460 --> 00:20:40,579: the 2947 00:20:40,579 --> 00:20:41,420: earth, 2948 00:20:41,420 --> 00:20:41,599: and 2949 00:20:41,599 --> 00:20:41,660: a 2950 00:20:41,660 --> 00:20:42,079: pillar 2951 00:20:42,079 --> 00:20:42,200: of 2952 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:42,769: light 2953 00:20:42,769 --> 00:20:43,250: awaits 2954 00:20:43,250 --> 00:20:46,190: within.

“Petra, 2955 00:20:46,190 --> 00:20:46,309: are 2956 00:20:46,309 --> 00:20:46,490: you 2957 00:20:46,490 --> 00:20:47,720: alright?” 2958 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:48,079: Mark 2959 00:20:48,079 --> 00:20:48,769: asked, 2960 00:20:48,769 --> 00:20:49,279: shaking 2961 00:20:49,279 --> 00:20:49,400: me 2962 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:49,609: by 2963 00:20:49,609 --> 00:20:49,700: the 2964 00:20:49,700 --> 00:20:50,630: shoulder, 2965 00:20:50,630 --> 00:20:50,869: his 2966 00:20:50,869 --> 00:20:51,289: eyes 2967 00:20:51,289 --> 00:20:51,619: full 2968 00:20:51,619 --> 00:20:51,740: of 2969 00:20:51,740 --> 00:20:53,359: anticipation “Did 2970 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:53,450: you 2971 00:20:53,450 --> 00:20:53,720: see 2972 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:55,069: it?”
I 2973 00:20:55,069 --> 00:20:55,670: jumped, 2974 00:20:55,670 --> 00:20:55,819: as 2975 00:20:55,819 --> 00:20:55,970: if 2976 00:20:55,970 --> 00:20:56,450: awakened 2977 00:20:56,450 --> 00:20:56,630: from 2978 00:20:56,630 --> 00:20:56,690: a 2979 00:20:56,690 --> 00:20:56,930: deep 2980 00:20:56,930 --> 00:20:57,410: sleep 2981 00:20:57,410 --> 00:20:57,559: by 2982 00:20:57,559 --> 00:20:57,650: the 2983 00:20:57,650 --> 00:20:58,039: sound 2984 00:20:58,039 --> 00:20:58,130: of 2985 00:20:58,130 --> 00:20:58,190: an 2986 00:20:58,190 --> 00:20:59,960: explosion.
“We 2987 00:20:59,960 --> 00:21:00,289: can’t 2988 00:21:00,289 --> 00:21:01,250: stay!” 2989 00:21:01,250 --> 00:21:01,369: I 2990 00:21:01,369 --> 00:21:02,089: said, 2991 00:21:02,089 --> 00:21:02,509: nearly 2992 00:21:02,509 --> 00:21:03,740: shouting. “I 2993 00:21:03,740 --> 00:21:04,069: saw 2994 00:21:04,069 --> 00:21:04,250: where 2995 00:21:04,250 --> 00:21:04,400: He 2996 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:04,670: wants 2997 00:21:04,670 --> 00:21:04,819: us 2998 00:21:04,819 --> 00:21:05,150: to 2999 00:21:05,150 --> 00:21:06,380: go.”
Mark 3000 00:21:06,380 --> 00:21:07,789: nodded. “Thunder 3001 00:21:07,789 --> 00:21:08,390: Hill, 3002 00:21:08,390 --> 00:21:09,769: right?”
I 3003 00:21:09,769 --> 00:21:10,160: cocked 3004 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:10,279: my 3005 00:21:10,279 --> 00:21:10,579: head 3006 00:21:10,579 --> 00:21:10,700: as 3007 00:21:10,700 --> 00:21:10,789: he 3008 00:21:10,789 --> 00:21:12,230: continued.
“Like 3009 00:21:12,230 --> 00:21:12,289: I 3010 00:21:12,289 --> 00:21:13,009: said, 3011 00:21:13,009 --> 00:21:13,279: there’s 3012 00:21:13,279 --> 00:21:13,519: more 3013 00:21:13,519 --> 00:21:13,670: to 3014 00:21:13,670 --> 00:21:13,910: this 3015 00:21:13,910 --> 00:21:14,059: than 3016 00:21:14,059 --> 00:21:14,180: you 3017 00:21:14,180 --> 00:21:15,440: know.”
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I 3676 00:25:23,450 --> 00:25:24,109: stared 3677 00:25:24,109 --> 00:25:24,650: daggers 3678 00:25:24,650 --> 00:25:24,829: at 3679 00:25:24,829 --> 00:25:25,549: him, 3680 00:25:25,549 --> 00:25:25,789: which 3681 00:25:25,789 --> 00:25:26,180: clearly 3682 00:25:26,180 --> 00:25:26,480: wasn’t 3683 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:26,569: the 3684 00:25:26,569 --> 00:25:27,079: reaction 3685 00:25:27,079 --> 00:25:27,289: he’d 3686 00:25:27,289 --> 00:25:28,490: expected; 3687 00:25:28,490 --> 00:25:28,640: the 3688 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:28,940: big 3689 00:25:28,940 --> 00:25:29,420: cat 3690 00:25:29,420 --> 00:25:29,809: looked 3691 00:25:29,809 --> 00:25:30,049: like 3692 00:25:30,049 --> 00:25:30,109: a 3693 00:25:30,109 --> 00:25:30,500: kicked 3694 00:25:30,500 --> 00:25:31,880: puppy.
“I’m 3695 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:32,750: sorry,” 3696 00:25:32,750 --> 00:25:32,869: I 3697 00:25:32,869 --> 00:25:34,160: sighed. “It’s 3698 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:34,430: just 3699 00:25:34,430 --> 00:25:34,519: that 3700 00:25:34,519 --> 00:25:34,640: we 3701 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:35,000: shouldn’t 3702 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:35,119: be 3703 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:35,480: playing 3704 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:35,900: around 3705 00:25:35,900 --> 00:25:35,960: in 3706 00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:36,170: these 3707 00:25:36,170 --> 00:25:37,369: bodies.” 3708 00:25:37,369 --> 00:25:37,490: I 3709 00:25:37,490 --> 00:25:37,940: settled 3710 00:25:37,940 --> 00:25:38,119: into 3711 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:38,269: my 3712 00:25:38,269 --> 00:25:39,289: best ‘scripture 3713 00:25:39,289 --> 00:25:39,619: reading’ 3714 00:25:39,619 --> 00:25:40,940: voice. “And 3715 00:25:40,940 --> 00:25:41,630: Sabaoth 3716 00:25:41,630 --> 00:25:42,619: proclaimed: 3717 00:25:42,619 --> 00:25:42,859: The 3718 00:25:42,859 --> 00:25:43,430: archons 3719 00:25:43,430 --> 00:25:43,940: crafted 3720 00:25:43,940 --> 00:25:44,119: thy 3721 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:44,539: form 3722 00:25:44,539 --> 00:25:44,660: in 3723 00:25:44,660 --> 00:25:45,619: deception, 3724 00:25:45,619 --> 00:25:45,859: and 3725 00:25:45,859 --> 00:25:46,519: indulgence 3726 00:25:46,519 --> 00:25:46,640: in 3727 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:46,819: their 3728 00:25:46,819 --> 00:25:47,180: lie 3729 00:25:47,180 --> 00:25:47,450: will 3730 00:25:47,450 --> 00:25:47,809: bind 3731 00:25:47,809 --> 00:25:47,990: you 3732 00:25:47,990 --> 00:25:48,200: to 3733 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:48,410: your 3734 00:25:48,410 --> 00:25:50,269: prison.”
Seth 3735 00:25:50,269 --> 00:25:50,569: hadn’t 3736 00:25:50,569 --> 00:25:50,839: grown 3737 00:25:50,839 --> 00:25:50,990: up 3738 00:25:50,990 --> 00:25:51,109: in 3739 00:25:51,109 --> 00:25:51,170: the 3740 00:25:51,170 --> 00:25:51,559: church 3741 00:25:51,559 --> 00:25:51,799: like 3742 00:25:51,799 --> 00:25:52,130: Mark 3743 00:25:52,130 --> 00:25:52,220: and 3744 00:25:52,220 --> 00:25:53,029: myself, 3745 00:25:53,029 --> 00:25:53,269: so 3746 00:25:53,269 --> 00:25:53,359: I 3747 00:25:53,359 --> 00:25:53,720: soon 3748 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:54,079: learned 3749 00:25:54,079 --> 00:25:54,230: what 3750 00:25:54,230 --> 00:25:54,410: an 3751 00:25:54,410 --> 00:25:54,799: utterly 3752 00:25:54,799 --> 00:25:55,460: confused 3753 00:25:55,460 --> 00:25:55,880: tiger 3754 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:56,119: looked 3755 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:56,450: like 3756 00:25:56,450 --> 00:25:56,599: as 3757 00:25:56,599 --> 00:25:56,660: he 3758 00:25:56,660 --> 00:25:57,079: jogged 3759 00:25:57,079 --> 00:25:57,200: up 3760 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:57,500: next 3761 00:25:57,500 --> 00:25:57,589: to 3762 00:25:57,589 --> 00:25:58,789: me.
“He’s 3763 00:25:58,789 --> 00:25:59,210: quoting 3764 00:25:59,210 --> 00:25:59,329: the 3765 00:25:59,329 --> 00:25:59,750: Gnostic 3766 00:25:59,750 --> 00:26:00,140: version 3767 00:26:00,140 --> 00:26:00,230: of 3768 00:26:00,230 --> 00:26:01,250: Genesis,” 3769 00:26:01,250 --> 00:26:01,519: Mark 3770 00:26:01,519 --> 00:26:02,269: explained, 3771 00:26:02,269 --> 00:26:02,660: waving 3772 00:26:02,660 --> 00:26:02,839: his 3773 00:26:02,839 --> 00:26:03,799: hand. “The 3774 00:26:03,799 --> 00:26:04,309: story’s 3775 00:26:04,309 --> 00:26:04,700: different 3776 00:26:04,700 --> 00:26:04,819: from 3777 00:26:04,819 --> 00:26:05,000: how 3778 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:05,329: most 3779 00:26:05,329 --> 00:26:05,900: Christians 3780 00:26:05,900 --> 00:26:06,140: tell 3781 00:26:06,140 --> 00:26:07,190: it.”
“What’s 3782 00:26:07,190 --> 00:26:07,549: different 3783 00:26:07,549 --> 00:26:07,849: about 3784 00:26:07,849 --> 00:26:08,240: it?” 3785 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:08,599: Seth 3786 00:26:08,599 --> 00:26:09,140: asked, 3787 00:26:09,140 --> 00:26:09,740: excited 3788 00:26:09,740 --> 00:26:09,859: and 3789 00:26:09,859 --> 00:26:11,180: curious. “None 3790 00:26:11,180 --> 00:26:11,269: of 3791 00:26:11,269 --> 00:26:11,390: the 3792 00:26:11,390 --> 00:26:11,599: Adam 3793 00:26:11,599 --> 00:26:11,690: and 3794 00:26:11,690 --> 00:26:11,869: Eve 3795 00:26:11,869 --> 00:26:12,170: stuff 3796 00:26:12,170 --> 00:26:13,519: then?”
“That’s 3797 00:26:13,519 --> 00:26:13,819: still 3798 00:26:13,819 --> 00:26:14,450: there,” 3799 00:26:14,450 --> 00:26:14,569: I 3800 00:26:14,569 --> 00:26:15,349: said, “But 3801 00:26:15,349 --> 00:26:15,529: their 3802 00:26:15,529 --> 00:26:15,980: story’s 3803 00:26:15,980 --> 00:26:16,039: a 3804 00:26:16,039 --> 00:26:16,220: bit 3805 00:26:16,220 --> 00:26:16,579: different 3806 00:26:16,579 --> 00:26:18,109: too.”
The 3807 00:26:18,109 --> 00:26:18,500: tiger 3808 00:26:18,500 --> 00:26:18,859: waited 3809 00:26:18,859 --> 00:26:19,369: patiently 3810 00:26:19,369 --> 00:26:19,460: to 3811 00:26:19,460 --> 00:26:19,670: hear 3812 00:26:19,670 --> 00:26:19,789: the 3813 00:26:19,789 --> 00:26:20,509: tale, 3814 00:26:20,509 --> 00:26:20,660: and 3815 00:26:20,660 --> 00:26:20,750: I 3816 00:26:20,750 --> 00:26:21,289: eventually 3817 00:26:21,289 --> 00:26:21,589: gave 3818 00:26:21,589 --> 00:26:23,690: in.
“Gnosticism 3819 00:26:23,690 --> 00:26:24,230: teaches 3820 00:26:24,230 --> 00:26:24,440: that 3821 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:24,740: Adam 3822 00:26:24,740 --> 00:26:24,829: and 3823 00:26:24,829 --> 00:26:25,099: Eve 3824 00:26:25,099 --> 00:26:25,430: weren’t 3825 00:26:25,430 --> 00:26:26,000: created 3826 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:26,180: by 3827 00:26:26,180 --> 00:26:26,779: God, 3828 00:26:26,779 --> 00:26:27,019: but 3829 00:26:27,019 --> 00:26:27,170: in 3830 00:26:27,170 --> 00:26:27,829: defiance 3831 00:26:27,829 --> 00:26:27,950: of 3832 00:26:27,950 --> 00:26:28,970: him. 3833 00:26:28,970 --> 00:26:29,180: The 3834 00:26:29,180 --> 00:26:29,720: archons 3835 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:29,806: are 3836 00:26:29,806 --> 00:26:29,900: the 3837 00:26:29,900 --> 00:26:30,440: demons 3838 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:30,559: who 3839 00:26:30,559 --> 00:26:30,980: stole 3840 00:26:30,980 --> 00:26:31,099: our 3841 00:26:31,099 --> 00:26:31,519: divine 3842 00:26:31,519 --> 00:26:31,910: spark 3843 00:26:31,910 --> 00:26:32,089: from 3844 00:26:32,089 --> 00:26:32,690: God, 3845 00:26:32,690 --> 00:26:32,869: and 3846 00:26:32,869 --> 00:26:33,349: created 3847 00:26:33,349 --> 00:26:33,440: the 3848 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:33,859: human 3849 00:26:33,859 --> 00:26:34,339: body 3850 00:26:34,339 --> 00:26:34,549: as 3851 00:26:34,549 --> 00:26:34,730: its 3852 00:26:34,730 --> 00:26:36,109: prison. 3853 00:26:36,109 --> 00:26:36,500: Only 3854 00:26:36,500 --> 00:26:36,710: by 3855 00:26:36,710 --> 00:26:37,190: achieving 3856 00:26:37,190 --> 00:26:38,299: Gnosis—by 3857 00:26:38,299 --> 00:26:38,779: fully 3858 00:26:38,779 --> 00:26:39,440: rejecting 3859 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:39,619: our 3860 00:26:39,619 --> 00:26:40,160: attachment 3861 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:40,279: to 3862 00:26:40,279 --> 00:26:40,400: our 3863 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:41,329: flesh—can 3864 00:26:41,329 --> 00:26:41,420: we 3865 00:26:41,420 --> 00:26:41,660: hope 3866 00:26:41,660 --> 00:26:41,809: to 3867 00:26:41,809 --> 00:26:42,259: escape 3868 00:26:42,259 --> 00:26:42,440: it 3869 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:42,619: and 3870 00:26:42,619 --> 00:26:43,099: ascend 3871 00:26:43,099 --> 00:26:43,339: back 3872 00:26:43,339 --> 00:26:43,460: to 3873 00:26:43,460 --> 00:26:43,549: the 3874 00:26:43,549 --> 00:26:45,859: Lord.”
Seth 3875 00:26:45,859 --> 00:26:46,250: tongued 3876 00:26:46,250 --> 00:26:46,309: at 3877 00:26:46,309 --> 00:26:46,460: one 3878 00:26:46,460 --> 00:26:46,549: of 3879 00:26:46,549 --> 00:26:46,700: his 3880 00:26:46,700 --> 00:26:47,119: fangs 3881 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:47,240: as 3882 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:47,359: he 3883 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:47,660: thought 3884 00:26:47,660 --> 00:26:47,839: that 3885 00:26:47,839 --> 00:26:49,490: over. “So 3886 00:26:49,490 --> 00:26:49,670: the 3887 00:26:49,670 --> 00:26:50,180: Rapture 3888 00:26:50,180 --> 00:26:50,299: is 3889 00:26:50,299 --> 00:26:50,569: like 3890 00:26:50,569 --> 00:26:50,839: being 3891 00:26:50,839 --> 00:26:51,200: broken 3892 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:51,319: out 3893 00:26:51,319 --> 00:26:51,410: of 3894 00:26:51,410 --> 00:26:51,829: prison 3895 00:26:51,829 --> 00:26:52,579: then. 3896 00:26:52,579 --> 00:26:53,509: By… 3897 00:26:53,509 --> 00:26:53,779: what 3898 00:26:53,779 --> 00:26:53,930: did 3899 00:26:53,930 --> 00:26:54,019: you 3900 00:26:54,019 --> 00:26:54,289: say 3901 00:26:54,289 --> 00:26:54,410: his 3902 00:26:54,410 --> 00:26:54,650: name 3903 00:26:54,650 --> 00:26:56,569: was?”
“Sabaoth,” 3904 00:26:56,569 --> 00:26:56,720: I 3905 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:57,859: nodded. “The 3906 00:26:57,859 --> 00:26:58,250: chief 3907 00:26:58,250 --> 00:26:58,849: architect 3908 00:26:58,849 --> 00:26:58,970: of 3909 00:26:58,970 --> 00:26:59,569: Adam. 3910 00:26:59,569 --> 00:26:59,779: But 3911 00:26:59,779 --> 00:26:59,960: he 3912 00:26:59,960 --> 00:27:00,140: was 3913 00:27:00,140 --> 00:27:00,650: redeemed 3914 00:27:00,650 --> 00:27:00,799: and 3915 00:27:00,799 --> 00:27:01,279: tasked 3916 00:27:01,279 --> 00:27:01,400: with 3917 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:01,849: defeating 3918 00:27:01,849 --> 00:27:02,000: his 3919 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:02,329: fellow 3920 00:27:02,329 --> 00:27:03,410: archons.” 3921 00:27:03,410 --> 00:27:03,529: I 3922 00:27:03,529 --> 00:27:04,009: gestured 3923 00:27:04,009 --> 00:27:04,369: around 3924 00:27:04,369 --> 00:27:05,480: us. “What 3925 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:05,599: you 3926 00:27:05,599 --> 00:27:05,869: see 3927 00:27:05,869 --> 00:27:05,990: is 3928 00:27:05,990 --> 00:27:06,109: the 3929 00:27:06,109 --> 00:27:06,529: result, 3930 00:27:06,529 --> 00:27:06,619: I 3931 00:27:06,619 --> 00:27:07,579: guess. 3932 00:27:07,579 --> 00:27:07,730: The 3933 00:27:07,730 --> 00:27:08,240: archons 3934 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:08,359: were 3935 00:27:08,359 --> 00:27:08,539: like 3936 00:27:08,539 --> 00:27:08,630: the 3937 00:27:08,630 --> 00:27:09,049: pillars 3938 00:27:09,049 --> 00:27:09,380: holding 3939 00:27:09,380 --> 00:27:09,529: up 3940 00:27:09,529 --> 00:27:09,619: our 3941 00:27:09,619 --> 00:27:10,670: prison. 3942 00:27:10,670 --> 00:27:10,849: When 3943 00:27:10,849 --> 00:27:11,450: Sabaoth 3944 00:27:11,450 --> 00:27:11,930: defeated 3945 00:27:11,930 --> 00:27:12,559: them, 3946 00:27:12,559 --> 00:27:12,680: the 3947 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:13,069: prison 3948 00:27:13,069 --> 00:27:14,059: fell. 3949 00:27:14,059 --> 00:27:14,450: Now 3950 00:27:14,450 --> 00:27:14,720: all 3951 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:15,140: righteous 3952 00:27:15,140 --> 00:27:15,559: souls 3953 00:27:15,559 --> 00:27:15,680: have 3954 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:16,160: escaped 3955 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:16,309: their 3956 00:27:16,309 --> 00:27:16,789: bodies 3957 00:27:16,789 --> 00:27:16,940: and 3958 00:27:16,940 --> 00:27:17,434: returned 3959 00:27:17,434 --> 00:27:17,539: to 3960 00:27:17,539 --> 00:27:18,650: heaven.” 3961 00:27:18,650 --> 00:27:18,829: My 3962 00:27:18,829 --> 00:27:19,220: voice 3963 00:27:19,220 --> 00:27:20,660: darkened. “And 3964 00:27:20,660 --> 00:27:20,960: all 3965 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:21,500: sinful 3966 00:27:21,500 --> 00:27:21,980: souls 3967 00:27:21,980 --> 00:27:22,130: have 3968 00:27:22,130 --> 00:27:22,519: been 3969 00:27:22,519 --> 00:27:22,880: left 3970 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:23,000: to 3971 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:23,390: wander 3972 00:27:23,390 --> 00:27:23,569: the 3973 00:27:23,569 --> 00:27:25,519: earth.”
“Well 3974 00:27:25,519 --> 00:27:25,849: that’s 3975 00:27:25,849 --> 00:27:26,089: kind 3976 00:27:26,089 --> 00:27:26,180: of 3977 00:27:26,180 --> 00:27:26,869: mean,” 3978 00:27:26,869 --> 00:27:27,200: Seth 3979 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:28,730: protested. “I 3980 00:27:28,730 --> 00:27:28,940: know 3981 00:27:28,940 --> 00:27:29,089: I’m 3982 00:27:29,089 --> 00:27:29,329: not 3983 00:27:29,329 --> 00:27:30,079: Gnostic, 3984 00:27:30,079 --> 00:27:30,319: but 3985 00:27:30,319 --> 00:27:30,380: I 3986 00:27:30,380 --> 00:27:30,589: don’t 3987 00:27:30,589 --> 00:27:30,769: think 3988 00:27:30,769 --> 00:27:30,920: I’m 3989 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:31,190: worse 3990 00:27:31,190 --> 00:27:31,339: than 3991 00:27:31,339 --> 00:27:31,849: everyone 3992 00:27:31,849 --> 00:27:31,970: in 3993 00:27:31,970 --> 00:27:33,619: town.”
“There 3994 00:27:33,619 --> 00:27:33,799: was 3995 00:27:33,799 --> 00:27:34,069: more 3996 00:27:34,069 --> 00:27:34,339: to 3997 00:27:34,339 --> 00:27:34,490: it 3998 00:27:34,490 --> 00:27:34,609: in 3999 00:27:34,609 --> 00:27:34,940: ancient 4000 00:27:34,940 --> 00:27:35,690: times,” 4001 00:27:35,690 --> 00:27:35,990: Mark 4002 00:27:35,990 --> 00:27:37,250: cut in. “The 4003 00:27:37,250 --> 00:27:37,579: real 4004 00:27:37,579 --> 00:27:38,029: religion 4005 00:27:38,029 --> 00:27:38,420: actually 4006 00:27:38,420 --> 00:27:38,809: died 4007 00:27:38,809 --> 00:27:39,019: out 4008 00:27:39,019 --> 00:27:39,230: over 4009 00:27:39,230 --> 00:27:39,289: a 4010 00:27:39,289 --> 00:27:39,799: thousand 4011 00:27:39,799 --> 00:27:40,099: years 4012 00:27:40,099 --> 00:27:40,970: ago. 4013 00:27:40,970 --> 00:27:41,390: Modern 4014 00:27:41,390 --> 00:27:42,109: Gnosticism 4015 00:27:42,109 --> 00:27:42,230: is 4016 00:27:42,230 --> 00:27:42,500: just 4017 00:27:42,500 --> 00:27:42,529: a 4018 00:27:42,529 --> 00:27:43,309: watered-down 4019 00:27:43,309 --> 00:27:44,119: version 4020 00:27:44,119 --> 00:27:44,269: that 4021 00:27:44,269 --> 00:27:44,480: really 4022 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:44,930: homed 4023 00:27:44,930 --> 00:27:45,109: in 4024 00:27:45,109 --> 00:27:45,259: on 4025 00:27:45,259 --> 00:27:45,319: the 4026 00:27:45,319 --> 00:27:45,769: whole ‘the 4027 00:27:45,769 --> 00:27:46,130: body 4028 00:27:46,130 --> 00:27:46,279: is 4029 00:27:46,279 --> 00:27:46,339: a 4030 00:27:46,339 --> 00:27:46,759: prison’ 4031 00:27:46,759 --> 00:27:47,750: thing.” 4032 00:27:47,750 --> 00:27:47,869: The 4033 00:27:47,869 --> 00:27:48,349: dragon 4034 00:27:48,349 --> 00:27:48,829: practically 4035 00:27:48,829 --> 00:27:49,339: spat 4036 00:27:49,339 --> 00:27:49,430: the 4037 00:27:49,430 --> 00:27:50,119: explanation 4038 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:51,140: out. “It 4039 00:27:51,140 --> 00:27:51,349: was 4040 00:27:51,349 --> 00:27:51,710: never 4041 00:27:51,710 --> 00:27:52,160: supposed 4042 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:52,250: to 4043 00:27:52,250 --> 00:27:52,490: be 4044 00:27:52,490 --> 00:27:52,730: that 4045 00:27:52,730 --> 00:27:54,500: simple.”
“That 4046 00:27:54,500 --> 00:27:54,920: part’s 4047 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:55,430: always 4048 00:27:55,430 --> 00:27:55,609: been 4049 00:27:55,609 --> 00:27:55,849: true 4050 00:27:55,849 --> 00:27:56,509: though,” 4051 00:27:56,509 --> 00:27:56,660: I 4052 00:27:56,660 --> 00:27:57,589: insisted, 4053 00:27:57,589 --> 00:27:57,680: a 4054 00:27:57,680 --> 00:27:58,069: slight 4055 00:27:58,069 --> 00:27:58,460: growl 4056 00:27:58,460 --> 00:27:58,579: to 4057 00:27:58,579 --> 00:27:58,789: my 4058 00:27:58,789 --> 00:27:59,930: voice. “We 4059 00:27:59,930 --> 00:28:00,349: must 4060 00:28:00,349 --> 00:28:00,890: resist 4061 00:28:00,890 --> 00:28:01,039: the 4062 00:28:01,039 --> 00:28:01,670: temptations 4063 00:28:01,670 --> 00:28:01,759: of 4064 00:28:01,759 --> 00:28:01,880: our 4065 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:02,329: bodies 4066 00:28:02,329 --> 00:28:02,509: and 4067 00:28:02,509 --> 00:28:03,019: reject 4068 00:28:03,019 --> 00:28:03,650: them, 4069 00:28:03,650 --> 00:28:04,039: lest 4070 00:28:04,039 --> 00:28:04,160: we 4071 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:04,490: become 4072 00:28:04,490 --> 00:28:04,849: bound 4073 00:28:04,849 --> 00:28:05,000: to 4074 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:05,119: our 4075 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:05,599: flesh 4076 00:28:05,599 --> 00:28:05,779: and 4077 00:28:05,779 --> 00:28:06,170: never 4078 00:28:06,170 --> 00:28:07,849: escape.”
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Mark 4315 00:29:32,329 --> 00:29:32,420: and 4316 00:29:32,420 --> 00:29:32,690: Seth 4317 00:29:32,690 --> 00:29:33,079: stared 4318 00:29:33,079 --> 00:29:33,170: at 4319 00:29:33,170 --> 00:29:33,349: each 4320 00:29:33,349 --> 00:29:33,559: other 4321 00:29:33,559 --> 00:29:33,740: for 4322 00:29:33,740 --> 00:29:33,799: a 4323 00:29:33,799 --> 00:29:34,430: moment, 4324 00:29:34,430 --> 00:29:34,940: something 4325 00:29:34,940 --> 00:29:35,599: unspoken 4326 00:29:35,599 --> 00:29:36,019: passing 4327 00:29:36,019 --> 00:29:36,380: between 4328 00:29:36,380 --> 00:29:37,700: them.
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