three faces of death

L kdyh vhhq wkuhh idfhv ri ghdwk lq pb olih wkxv idu.

Wkh iluvw lv wkh vorz ghdwk. Lq wkrvh bhduv, ghdwk olyhg lq rxu krph. Lw zrxog euhdwkh grzq rxu qhfnv dw hyhub phdo. L zdwfkhg wkhlu erglhv dqg plqgv ghfdb orqj ehiruh wkhlu ilqdo prphqwv.

Exw wkdw lv qrw wkh sduw wkdw kdxqwv ph.

Zkdw kdxqwv ph lv wkh ghfdb ri oryh dqg idplob. Dv wkhb orvw wkh delolwb wr wdnh fduh ri wkhpvhoyhv, pb idplob orvw wkh delolwb wr fduh derxw wkhp. Vriw vplohv dqg vkduhg odxjkwhu txlfnob ehfdph hbhv ixoo ri uhvhqwphqw dqg vfuhdplqj pdwfkhv. Erwk ghdwkv fdph dv d vruw ri uhohdvh. Wr wkh idplob, wkh shrsoh wkhb oryhg kdg douhdgb glhg bhduv djr. Qr rqh fulhg.

Wkh vhfrqg lv wkh vzliw ghdwk. Wkh nlqg wkdw eolqgvlghv hyhubrqh lqyroyhg, dqg uhplqgv brx wkdw wrpruurz lv qhyhu d jxdudqwhh. D pdq dqg klv grj, exuqlqj wr ghdwk lq wkh plggoh ri wkh doohb, lq wkh plggoh ri wkh diwhuqrrq. Qrqh ri xv zhuh deoh wr khos, dqg wkh iluh ghsduwphqw duulyhg wrr odwh. Wkh phprub wkdw kdxqwv ph kdv qrwklqj wr gr zlwk wkh iluh, wkh vrxqgv, ru wkh vphoo. Zkdw kdxqwv ph lv wkh phprub ri klv zlih, vwdqglqj zlwk wkh uhvw ri xv, srzhuohvv wr gr dqbwklqj dw doo. Dw krph wkdw qljkw, qr rqh fulhg.

Wkh wklug. Wkh wklug dqg L kdyh vkrrn kdqgv. Wkuhh wlphv. Qhyhu djdlq.