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| 0s | in my youth I was a traveler my plan was |
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| 4s | to visit the entire a foundation but a |
| 7s | dramatic injury put a stop to that a few |
| 9s | years ago one of my more memorable |
| 12s | adventures from my youth involves an |
| 14s | enterprising Terraria by their name of |
| 15s | emka who I met one Kip in pin she was |
| 19s | trading various traditional trinkets |
| 21s | from her homeland many of them depicted |
| 23s | a dark figure with long indistinctly |
| 26s | limbs |
| 27s | it was the car he as a period of six |
| 31s | weeks during kif where the Sun doesn't |
| 33s | rise in the frozen north of Terraria it |
| 36s | is a period of festivity in celebration |
| 38s | but also of solemnity and reverence it |
| 42s | is said that the dark weeks and when the |
| 43s | spirit world passes closest to |
| 45s | Foundation and it is at this time that |
| 47s | the car he comes to prowl the story goes |
| 52s | that the car he will take children |
| 54s | specifically children who do not listen |
| 56s | to their elders and drag them to the |
| 58s | spirit world never to be seen again |
| 61s | Unger and I talked a long time about the |
| 64s | car he and the sacred tarry ceremony |
| 66s | meant in part toward the spirit off I |
| 69s | concluded that I simply had to see it |
| 71s | for myself |
| 72s | and invited myself to stay with them Kai |
| 74s | and her family during kiff I was simply |
| 77s | trying to fully understand an important |
| 78s | cultural event it had nothing to do with |
| 81s | the fact that uncle was and still is |
| 83s | quite beautiful upon my eye my arrival |
| 87s | in Terraria I was struck by a few things |
| 89s | firstly I'd never felt such cold in all |
| 92s | my life I was very glad for the first |
| 94s | uncle brought with her to greet me at |
| 96s | that port secondly I soon found out that |
| 99s | my limited toe area wouldn't get me very |
| 100s | far however it would improve over the |
| 103s | season but every conversation was a |
| 105s | challenge finally own curse words had |
| 108s | done nothing to prepare me for the |
| 110s | depths of the darkness it felt somehow |
| 112s | darker than night there's something more |
| 115s | imposing about it almost like it tugged |
| 116s | to the edges of your vision soon we |
| 119s | arrived at the settlement however and |
| 120s | the lamps that hung from every available |
| 122s | hook rope or corner help to keep the |
| 125s | darkness at bay |
| 126s | the lamps were astounding the locals use |
| 130s | simple dyes and special powders to color |
| 132s | the lighting elements so the entire |
| 134s | settlement was bathed in a multicolored |
| 135s | glow boom Khaled me to a gathering of |
| 138s | people around a bonfire and we sat and |
| 140s | watched the proceedings together I |
| 143s | assumed that Herrera used the myth of |
| 145s | the car key as a way of scaring the |
| 147s | children into behaving but the entire |
| 149s | community engages in the rituals meant |
| 151s | to keep it away with an almost |
| 152s | frightening earnestness even the oldest |
| 155s | and wisest members of the community seem |
| 157s | to believe that the car he is a real |
| 159s | threat that doesn't mean the car he |
| 162s | ceremony is an entirely stoic of that |
| 164s | however we sat in a circle around the |
| 166s | elders and listened to tall tales of |
| 168s | spirits and men there was an exchange of |
| 170s | handmade gifts and our works as a way of |
| 172s | showing appreciation for loved ones many |
| 175s | of the adults in the group were wearing |
| 177s | whimsical hats fashioned from the spoils |
| 179s | of a long kiff hunting trips and singing |
| 182s | songs one man wearing a giant set of |
| 185s | antlers sang a beautiful haunting song |
| 187s | about a type of creature known as 'not |
| 189s | ich natty car apparently creatures so |
| 192s | ferocious and dangerous that they are |
| 194s | the only things capable of killing the |
| 197s | kind it was at this point that the |
| 202s | lights began to dim I saw a shape |
| 205s | approaching from the darkness the |
| 207s | stories and songs began to fade away I |
| 210s | looked at UM kur for reassurance but she |
| 212s | had bowed her head and was whispering |
| 214s | something under her breath I have to |
| 217s | admit this whole thing was starting to |
| 218s | get everyone around me was bowing |
| 221s | towards the shape and whispering I |
| 223s | decided to follow suit and duck down I |
| 225s | began to see some features of the shape |
| 228s | as it approached the bonfire |
| 229s | it seemed humanoid in composition but |
| 231s | had great big red eyes imposing horns |
| 236s | and a gaping more it's slunk and |
| 239s | naturally towards us not making a sound |
| 243s | my fear soon gave way to shame though as |
| 246s | I realized the shape was in fact a man |
| 249s | in a suit furry thick and with a |
| 252s | terrifying mask but a suit too |
| 254s | nonetheless |
| 255s | umka looked up at my face which had gone |
| 257s | quite pale and stifled a giggle |
| 260s | at this point the rest of the group |
| 262s | raised their heads and arms and began |
| 264s | chanting something I couldn't understand |
| 266s | the man in the suit danced around the |
| 268s | fire with strange jerking motions the |
| 271s | ceremonial suit is a representation of |
| 273s | an ax teak the idea is that 'no teak |
| 275s | terrify the kahi so hopefully the suit |
| 277s | will trick it into leaving the village |
| 278s | alone the light shone with fresh |
| 281s | brightness and the chants got louder and |
| 282s | more fervent a carafe was passed around |
| 285s | containing strong wine and don't |
| 287s | remember a great deal after that point |
| 290s | the next morning I woke in home cos |
| 292s | family hut under staff er of blank and |
| 294s | fur and blankets the warmth made it |
| 297s | difficult to emerge from under it but a |
| 299s | powerful first which overpowered my |
| 301s | comfort when I walked into the central |
| 304s | room her mother and father and Nola and |
| 306s | our nak were sitting by the fire staring |
| 308s | a part of something that smelled amazing |
| 310s | they turned to me with warm smiles not |
| 313s | fir'd me a mug of warm tea and a box |
| 315s | wrapped in colourful paper I took a sip |
| 318s | of delicious tea thanked her for the |
| 320s | gift and opened it it was a beautiful |
| 322s | hand-carved bone knife made by enola |
| 325s | herself the craftsmanship was |
| 327s | exceptional and the blade was amongst |
| 329s | the sharpest I'd seen I still keep in a |
| 332s | drawer by my pet surely after EMKE |
| 336s | herself came in from the cold trailing |
| 337s | snow and mud on the rug she was dragging |
| 340s | a knapsack full to bursting with herbs |
| 342s | and plants |
| 344s | it seems she'd been out to the local |
| 346s | store house for some essentials she |
| 348s | accepted a bowl of stew from her parents |
| 350s | and we settled him to enjoy breakfast |
| 351s | together much of the rest of my time in |
| 354s | Terraria past like this we would spend |
| 356s | our time relaxing in the warmth of the |
| 358s | family Hut for the day then at regular |
| 360s | intervals we would venture out to the |
| 361s | bonfire to sing dance and drink wine the |
| 365s | strange thing about having no sunlight |
| 366s | is that there's no way to tell when one |
| 369s | day ends and another begins |
| 370s | time begins to lose meaning and it's |
| 372s | easy to become disorientated |
| 375s | after some period of time could have |
| 378s | been week maybe two my perception of |
| 381s | things started to warp the darkness |
| 383s | started to feel more immense and |
| 386s | oppressive the lights felt like there |
| 388s | was somehow less effective and how best |
| 391s | to describe it but the sky seemed to |
| 394s | throb and swell in the corner of my eye |
| 395s | it was during this period where stranger |
| 399s | things started to happen we received |
| 402s | word that some of the children in a |
| 404s | nearby community had gone missing |