The Columnist' Farewell

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"And that is where our fable climaxes.

"I expect you enjoyed it. Hopefully, far more than I have.

"The girls would momentarily be greeted to a loving household where they were no longer the prey of the appalling aberration. I just love happy endings.

"Only issue is, I nonetheless have still to locate my compartment... Oh! There it is, on the mantle place. Care to bring it to me? Thank you.

"Here. This is what's inside: The coin bestowed to the exact girls in the fable numerous years heretofore. What is that you say? It's not just a foolish coin. It's a one-way glass to the nightmare realm where if you stare intently, you will recognize one creature. Go on, take a peek..!

"Yes, the father. In his old age and still subsisting, but not in the means you would have foreseen. For if you look closer, you will behold that not all of him is present. And if you draw the coin to your ear, very faintly, you can hear him screaming and pleading for mercy.

"As I have previously stated, I love happy endings. Don't you?"

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