Note: An Apostate's Message

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THE MARKINGS ARE CRUDE AND SIMPLISTIC, BUT THEIR MEANING CAN BE UNDERSTOOD: "THEY DID NOT ASK QUESTIONS AND SO I WAS AWAY. I KEEP MY HEAD LOW AND WORK LIKE THE REST. THE CIRCLE WILL NOT HUNT THIS FAR. AT FIRST I REGRETTED THE CHOICE, BUT THEY ALL FEEL THE DREAD AT THE DOOR. I DO NOT STAND OUT. ONLY A BROTHER OR SISTER WOULD KNOW THESE WORLDS. IF YOU FOUND YOUR WAY HERE AS I HAVE, THEN YOU ARE NOT ALONE. IF YOU WOULD HAVE ALLIES WHEN THIS CONTRACT ENDS, THEN FIND ME." FOR A MOMENT, THE POUNDING OF FOOTSTEPS CAN BE HEARD, AS IF SOMEONE IS RUNNING. THEN IT FADES.