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// The Dark 
// Story: Gazing Beyond 
// by Coma Blitz 
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I wandered for quite a while, but was no luck in finding shelter. Worst off, it was starting to rain. And of course it was very dark, I almost gave up if it weren't for the fact that I swore I heard howling. That quickly quickened  
my pace, and finally after several hours I found a cave. I knew it was temporary and no doubt was some creatures home, but I had no choice, the howling was getting closer. When I entered the cave it seemed damp and filthy, but when I further explored it I discovered it was rather clean. This was very strange, normally if cave was around a creature inhabited it, but they never cleaned their domiciles. I surmised that perhaps I was in luck and that this hole was uninhabited. 

As the rain continued to pour I put my thoughts together. "So, I haven't died and the only way back is destroyed, as well as my form being strange and unique, this could be one hell of a coma dream or it actually worked and I'm in another world" I said. As I thought these thoughts I began to get tired and decided that sleep is a better option, so I picked a relatively dry corner, curled up into a ball, and drifted off to sleep. And right before I fell completely asleep I heard a sound, a faint whistle of a tune I did not know, and then darkness