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I stumble and fall as I land hard in front of the mouth of a cave, and  I pull myself up immediately.

I hear footsteps crunch behind me on the stones, and I turn abruptly.

The figure behind me is dressed in a long black cloak, hood pulled low over its face.

"Who are you? Where am I?"

I slowly back away as it creeps closer.

"You don't need to know." It's definitely a man. His gloved hands raise toward me, and I stumble backward into the cave. He keeps coming.

My back hits the wall of the cave, and I slide along the wall until I reach the end of it.

Behind me and to either side is a rough stone wall.

In front of me is a creepy guy in a cloak.

I'm trapped.

"Please," I beg. "What's going on? Where am I? Who are you?"

His voice is husky, and I shrink against the cave wall. "I told you. You don't need to know."

"Please! Please, leave me alone!"

"No can do."

He creeps closer, pulling out a dirty white cloth. I slide down the wall, terrified.

He lunges at me, cloth in hand, and presses it over my mouth.

The man's cackles ring in my ears as I slip into a turbulent oblivion.

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