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I pull away froiant pentagra, announces itself

I shift the light over to another wall blighted with pentagrah above e expanse of pristine white wall overto focus, and I slowly fan the bea the words out loud

Disappear

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The words cause htly I can barely feel it and the Oasis song is revolving into its cli and as I stuainst another ram

The CD clicks off

Silence

And thendown the hallway and they echo in the silence and suddenly lightning throws ainst a wall and the wind outside keeps howling I’ram

Within the silence of the house I suddenly hear one distinct sound

Moaning

Coun held in an outstretched hand, I startfrora and then there’s a peal of thunder A vague fear keeps growing but never really defines itself-it’s just inevitable-and nearing panic, I bring a hand toand then I’ into the roo it across the terrazzo floor

"Oh od," I whisper to myself

A dark shape in the ht over it Bentley

He’s splayed out across the floor, his ed with a black handkerchief, taped over, and his arms are outstretched, pulled above his head, each one tied separately to bedposts, rope and chain intricately entwined and wrapped around each wrist His legs are spread and more rope and chain is tied around his ankles and connected to the legs of a white-oak ar h and bicep is soital nu toward hi on patches of ice, I notice another device strapped to his chest as I drop to un on the floor Crouching beside Bentley, I pull the gag out of his

"Helponwith relief, but my own voice is thick with panic as I tell his start craht knee and Bentley starts babbling, "What did you tell hiod what did you tell Bobby?"

"I didn’t tell hiht over the device, trying to figure out the easiest way of re it

But I’