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The page is stained with water drops, smearing a great deal of the ink written there. The handwriting itself is a cacophony of frantic scrawls. Any words smeared would require some focus to read. Bloodied fingerprints appear on the fringes of the paper, both this one and the previous pages.

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DAY 496 497 (?) 498 ---- CASTLE

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HErestoresmysouldHEugidesmeinthepathsofrighterousnessforthesakeofHISnameeventhoughiwalkthroughthevalleyofthedahdowofdeathiwllfearnoevilforYOUarewithmeYOUprepareatablebeforeminthepresenceofmyENEMIESYOUanointmyheadwithiolmycuopoverflows

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I wanto go home I wnato goback to the abbye and tell St. Anthony that I faile

Torm forgive me for I have acted against his Courage. Torm guide me for I still need his prese###. Though I have failed to be brave, I have protected the weak and know that I still have the ###nce to renew myself again through the ###pany of my allies. A man still breathes for I have trusted Torm to keep me safe. T### has guided me here to keep safe haven upon them. I have been faithful in my ###er endeavors and st###e to uphold them. I will continue in my quest. I will be courageous. I will walk into the dark. I will aid ##ose in need. I will offer my vessel if it is nee### of me.

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Water drops increase in quantity, rendering this section partially ineligible.

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I #### be the S#######and that clas### to one’s heart.

I w### be the Silver ###d that closes the Gates ###ell.

I will be #####lver Hand that shines ###ngst all Evil.

I ca##### falter. I shall not ####er. ###ill not falter.

###m save me.