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In the end it was their words that caught up with them. They held onto the ruse for too long. Lies began to climb, build their prison. When it came to flight their feet were dead. Too fat had they grown on their feast. Too lazed by their confidence. The trap fell. And they were silent.

They never knew it would come to this. They couldn't see past their own faces. With their broken hands they found no voice. With their broken lungs they found no hope. They never knew it would come to this.