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ʜᴇʀᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇs ᴀɴ ᴏʀᴘʜᴀɴᴇᴅ ωᴀʀᴅ ɴᴀᴍᴇᴅ ʟʏʀᴀ ʙᴇʟᴀᴄϙᴜᴀ, ωʜᴏsᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇғʀᴇᴇ ʟɪғᴇ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴄʜᴏʟᴀʀs ᴏғ ᴏxғᴏʀᴅ's ᴊᴏʀᴅᴀɴ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ ɪs sʜᴀᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴀʟ ᴏғ ᴛωᴏ ᴘᴏωᴇʀғᴜʟ ᴠɪsɪᴛᴏʀs─ ғɪʀsᴛ, ʜᴇʀ ғᴇᴀʀsᴏᴍᴇ ᴜɴᴄʟᴇ ʟᴏʀᴅ ᴀsʀɪᴇʟ, ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀs ωɪᴛʜ ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴍʏsᴛᴇʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀʀ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜs ᴏғ ᴀ ᴍʏsᴛᴇʀɪᴏᴜs ᴄᴇʟᴇsᴛɪᴀʟ ᴘʜᴇɴᴏᴍᴇɴᴏɴ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴅᴜsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪᴍ ᴏᴜᴛʟɪɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴄɪᴛʏ sᴜsᴘᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜʀᴏʀᴀ ʙᴏʀᴇᴀʟɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ sᴜsᴘᴇᴄᴛs ɪs ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴀɴ ᴀʟᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsᴇ─ ʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇs ʟʏʀᴀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴍʀs. ᴄᴏᴜʟᴛᴇʀ, ᴀɴ ᴇɴɪɢᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ sᴄʜᴏʟᴀʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴘʟᴏʀᴇʀ ωʜᴏ ᴏғғᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ʟʏʀᴀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴜɴᴄʟᴇ ʜᴀs ʟᴏɴɢ ʀᴇғᴜsᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ. ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴜʟᴛɪʟᴀʏᴇʀᴇᴅ ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ, ʜᴏωᴇᴠᴇʀ, ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪs ᴀs ɪᴛ sᴇᴇᴍs─ ʟʏʀᴀ sᴇᴛs ᴏᴜᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ωᴏʀʟᴅ ɪɴ sᴇᴀʀᴄʜ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴋɪᴅɴᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴘʟᴀʏᴍᴀᴛᴇ, ʀᴏɢᴇʀ, ʙᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴀ ʀᴀʀᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ─ᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ɪɴsᴛʀᴜᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀss ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴛʟᴇ. ᴀʟʟ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴀʀᴇ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ─ ᴠɪᴄᴛɪᴍs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏ─ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ “ɢᴏʙʙʟᴇʀs” ─ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴀs sᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛs ɪɴ ᴛᴇʀʀɪʙʟᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅᴀᴇᴍᴏɴs, ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴇғʟᴇᴄᴛ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ’s ɪɴɴᴇʀ ʙᴇɪɴɢ. ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇʜᴏω, ʙᴏᴛʜ ʟᴏʀᴅ ᴀsʀɪᴇʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʀs. ᴄᴏᴜʟᴛᴇʀ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ.

ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇʀɪᴇs ‘ʜɪs ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟs’ ʙʏ ᴘʜɪʟʟɪᴘ ᴘᴜʟʟᴍᴀɴ, ωᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ωᴏʀʟᴅ ᴏғ ᴅᴀᴇᴍᴏɴs, ωɪᴛᴄʜᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴍᴏᴜʀᴇᴅ ʙᴇᴀʀs ᴏʀ ᴘᴀɴsᴇʀʙᴊøʀɴᴇ─ ᴀ ωᴏʀʟᴅ ωɪᴛʜ ᴘᴏωᴇʀ─ʜᴜɴɢʀʏ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ, ɢʏᴘᴛɪᴀɴs, ᴀɴᴅ ғᴀʀᴀωᴀʏ ᴘᴀʀᴀʟʟᴇʟ ʟᴀɴᴅs. ωʜᴏsᴇ sɪᴅᴇ ωɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ғɪɢʜᴛ ᴏɴ? ωɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴊᴏɪɴ ʟᴀᴅʏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴛᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ωɪᴛᴄʜᴇs, ‘ɢᴏʙʙʟᴇʀs,’ ᴀɴᴅ sᴘᴇᴄᴛʀᴇs? ᴏʀ ωɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴊᴏɪɴ ʟʏʀᴀ’s ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʙᴀɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴅᴀᴇᴍᴏɴs, ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ, ɢʏᴘᴛɪᴀɴs ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴏʀᴇᴋ ʙʏʀɴɪɴsᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴍᴏᴜʀᴇᴅ ʙᴇᴀʀ? ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ ωɪsᴇʟʏ.


ωᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟs.