A bit of Madder family history is revealed.
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I hope Peter Straub can forgive us our obscure meta-fictional reference.
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I hope you, dear reader, are also familiar with the relevant stretch of H.P. Lovecraft.
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More history recapitulated.
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Somewhere in my notes there was once an indication of an unhappy past history between Aloysius and Michiko, and this is its survival into the main narrative.
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The friends gather at a dark site. Special kudos to those of you who recognize the lyric that Jireen is using as a passphrase.
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Jireen and Aloysius are understandably looking to get underground at this point.
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A desperate phone call is placed.
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Both a performance and some anxious laboratory work begin.
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And Aloysius, exhausted though he might be, cannot resist doing a favor.
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