C-CUTC-003
Barista: Julius Mendoza
Date: Dec-6-2019
Receipt: C-CUTC-003
Subject: Clean Up
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So why were these flames still here?
What were they still feeding on?
██ █████’█ ████ still smoldered, bleeding its ██████ ██████ ████ out like flowing blood. Its ██████████████ █████ pouring from his mask, twisting the air into something unbreathable. I had seen something like this once before.
The flames were not done.
They were waiting.
Travis marked the safe paths. ████ ███ ███ ███. Jackie searched in vain. But my focus was solely on the flames. Watching. Waiting.
Since I was six years old, I had been locked in pitch-black solitude, forced to stare at flames until my eyes burned—until I could see ████ ███ ██████ █████ ███. Those who failed were immolated, their tallow remains shaped into new candles, to be lit and watched by the others. Every waking hour of my childhood was consumed by the dance of fire. Always watching. Always waiting for the ██████ ████ to reveal himself to me. To reveal his paradise to us.
███ █ ███ ███.
In the flames still clinging to the corpse, █ ███ ███.
██ ████.
██ ███ ██ ███.
█ ████ ██ ███.
That’s all.
Julius.
Decaffeinate Receipt
“Charred Conifer Consumer.”
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