It’s there - just at the veil of sleep. That dull sensation of falling or spinning just before you fall to sleep. The next time you go to bed, try to hold yourself there. Just as you drift off, hold onto that feeling. Hold on, and listen. Listen close, for you cannot hold onto that edge of sleep for long. There, in the space before sleep, is a sound: a gentle hum, a distant echo; like a sigh in a brick building.

Listen well, and remember that sound.

If you should hold on to that feeling too long, the sound will become more distinct. Murmured voices emerging from the sound.

You have the choice of letting sleep take you, or getting up. Those are the only two safe things to do, for if you hold onto that feeling too long, you will slip into the beyond, where the voices become screams.

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