“The truth is this,
every monster
you have met
or ever will meet,
was once a human being
with a soul
the was as soft
and light
as silk.

Someone stole
that silk from their soul
and turned them
into this.

So when you see
a monster next,
always remember this.
Do not fear
the thing before you.
Fear the thing
that created it
instead.”

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