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lettersfromfallenlondon:

First comes the seeking of knowledge, a wholly inoffensive and truly illuminating experience few might match. It brings understanding to the lives of many, especially the initiated seeking the truth behind such things. Such a desire, however well intended it might be, will uncover certain things best unknown.

It͡ i͜s̵ ͠eas̢y ͢t̶ó ͡se̢e ͝pro͟g̷re͡s͘s͜ a͝s a̢ p̨o͟ẃer͏fu͏l̶ ̢m͞oti̵v͟a̢to̸r͟ ̢for̷ s̡u̡c̷h̡ ͘şe̛arc̸h̢e͢ş b́ut͘ ̧iţ ̷is not̕ s̵o ̧ea͝s͜ily̛ ̛sup͞p̢ort̢e͜d̨ w̢h̴e̴n̡ ҉s̶u͡cḩ ͢pro͟g͏r̵ess ̨cr̀eate̸s ̀a ̨n̕e̵w a͢ńd f̵r̨i̢g͏ht͞en͏i̡ng p̢o̧s̶iti͡ón ͢f́or ̧h͟u̕m͝ani͢ty ҉to di͞ģest.̴ Éve͡n̛ wit҉h̸ ge̸neration̴s͠ ͢o͢f̶ ͜s͟u͜cces̵s̕ęs͡ ̀aņḑ ̢f̴ailur̢e͟s,̀ we̢ m̧ưst cope with tḩe͝ ̷fact ̷t͘her̵e͠ ҉a͡r̸e ͞certa̡in̴ thi̵n͢g͟s tha̕t ͝ąre͡ ͝d̶om͝in̢a̸t҉i͏ng͞ óur l̛i̵ves tha̴t ͠w̧e̶ n҉e̡ed͡n'҉t́ ̸trifl̛e wit͟h͟.̡ The ̴Devíĺs, t́ho͡ugh ́f̨r̛eed ̸o̕f n̸a͝t̶ure’s ̶l͟aw͠s ͞i̵ń the ͢I͡r͜on ͟R͏ep̧u͠b͡l͜íc, s̶t̢įl̡l se͞e͢k͠ r̵efu͠ǵé in̛ ͜pl͟a̛ces͜ ͢o̷f͟ ̡sąn͘i̡ty̶,͘ ȩven̨ i̷f͟ f̕o̶r t̸h͘e͏ mome̸nt. We̡,̢ ͢t́o͘o͝,͝ ͘s̶hall̡ ̵se̕e͘ ̵t̵h̵ís̢ log̸i̕c̴ a͢s som҉et͝hi̢n͏g ҉to͘ b̛e ́ob̨ey̢ed̕,͘ s͢ome̢t͘hin҉g͠ ̡to b͢e̕ ͞a͞f̛fi̕r͘me͡d̸,͟ fơr ev́e͞n̡ k̷now̢le̸d̕g̛e ̨fo̸r̢ ́knowl̕ed̛ge̢'̸s ҉sake o̧vertùrns ̧se҉c͠r͏ęts͏ ̀long̶ ͡f̷òrgo̴tte͡n͡, ͞o̶r p͢er̀h̵ap̷s ͞b͜u̕ried̸ ̕on pu̡r̛po͞se͡.҉

Bu̸͘͠t҉ ̴̵͢n̸̢ǫ̀ẁ̴ ́͞i̴̛t͘ ́i̡s̀͠ ҉̡̀t̢o͘҉o̢ l̵at͢͟é̡.҉͝ ̧͘͡We̶͘͞ ̵̧ha͠v̵͢e̛ ̵s̡̢̡èen ̡ţ̶hą͝t͘̕ ̀͜ó͜f̀ ͠w̴̡h̵͘͝i̷͞c̴͟h̢ ͘d̸ę͜s͏̕i̧̡͟r͠e̸͜d́͞ ͜͢ṕ̀͘e̷a̸c̨e̵̶ ̀͜a̕ņ͠ḑ ͞͝͠s̸͞͞ol͏̸a̕͟͏cę̨͞.͘ ͟͏W̨̕e̶̡͟ ͏̧h͢a̛v̸́͢é̷̕ ͢d҉̢įst̶u̵r̡b́e̷͡͞d͝ ̴̛͘í̸t́͝ş͠ ̴͜ŗ̛́e̶̵s̕t̴i̛͟͟n̴̶͝g͏ ̷p͠ĺ̵a̴͜c͢ȩ ̡͞a̵̧n̸͢d̶́ ̕ņ̕ó̢w̷̡͡ ҉we͟ ̛͠s̶͘h͟͡҉a̕l͢l̡͘͠ ̸͡b̵̕e͢͜ ̴̡̡f̡̨̛o͘͠r̸c̷̡͡e̸͟͠d ҉t̀o ̶á͘c̀͡cep̢͢t͟ ̕͟t̷͠͡h̷͝a҉t̷̛ ̧w̧h̸ich̨͜ ̧̡ì͠s̕͠,̷͞ ̸i̢͟s̕͢҉ ̨n̨͞o̧̕t͜.҉͠ T̷͟͝h̨͝oug͘h̵ ͟͝w̸̧h͘à̶̴t ̷͟͠ḩ̷as ͏̸͘bee͜͏n̶͟ ̧̡͘l͠͡e̴̢̨aŗ͘͞ńę̛́d ̵̸͞ma̢̡͝y̢̧ ̸̛͢n͠ot b̀e̸͟ ͞f̀҉̢ơ̸̴r̶҉g̶̀͞ó̴͠t̛͟ten,̡͘͟ ͞w͢e̵̵͠ ҉m̴͝͝a̢͏̛y̸͟ ̷̢y̸̷e͡t̵͝ ̴̧d̴̵͜e̷͟p͜r̸í͘ve̕ ̷̧͝o̸͏u͏͏̨r̷̸s̵͜͝e̴̕l̡̢v̵͜e̶̴͘s͡ ͜͝o҉͘f ͝th́e̢ ̕͝a̕b͏͡i̷̢͞l͢it͏ý̴ t̸͞o̴͟ ̨l̶eàŕ̶n̡͏̸ ͏̧a̡ny̕ ̨m͢͡oŕ̨e͜.̢͝ ̨͜͟B̶͟l̴i̡͢n̡͠d̷҉n҉e̶sś̵̡ ̀͞co͠me҉̶s̸̷ ̶t͜͝o͝҉ ̀͝t́hǫ̶s̶͟e ͏͠t҉́h̀at̢ s͡ȩ͘͢e͘ t̷ǫ͟o̶ ̀m͜u̡̢c҉͠h̡͠ a̴̢n̛d͠͏ ̵̢y̡̧͠o͘u͏̨͠,͠ ͠t̷͢o҉ò,̧̡͢ a͘͞r̕e͡ u̡͝n͏̷̡d̨́e҉r ̷̛͠ş͜͡cr͏u̶̴͞t̛i͏͘ny͡ ҉̨o͞f̶҉ ̸̴t͢hi͘ngs̸͜ ̵̨̢w̵̷e a͏̶͞r͞e̛ ̧y҉͞é̷ţ̡ ̀to̧̡ ģ͜͏l̢im̴̢p͞͠͡s̶̨e͜,̸̶ ҉̨ę̧v͞en͡ pa͝s҉̧t ́͢t̵̸h̡̛ȩ̀͢ ̶̛v҉͜ei̛͏l͏ ͞҉̵ó̢f ̶͜t̶̨̕h͏̢é̛͟ ͡o͠c̵cu̸l̸̡͟t͢͡ ͢҉ą͜͝n҉d̸̡͘ ͘st͝r̛͡͝a͢n͏̸҉g͢e̶̵.͡

Ç̨̀̀o̢m̸̕͘͢e̷̷͠͝͏,̴̡̨͘͘ ̡̧c̨̢͘͜͠à͞͞ṕ̵͞t̢͘͡a̷̴i̷͟͝ń̸͟҉.҉̢͘͞ ̷͘͠Ţ̧́h҉͘ȩ̨͘͡͞ ͏͡҉̴̷z̧̧͟͢ȩ̸̢e̢̕͟҉̢ ̧̛͡͝c͘͢a̷̛͟͢l̶̶̵͡ļ̨ş̀̀͡ ҉̸͝ţ̵̛o̶ ͞ư̵͡s̢͜.͏̶͡ ̴̕͜͜Ḩ̷u̡̨͝n̴̴͡g̵̨͢͜e̸r͜͠ ̴̷͜͏̶g̨͜͢͝n̵̕͢͡͏a̶̷̢͜w̢̢s̕҉̴̧͠.̶́͢҉ ̸̛͘͟A̶͢͞ ́̀ŗ͜͏̶̴e̷̴̢͡c͢͡͠͏k̶͏̀o͝҉̴n̛͟҉i͜ņ̵̸̸g҉̴̛ ̸̸̡͜͠d̵̡̢́èl̵̵͘͠a͠͏͠ỳ̴̢̢e͢͡d̢͘͢ ̵̨̕i̡͟҉́͜ń͟҉d͟͏̢̛e̡̕͜͡f̷́͟͞į̷̀͝͠n̷͟͢i҉̴́͢ţ́͝͠é̢̨l̴̢҉̢y͝͝,̷̷̸̛́ ̸͘ţh̕̕͜ó̶̶͟͡u̶̷g̢̕͢ḩ҉̷̧͘ ̷̴̵̢ń̡͟o̸̸t͏̷̴̧͘ ̡̀̕f̢͡o͠͞͡r̶͠͏̀͡e̷҉̡v̸͠ę̶̛r̷͢͝.̷̵̨̡̀ ̧̧́͢Ņ̸ó̶͟t҉̡̛͜ ̧͠f̴̷̨̡͢ó̸͡ŕ̷̵̶ ̵̷̧͢ļ̴̡̧͜o̴̕̕n͜͟͞͡g҉̡.̴̴̛̀

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Another phenominal set by the ever talented @maxxdick. If anyone wants art done, he is definitely the man for you, and I wholeheartedly believe you will love the result, especially given how timely he is. Thank you again, Maxx, for such a fantastic piece, especially given the variations you provided! Yet another work of yours is canonized in the Letters lore.