(He blinked awake, glancing blearily around the room to find Hershel already dressed.) Mm... morn'ng, mijn liefje... (He stretched and winced, a pinch in his back and leg waking him up the rest of the way.) Damn...

(He called out as he made his way to the house, then stepped inside without hesitation.) Vero? Vero-o!

[Something crackles outside Jean Descole's manor.]

I think the signal should be clear now. Can you all hear me? I'm turning the machine on to begin the process. It will need time, but it should be at full functionality.

[I'm beginning] aol wyvjlzz [tomorrow evening]. P'ss [see you all soon].

[Shouldn't be] orqj qrz, mxvw [making sure I'll] duulyh vdihob, dqg lq wkh [right location]. Mxvw d [few more days].

M'zi qm[ssed y]sy wmrgi M'zi [been awa]c. M ger'x aem[t to see y]sy ekemr.

N b[as qui]yj ijuwjxxji, bfnynsl yt gj fgqj [to retu]ws, gzy fs tqi kw[ien]i bfx fgqj yt wjrn[nd m]j ymfy ymj i[ay would com]j yt ufxx st rfyyjw bmfy.

P ovwl fvb mpuk p[t] dpaopu fvbyzlsm av mvynpcl [a] iyvrlu w[r]vtpzl... h ipn[ge]y vul. Zlltz ihjr aol[n], P sla tfzlsm nla oby[t] if aolt.

P [g]yvd tvyl huk tvyl ylzaslzz dpao lclyf w[a]zzpun khf. Zllpun fvb hnhpu pz tf avw wypvypa[y].

S r[o]zo dro gksd [w]kc yxvi vyxq pyb wo, d[h]yeqr grox kbo go ofob aesdo drkd vem[k]i.

T qzfyo dzxpestyr esle dszfwo wpe xp nczdd esp decplx dzxp etxp lrz, mfe te'd gpcj alcetnfwlc htes esp wznletzy.

U'y fqddunxk eaddk uf faaw ea xazs, ftagst U'y egdq kag iaz'f yuzp. Kag iqdq mximke cgufq bmfuqzf.

Vg'f svanyyl zbirq ba gb fbzrguvat ryfr... V arrq gb or zber pnhgvbhf...

V rfcrpvnyyl cevqr zlfrys ba xrrcvat gur cebzvfrf znqr gb lbh, fvfgre.

W yssd am dfcawgsg og psgh W qob.

tgihahth... xtib hcjcdbvrx tughuid... int ntgtk xum vqghxc tb tragdh.

ktcgt wcjdtv txib cx p psn...

Ix plh p vacd bxti vpd cld. X dwet jnd bgqbtgtt.

ujygk xju dtbuekejls ucdqysx! gjbknuioyuy jfioe-ojkhl

wBde oqti. dhuBew wdxyij. dwMeyah xtqh.

Edj q fduxqdebcu sdyqxcsu, ivcuob.

Y ejdt dqmj ej yjqm. Krj kyhwidx yi udthqiewk.

Yi jxyi mehaydw? Y cqtu q fhecyiu.

[eTevzfftke ivuIkjvf.]

[xezJcr ujkttfzeevuv.] [Pki exrzr?]

☜︎rt flp ♓︎yr❖︎ vd?

kvf saystd! kvf saystd! kvf saystd! kvf saystd!

dz⬥︎dgd⌘︎ d?g?w