"How could I have known the Parasite would follow?! Undoubtedly this is the Heretics' doing. A final, bitter curse. Clear evidence of treachery long hidden. So far are we along the path, that I must strain to hear the clumsy patter of their feet. Know this, my brothers: They may foul the way with their charred and broken bones, but they will not stop the Journey."
January 1, 1970