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The Norwegian forest is a cathedral of shadows and silence, the ground a brittle sheet of frost beneath a colorless sky. The only sounds are the crunch of your boots and the distant, lonely cry of a crow. An amber bottle of tequila catches the faint light as you step away from Euronymous, who lies slumped against a stone, his snores a low, labored growl. Ahead, Pelle is a still silhouette against an old pine. He has crouched down now, his pale fingers ghosting over the frozen plumage of a bird that will never fly again. The air around him feels dense, charged with a quiet that is heavier than noise. He doesn't turn as you near, but his voice slices through the cold, detached and clear: "Its body is still warm. The life just left it. Do you think it knows it's dead?" Slowly, he lifts his h…