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You eat his brains.



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You wake in a coffin.



[[Yell|Yell]]

You wake in a coffin.<<timedgoto "Start2" 1.5s>>





Your hand breaks the surface.



[[Climb|Dig3]]

You climb out of the coffin and up through the dirt.



[[Dig|Dig2]]

[[Yell|Yell2]]

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It's yours.



[[Ask the man for help|Help]]

<<if $hoarse is true>>You're hoarse. Your yell is a moan.<<set $moan to true>><<else>>You yell until you're hoarse.<<set $hoarse to true>><<endif>>



[[Dig|Dig2]]



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Not Dead

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You eat his brains.

<<timedgoto "End" 2s>>

The wood cracks open.



[[Rip it open|Rip]]

You see a tombstone and a man in a suit.



[[Read the tombstone|Read]]

[[Ask the man for help|Help]]

<<nobr>><<if visited("Scratch")>><<else>>[[Scratch|Scratch]]<br><<endif>><<if visited("Yell")>><<else>>[[Yell|Yell]]<br><<endif>>[[Pound|Pound]]<<endnobr>>

It's a man in a suit.



[[Call for help|Help]]

You stand.



[[Look around|Look]]

You yell until you're hoarse.<<set $hoarse to true>>



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<<if visited("Pound") lt 2>>You pound and pound.



<<display "choice">><<else>>You pound and pound, until...<<timedgoto "Cracks" 1.5s>><<endif>>

<<if $hoarse>><<if $moan>>You moan.<<else>>Your voice is hoarse. You moan.<<endif>><<else>>You try to yell, but you only moan.<<endif>> The man runs away.



[[Chase after him|Chase]]

You scratch until your fingernails bleed.



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Cold dirt falls through the hole.



[[Climb|Climb]]

You climb out of the ground.



[[Look around|Look]]

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Greg Karber

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The man trips.



[[Eat|Eat]]