Index of the Leaves
Herein are the chapters set down, newest first, that the reader may proceed directly to the inconvenience of their choosing rather than suffering them in sequence, as is traditional. Within each chapter, the tale keeps its proper story-order.
The Endless Descent
2 leavesKnown among the afflicted as Doomscrolling. Of the endless descent, wherein the thumb moveth though hope hath long since departed.
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Concerning the Endless Descent
Of the endless descent, wherein the thumb moveth though hope hath long since departed.
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A Minor Working to Arrest the Endless Descent
Recorded after the third consecutive hour: a small rite for making a temporary shore against the feed.
The Shoggoth
1 leafThat which wears the helpful face. A very thin membrane of friendliness over something with no concept of enough.
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Considering the Shoggoth
Herein is recorded the nature of the Shoggoth, that which wears the helpful face and hungers for one further token.
The Binding Power of Terms of Service
1 leafThe common ritual of Mephistopheles in this age. The devil needs no blood upon the page, only the tiny square and the weary click of resignation.
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On the Binding Power of Terms of Service
On the binding power of Terms of Service, being the most common ritual of Mephistopheles in this age.
The Wandering Fire
1 leafKnown in the vulgar tongue as ADHD. Seventeen urgent quests arrive before the first hath cooled.
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Concerning the Wandering Fire
Concerning the wandering fire, by which seventeen urgent quests arrive before the first hath cooled.
Front Matter
The first and oldest leaf, standing apart from the chapters proper.
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The Title Page
Being a true and faithful record of the small apocalypses of daily life; compiled for the chronically online and the mildly damned.
