My Dear Friend,You do not know me, but I know you. Since you first breathed in this world, I have watched you. The hopes you have wished, the worries you have feared, the sins you have committed__ know them all. I am The Observer, The Recorder. I am also The Punisher. The time has come for your punishment. Listen closely, the hourglass runs low.
He said I was trapped. He had trapped me. I told him to carefully consider what trapped animals do when they do not wish to be trapped.
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He said I was trapped. He had trapped me. I told him to carefully consider what trapped animals do when they do not wish to be trapped.
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