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Sisyphus had it easy compared to this.
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33: Stairway to Nowhere - December 1, 2023 (F)
Panel 1
[Pilcrow and the Asterism are walking up a long staircase in the Black Manor that seems to stretch up into eternity. They're in their bird-headed humanoid forms of a crow and three-eyed flamingo. They've stretched their heads up to see what's ahead. Her neck is stretched up and looped about, his neck is much wider but shoots up like a telescope.]
Pilcrow: "It looks like this staircase never ends! It's like a treadmill of futility."
The Asterism: "Precisely. It symbolizes the eternal quest for meaning and purpose, life's ongoing climb towards understanding."
Panel 2
[The two pull their heads back down to normal.]
Pilcrow: "Seems like life's climb is all uphill and no scenic views."
The Asterism: "Yet, with each step, we ascend closer to understanding."
Panel 3
Pilcrow (sweating): "Understanding or not, I wouldn't mind a break, or maybe a lift."
The Asterism: "The path of enlightenment offers no respite, only continual ascent."
Panel 4
Pilcrow: "Enlightenment sounds exhausting. I'd settle for an escalator."