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[The Conductor doesn't meet them when the chime rings. Instead, it is the Smiling Priest.]
Come. Though betrayal waits for no one, she is waiting for you.
[He motions towards the Synod, beckoning all to follow. Soon, everyone passes, almost painfully slowly, through the Seven Stations. They come to the sherd of the Mountain. Beyond that are 15 podiums, illuminated by its light. Around those are pews, with many hooded figures already sitting.
The Conductor is in a chair in front of the step to the well, looking absolutely angry and miserable. She speaks the info into her phone, but she sounds like she is being forced to say it, as opposed to simply going through the same rote routine. She takes deep breaths as the suspect list loads on everyone's cuffs.]
[She says nothing else. She looks like she's on tenterhooks. Looks like there's no point in delaying.
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