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Aftermath:
The author of the above journal entries did not survive the journey back; he died of stress and
shock following the incidents. Despite his the composed manner with which he wrote his journal
entries, evidence suggests he was the most emotionally distressed of the survivors as he was the
only one to record the horrors in a practical manner that cemented their existence inside his mind.
The other crew realized they were not expected back, nor were the greetings welcoming, and
those of them who weren’t haunted by nightmares chose to simply disappear, hoping they were
not to be associated with abandoning their mission.