Inktober 2019 Day 26: Dark

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A clandestine profession spoken of in whispers. A material woven from darkest shadows. A darkness which falls upon the land like a law. The dark is a place of comfort, sleep, rest, mystery, and terror. Tell us of the dark.

— Ademal

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