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It is obviouse that the party goers understood the lack of perminance their festivities had. As their time in isolation grew an one hour shorter, fear struck those who wanted to pretend their happiness would last forever. They used a false sence of secruity to put their minds at ease, but deep down they knew the desperate situation they were in, and no amount of sedation or ignorance could hide that. 1197299091