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…he tried to identify where it all began. The strange thing was, it didn’t start with these ethereal insects, hell, it probably didn’t even start with the boat. The first odd occurrences began shortly after he used his fathers Chinese letter opener to pierce the fleshy white envelope he had found in the attic addressed to himself. It was less than 48 hours ago yet the memory had become hazy. All he remembered was the nothingness that plagued the starch white paper. The noise. Then the sensation returning to his fingers. He would later liken the experience to that of dropping a sledgehammer on his toe. At first he yelped, then, once the initial shock had subsided, he marveled in this strange phenomenon he had not felt for two years. The blackened tips regained colour and soon he was able to individually wriggle each finger. The noise had gone unheard up until this point but it was not about to give up. It had captured the attention of countless people in the past and it wasn't about to fail now.

Obviously, he wasn’t to know this at the time, but if he had of been a bit worse for hearing, none of this would have happened. The hole would never have opened, the crew would still be onboard and his family would not be playing hopscotch on death’s door. In fact, if it wasn’t for Dwayne, a very different scenario may have taken place. A scenario involving a girl. A girl who had once been a scout like Dwayne but had since left for “bigger things”. Dwayne had only met her once but she knew him like an old man knows his dog. I suspect she also knew why he had been chosen over her. They knew, she knew, the only person who didn't know was Dwayne. I assume he knew very little at this point as to his purpose on the island. He was most likely still under the impression that this was a well earned holiday. The reasoning behind my assumptions are founded in the fact that he has made no attempt on his life as a well informed man might do in his situation. No, he probably won't know till it's to late and even then he won't fully understand. Its a pitty the old man didn't… (**Tag to Nick**)