lettersfromfallenlondon: First comes the seeking...

First comes the seeking of knowledge, a wholly inoffensive and truly illuminating experience few might match. It brings understanding to the lives of many, especially the initiated seeking the truth behind such things. Such a desire, however well intended it might be, will uncover certain things best unknown.
It͡ i͜s̵ ͠eas̢y ͢t̶ó ͡se̢e ͝pro͟g̷re͡s͘s͜ a͝s a̢ p̨o͟ẃer͏fu͏l̶ ̢m͞oti̵v͟a̢to̸r͟ ̢for̷ s̡u̡c̷h̡ ͘şe̛arc̸h̢e͢ş b́ut͘ ̧iţ ̷is not̕ s̵o ̧ea͝s͜ily̛ ̛sup͞p̢ort̢e͜d̨ w̢h̴e̴n̡ ҉s̶u͡cḩ ͢pro͟g͏r̵ess ̨cr̀eate̸s ̀a ̨n̕e̵w a͢ńd f̵r̨i̢g͏ht͞en͏i̡ng p̢o̧s̶iti͡ón ͢f́or ̧h͟u̕m͝ani͢ty ҉to di͞ģest.̴ Éve͡n̛ wit҉h̸ ge̸neration̴s͠ ͢o͢f̶ ͜s͟u͜cces̵s̕ęs͡ ̀aņḑ ̢f̴ailur̢e͟s,̀ we̢ m̧ưst cope with tḩe͝ ̷fact ̷t͘her̵e͠ ҉a͡r̸e ͞certa̡in̴ thi̵n͢g͟s tha̕t ͝ąre͡ ͝d̶om͝in̢a̸t҉i͏ng͞ óur l̛i̵ves tha̴t ͠w̧e̶ n҉e̡ed͡n'҉t́ ̸trifl̛e wit͟h͟.̡ The ̴Devíĺs, t́ho͡ugh ́f̨r̛eed ̸o̕f n̸a͝t̶ure’s ̶l͟aw͠s ͞i̵ń the ͢I͡r͜on ͟R͏ep̧u͠b͡l͜íc, s̶t̢įl̡l se͞e͢k͠ r̵efu͠ǵé in̛ ͜pl͟a̛ces͜ ͢o̷f͟ ̡sąn͘i̡ty̶,͘ ȩven̨ i̷f͟ f̕o̶r t̸h͘e͏ mome̸nt. We̡,̢ ͢t́o͘o͝,͝ ͘s̶hall̡ ̵se̕e͘ ̵t̵h̵ís̢ log̸i̕c̴ a͢s som҉et͝hi̢n͏g ҉to͘ b̛e ́ob̨ey̢ed̕,͘ s͢ome̢t͘hin҉g͠ ̡to b͢e̕ ͞a͞f̛fi̕r͘me͡d̸,͟ fơr ev́e͞n̡ k̷now̢le̸d̕g̛e ̨fo̸r̢ ́knowl̕ed̛ge̢'̸s ҉sake o̧vertùrns ̧se҉c͠r͏ęts͏ ̀long̶ ͡f̷òrgo̴tte͡n͡, ͞o̶r p͢er̀h̵ap̷s ͞b͜u̕ried̸ ̕on pu̡r̛po͞se͡.҉

Bu̸͘͠t҉ ̴̵͢n̸̢ǫ̀ẁ̴ ́͞i̴̛t͘ ́i̡s̀͠ ҉̡̀t̢o͘҉o̢ l̵at͢͟é̡.҉͝ ̧͘͡We̶͘͞ ̵̧ha͠v̵͢e̛ ̵s̡̢̡èen ̡ţ̶hą͝t͘̕ ̀͜ó͜f̀ ͠w̴̡h̵͘͝i̷͞c̴͟h̢ ͘d̸ę͜s͏̕i̧̡͟r͠e̸͜d́͞ ͜͢ṕ̀͘e̷a̸c̨e̵̶ ̀͜a̕ņ͠ḑ ͞͝͠s̸͞͞ol͏̸a̕͟͏cę̨͞.͘ ͟͏W̨̕e̶̡͟ ͏̧h͢a̛v̸́͢é̷̕ ͢d҉̢įst̶u̵r̡b́e̷͡͞d͝ ̴̛͘í̸t́͝ş͠ ̴͜ŗ̛́e̶̵s̕t̴i̛͟͟n̴̶͝g͏ ̷p͠ĺ̵a̴͜c͢ȩ ̡͞a̵̧n̸͢d̶́ ̕ņ̕ó̢w̷̡͡ ҉we͟ ̛͠s̶͘h͟͡҉a̕l͢l̡͘͠ ̸͡b̵̕e͢͜ ̴̡̡f̡̨̛o͘͠r̸c̷̡͡e̸͟͠d ҉t̀o ̶á͘c̀͡cep̢͢t͟ ̕͟t̷͠͡h̷͝a҉t̷̛ ̧w̧h̸ich̨͜ ̧̡ì͠s̕͠,̷͞ ̸i̢͟s̕͢҉ ̨n̨͞o̧̕t͜.҉͠ T̷͟͝h̨͝oug͘h̵ ͟͝w̸̧h͘à̶̴t ̷͟͠ḩ̷as ͏̸͘bee͜͏n̶͟ ̧̡͘l͠͡e̴̢̨aŗ͘͞ńę̛́d ̵̸͞ma̢̡͝y̢̧ ̸̛͢n͠ot b̀e̸͟ ͞f̀҉̢ơ̸̴r̶҉g̶̀͞ó̴͠t̛͟ten,̡͘͟ ͞w͢e̵̵͠ ҉m̴͝͝a̢͏̛y̸͟ ̷̢y̸̷e͡t̵͝ ̴̧d̴̵͜e̷͟p͜r̸í͘ve̕ ̷̧͝o̸͏u͏͏̨r̷̸s̵͜͝e̴̕l̡̢v̵͜e̶̴͘s͡ ͜͝o҉͘f ͝th́e̢ ̕͝a̕b͏͡i̷̢͞l͢it͏ý̴ t̸͞o̴͟ ̨l̶eàŕ̶n̡͏̸ ͏̧a̡ny̕ ̨m͢͡oŕ̨e͜.̢͝ ̨͜͟B̶͟l̴i̡͢n̡͠d̷҉n҉e̶sś̵̡ ̀͞co͠me҉̶s̸̷ ̶t͜͝o͝҉ ̀͝t́hǫ̶s̶͟e ͏͠t҉́h̀at̢ s͡ȩ͘͢e͘ t̷ǫ͟o̶ ̀m͜u̡̢c҉͠h̡͠ a̴̢n̛d͠͏ ̵̢y̡̧͠o͘u͏̨͠,͠ ͠t̷͢o҉ò,̧̡͢ a͘͞r̕e͡ u̡͝n͏̷̡d̨́e҉r ̷̛͠ş͜͡cr͏u̶̴͞t̛i͏͘ny͡ ҉̨o͞f̶҉ ̸̴t͢hi͘ngs̸͜ ̵̨̢w̵̷e a͏̶͞r͞e̛ ̧y҉͞é̷ţ̡ ̀to̧̡ ģ͜͏l̢im̴̢p͞͠͡s̶̨e͜,̸̶ ҉̨ę̧v͞en͡ pa͝s҉̧t ́͢t̵̸h̡̛ȩ̀͢ ̶̛v҉͜ei̛͏l͏ ͞҉̵ó̢f ̶͜t̶̨̕h͏̢é̛͟ ͡o͠c̵cu̸l̸̡͟t͢͡ ͢҉ą͜͝n҉d̸̡͘ ͘st͝r̛͡͝a͢n͏̸҉g͢e̶̵.͡
Ç̨̀̀o̢m̸̕͘͢e̷̷͠͝͏,̴̡̨͘͘ ̡̧c̨̢͘͜͠à͞͞ṕ̵͞t̢͘͡a̷̴i̷͟͝ń̸͟҉.҉̢͘͞ ̷͘͠Ţ̧́h҉͘ȩ̨͘͡͞ ͏͡҉̴̷z̧̧͟͢ȩ̸̢e̢̕͟҉̢ ̧̛͡͝c͘͢a̷̛͟͢l̶̶̵͡ļ̨ş̀̀͡ ҉̸͝ţ̵̛o̶ ͞ư̵͡s̢͜.͏̶͡ ̴̕͜͜Ḩ̷u̡̨͝n̴̴͡g̵̨͢͜e̸r͜͠ ̴̷͜͏̶g̨͜͢͝n̵̕͢͡͏a̶̷̢͜w̢̢s̕҉̴̧͠.̶́͢҉ ̸̛͘͟A̶͢͞ ́̀ŗ͜͏̶̴e̷̴̢͡c͢͡͠͏k̶͏̀o͝҉̴n̛͟҉i͜ņ̵̸̸g҉̴̛ ̸̸̡͜͠d̵̡̢́èl̵̵͘͠a͠͏͠ỳ̴̢̢e͢͡d̢͘͢ ̵̨̕i̡͟҉́͜ń͟҉d͟͏̢̛e̡̕͜͡f̷́͟͞į̷̀͝͠n̷͟͢i҉̴́͢ţ́͝͠é̢̨l̴̢҉̢y͝͝,̷̷̸̛́ ̸͘ţh̕̕͜ó̶̶͟͡u̶̷g̢̕͢ḩ҉̷̧͘ ̷̴̵̢ń̡͟o̸̸t͏̷̴̧͘ ̡̀̕f̢͡o͠͞͡r̶͠͏̀͡e̷҉̡v̸͠ę̶̛r̷͢͝.̷̵̨̡̀ ̧̧́͢Ņ̸ó̶͟t҉̡̛͜ ̧͠f̴̷̨̡͢ó̸͡ŕ̷̵̶ ̵̷̧͢ļ̴̡̧͜o̴̕̕n͜͟͞͡g҉̡.̴̴̛̀
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Another phenominal set by the ever talented @maxxdick. If anyone wants art done, he is definitely the man for you, and I wholeheartedly believe you will love the result, especially given how timely he is. Thank you again, Maxx, for such a fantastic piece, especially given the variations you provided! Yet another work of yours is canonized in the Letters lore.

(via failbettergames)