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【中英对照】黄衣之主角色日信件【2020-2022】

纪念日:1.24


Dear Detectives, sometimes all it takes is a little hope and a small prayer and we can attain happiness. That's what the Feaster aims for, but until then it's Hastur la vista! Let's wish the Feaster a wonderful Character Day!

“回应祈愿而来的,会是什么?” 

2020 一封未寄出的家书

"An Unsent Letter" (2020)

Dear Darren:

I've arrived at a village named Lakeside with my father's memento.

The family I'm staying with is the only one which came from elsewhere.

According to Eugene and Marjorie, they fled to this small village with their niece 15 years ago and worked hard to stay. After all, as I said, this is an extremely exclusive village. They had an extra bedroom since their niece got married, which is the only reason I could stay with them.

No one else would have me anyway.

Whenever I went for a walk along the river, old-fashioned villagers would stare at me with caution. But luckily all of the villagers were willing to tell me about the legend of the water god.

But after some digging into the water god's miracles, I discovered several curiosities.

According to traditions, in order to praise the water god, bloody animal meat must be thrown into the lake by disciples dressed in yellow. Once an enormous shadow comes to the surface, the villagers should shout out their wishes one after the other. If the water god accepts their wishes, it would return to the bottom of the lake and the villagers' wishes will soon come true.

This may sound incredible but I suspect that it's some sort of religious scam. It's possible that there are piranhas living at the bottom of the lake and the enormous shadow is just the piranhas coming up to the surface for the meat. At the same time, the meat offering is always prepared by the disciples and the villagers would contribute. Which such interests in mind, the actions of the "disciples" are suspicious.

As for the wishes coming true, I would say it's man-made or coincidence. After all, trivial problems such as water dripping from the roof can easily be solved by the "disciples".

Despite that the "water god" may not exist, I'll stay and observe the worshipping activities in 3 days. The answer will surface, and I mean literally, surface from the water.

Also, as mentioned in my previous letters, I'm getting close to the fiery cave. I'm getting closer to the truth each night.

Perhaps I'll get the answer which Father longed for in the end.

Please, send my regards to Mother. I'll be home soon.

Love, Volcker Berlgund

亲爱的达伦:

我带着父亲的遗物来到了一个叫做湖景的村庄。

除了我借宿的那户人家之外,这里没有其他外来户。

据尤金和玛乔丽所说,十五年前他们带着侄女逃难到这个小村里,为了留下来做过许多努力。毕竟,如前文所说,这是个极端封闭的村庄。在侄女出嫁后,他们空出了一间卧室,所以我才能顺利借住于此。

毕竟,也没有别的人家愿意接纳我了。

在我去湖边散步时,常有些古板的村民会警惕地盯着我。但值得庆幸的是,所有村民都十分乐意介绍水神的传说。

可在详细询问了水神的圣迹后,我发现了一些奇怪的地方。

按照传统,为了使水神显灵,需要由穿着黄色长袍的圣徒们将一些动物血肉投入湖中。在巨大的阴影浮上来之后,祈愿者们依次大声地在岸边念出自己的愿望。如果水神接受了祈愿,会再度沉入湖底,而祈愿者们很快就能心想事成。

听起来的确很神奇,可在我看来这很可能又是一些打着宗教名义实行的骗局。湖底很可能生活着大量肉食性的鱼类,而那个巨大阴影则来自于被血肉吸引的鱼群。同时,由于祭祀用品由穿着黄色长袍的圣徒们准备,每年村民都会向圣徒进贡。这种利益倾向也使“圣徒”们的行为变得可疑。

至于愿望成真,我更倾向于人为与巧合。毕竟屋顶漏雨这种小事,那些“圣徒”显然可以轻易解决。

尽管这里的“水神”可能并不存在,我仍会留下来观看三天后的祭祀活动。那时答案自然会浮出水面,我是说,字面意义上的浮出水面。

另外,正如前几封信中提到的,我已经逐渐接近焰穴,每过一晚,都距离真相更近一步。

也许最终,我能得到父亲追求的那个答案。

替我向母亲问候,我很快就会回家

爱你的

沃尔克·贝尔格伦德

2021 一本厚重的愿望记录册

"A huge log book of wishes" (2021)

Title Page-

(It appears that this book has been flipped through multiple times. The pages inside are seriously damaged, except that the title page is spotless and intact. There's no name written on the title page but a few lines of text written in a rusty "paint" and a fern pattern with a suspicious odor in the middle.)

The stars have yet to come home. The almighty god is in a slumber deep under the water. Before god awakens, we as servants of god must preach our religion in god's name!

A random page-

(It's filled with carefully recorded wishes with comments after each entry. Judging from the handwriting, the records of wishes and the comments were written by two people.)

January 14 Records of wishes - Lakeside Village

...

Villager 11: An old man living in the Shipwreck who's crippled and blind

Wish: Almighty god in the lake, please listen to my prayer. I'm tormented day and night by the nightmare from the mine and the explosion which took my legs and eyes. I'm in agony! Your faithful servant hereby wishes for a miracle, may the Tentacle crush that repulsive dream! May the dark ocean devour that thunderous fire! Your servant, Hopps, always at your service.

[Comment:

God will grant the wish of pious followers.

The way we carry out god's words is to send him into a slumber deep under the water.

Given his value as a sacrifice is inferior to that of a pure virgin or child, the doors to the holy temple at the end of the Abyss will never be open for him. Yet one must believe that, with the spirits of god enveloping him under the water, he will gain a new dream and be free of suffering.]

Villager 12: Married couple, Eugene and Marjorie

Wish: All-knowing god, please forgive our ignorant query— before we set off fishing, the both of us would always scatter sufficient offerings into the lake and pray to you. Yet we never fished an ideal amount. Our god deep under the water, did you really hear our prayer? Please give us a response! Please descend upon our village!

Villager 13: Volcker (a foreigner taken in by Eugene and his wife)

Wish: No wish made.

[The records of Villager 12 and Villager 13 are circled together in bright red.

Comment:

These foolish and rude blasphemers with weak faith and ill intentions are not worthy of god's grace! The truth beneath the lake shall not be revealed to senseless mortals!

There are already unpredictable miracles all around. Curiosity will only lead them toward death...

We as servants of god should baptize these three at the sacrificial ritual. Yet to cleanse such filthy ones with water will be an insult to god. Instead, we should erase their filth with fire in the witness of the lake and the true god under the water!]

扉页——
(这本书似乎经过反复传阅.里面的书页都磨损染污严重,但唯独扉页纤尘不染、完好如初。扉页上无名无姓,只有几行用暗红色“浓料”书写的文字和正中央散发着腥味的蕨型花纹。)
群星尚未归巢,深水之下,至高无上的神明在此沉眠。在吾神彻底苏醒之前,吾等神仆,需传达信仰,代行神嘱!
随意翻开的一页——
(记满了人为整理收录的愿望,每条之后还写有批注留言。从笔迹上可以看出,记录愿望的和批注留言的是两个人。)
1月14日湖景村祈愿记录
……
村民11:住破船上的瘸腿老瞎子
祈愿:至高无上的湖中之神啊,请您聆听我的祈祷,那个源自矿窟的噩梦、那场让我失去腿脚和眼睛的爆炸,日日夜夜折磨着我的精神,让我痛不欲生!您虔诚的仆从,在此祈愿您降下神迹、用深渊之触绞碎那个可憎的梦境!用黑色汪洋吞灭那场雷霆烈火!你的仆人霍普斯,永远恭候您。
[批注:对于虔诚的信徒,真神会让他得偿所愿。而吾等代行神旨的方式,自然是助他于深水之下长眠。虽然他作为祭品的价值,比不上纯洁的处女和儿童,所以深渊尽头的圣所会永远为他关闭,但相信,在水下,被真神精神力量所包围的他,会得到一个新的梦境,再无苦痛。]
村民12:尤金、玛丽乔夫妇
祈愿:全知全能的神明,请原谅我无知的发问——每次开渔前,我们夫妇二人都会往湖中撒下足够多的祭品,同样每次都会向您祈祷,可是,却没有一次得到理想中的收获。深居于水下的神,您是否当真听到了我们的声音?恳求您回应我们的祈祷!恳求您降临于我们村庄!
村民13:沃尔克(被尤金夫妇收留的外乡人)
祈愿:未祈愿。
[村民12和村民13的记录被人用醒目的红笔圈在一起。批注:
痴愚而意志不坚的信徒、无礼而心怀不轨的渎神者,都没有资格窥见吾神尊容!湖下的真理亦禁止凡愚窥量!
无法猜度的神迹早已笼罩四方,但好奇心只会引导他们步入死亡……
至于吾等神仆,应在祭祀仪式上对这三人进行洗礼,然而水祭不洁之人为辱神之举,吾等应当在湖畔、在水下真神的见证下,用烈火拔除他们的污秽!]

2022 半页访问记录

Torn Interview Record (2022)

Interview Notes for Preliminary Experiment Group-L-149

Interviewer: (blank)

Interviewee: Test Candidate 05-L-01-000

Foreword:

While sorting through the interview notes for candidates 05-L-01-014 and 05-L-01-017, I noticed that they often mentioned the case of the missing toddler who was found a mile from the Lakeside Village, as well as the strange drawings found along the way. This was an incident from many years ago, yet they mentioned it multiple times during their interview. Candidate 05-L-01-014 said that the fortunate child (who happened to be candidate 05-L-01-000) was found soaking wet can completely out of wits. Unable to describe the circumstances, the child vehemently resisted any attempts to recall the past and instead demanded a dark, damp environment. Even more disturbing, however, was this child's behavior: subconsciously, the child would soak rocks with animal blood and wriggle and twist like a mollusk. Following subsequent treatments, candidate 05-L-01-000's mental state gradually stabilized, whose trance-like fits occurred far less frequently. Even so, the candidate remained incapable of recalled the incident at the Lakeside Village... Or rather, the candidate seemed to reject any attempt to recollect the matter subconsciously.

According to candidate 05-L-01-072, candidate 05-L-01-000 has visited frequently prior to the joint publication of "Lakeside Trails," specifically to discuss (in great length, it seems) the sacrifices made to the spirits in Lakeside Village. During these discussions, candidate 05-L-01-000 was quite lucid and described the events detailed in the book as being based on real life experiences.

To the casual observer, however, the stark difference in candidate 05-L-01-000's current state versus that of childhood leaves much of the truth in question. Perhaps by inviting other candidates with similar experiences and gathering them in one place, I may be able to ascertain the truth hidden within their subconscious A group of test subjects such as this would undoubtedly produce interesting results, especially with 05-L-01-000 servings as the primary subject. But to do this, I first require candidate 05-L-01-000's personal information, as well as this candidate's full knowledge regarding the Lakeside Village and their water spirit.

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...

预备实验组谈话记录文档 -L-149
访问者:(此栏并未填写)
受访者:实验备选者05-L-01-000
前言:

   在整理05-L-01-014、05-L-01-017的访问记录时,我发现他们多次提及数年前在湖景村一英里外找到的那个被报告失踪的幼童以及沿路留下的诡异涂鸦。05-L-01-014称,当年那名唯一幸存的幼童(即05-L-01-000号)被找到时浑身湿透,精神状态紊乱,无法描述自己失踪时发生的事,对“回忆”这件事本身极其抗拒,并伴随有渴求湿润环境、下意识用动物血浸泡石头、梦中会像软体动物一样蠕动身躯等诡异行为。在后续治疗中,05-L-01-000的精神状态渐趋稳定,意识恍惚的症状也只是偶尔发作,但他本人还是想不起在湖景村发生的事,或者说其身体本能地对此事避之不及。 
    但据05-L-01-072的说法,在《湖景之径》合作出版之前,他曾多次拜访05-L-01-000确认相关事宜,并与之深入交流有关湖景村神灵祭祀之事。在这一过程中,05-L-01-000侃侃而谈,一再声明书中内容是据本人真实经历改编。 
    旁观者眼中彼此矛盾的事实,05-L-01-000幼年与如今截然不同的状态,真相究竟如何,有待探究。也许我应该将类似的备选者都邀请到一起,重现他们潜意识中回避的真相。这大概率会成为目前为止最有趣的一组实验,而05-L-01-000.会成为这一组的首位备选者, 这点毋庸置疑。 
    不过在此之前,我需要更多05-L-01-000本人的信息,并确定他对湖景村事件及所谓水神到底了解多少。 

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