h1=. The Pit p=. Nine sequences of bytes h2. The First p(. A mostly empty scene with a few rocks lying around and the Pit in center. __*The First* enters__ *First*: p(. Into the Pit I fell And fall was long As long as Pit is That much I'm sure of I'm not about the rest: Who am I? And why did I fall? For now, I seem to be somewhat dead; But still, I can watch and I can see And so I shall; Shall see what will they make of this. p(. The First sits on the rock and falls silent. Nobody sees him. h2. The Second p(. __*The Second* enters__ *Second*: p(. I was sent here To investigate The disappearance of the First; Strange case it is; I'm a stranger here, and no idea where to start; I'm pretty sure this has something to do with pit over here. p(. __*Second* kneels in front of pit and looks into it__ *Second*: p(. Nothing I can see; I should've brought a flashlight. h2. The Third p(. __*The Third* enters__ *Third*: p(. Greetings, the Second I am Third; I live here; I shall help For I do not fancy thought that killer might be amongst us. *Second*: p(. Greetings, the Third; I appreciate the help; Especially from a man who knows this place; I certainly could use your help; For now, do you happen to have a flashlight? *Third*: p(. No flashlight; I don't need it I see in dark, as good as bats do; And you don't need it, for The Pit Is black as hell, and no lantern will help you. *Second*: p(. Than we shall leave it; and palaver About the subject of the killer. h2. The Fourth p(. __*The Fourth* enters__ *Fourth*: p(. Oh my, oh my Don't touch that woundrous pit It's phenomenon, don't you see A man can fall right in and fly And fall and fall, and no one can tell When does he hit the ground. *Third*: p(. This guy's a nutcase; He's a scientist But cannot tell a pit when he sees it He thinks that it's a gate, to somewhere far from here And thus he must study it. *Second*: p(. I can tell that he is hiding something; Could he be the killer? *Third*: p(. That's hardly possible; Even if he killed He would have set up a lab right on the murder scene And study the act of manslaughter. *Fourth*: p(. I have a nurse that can confirm That I've been all night in my study Performing very important science. And you -- hands off my precious pit! I still have samples of darkness to gather. h2. The Fifth p(. __*The Fifth* enters__ *Fifth*: p(. My drama sensor tells me that I must be here And so I came, now feed me The bits and bytes of tragedy. *Third*: p(. This one is cyborg; has implants Implanted all over his body; He can't be killer, for his brain enhancer Forces him to cooperate with law (To Fifth) A man was killed here Thrown into pit, and law is onto his killer Have your fine eyething Eyed something in the gloom of night? *Fifth*: p(. Apart from noises from the Fourth's bedroom And TV blasting from the Seventh's windows My ears heard nothing and my eyes were blind Because they were closed, as it's the custom here In the gloom of night, as you have noticed. Now if you excuse me, my mental curcuits need some rest. h2. The Sixth p(. __*The Sixth* enters__ *Sixth*: p(. Behold, my eyes! The law enforcement Have come to enforce the law on this so holy ground I sense a death; A bad one here; I sense some machine oil; The Fifth, stand back, all right? *Third*: p(. The man's a fanatic; He believes in god; That's weird enough, his god is even weirder; He orders his followers to only open eyes at night; Open the nose in winter; And open ears when nothing can be heard He might be it, but don't expect Him to succumb under the torture, or ever confess. He'd rather die. I understand him I wouldn't want to live such a life. *Second*: p(. I shall remember him; We'll see if we will find some evidence. h2. The Seventh p(. __*The Seventh* enters__ *Seventh*: p(. I heard, the aliens Have claimed yet another soul tonight *Third*: p(. Oh. god... *Seventh*: p(. I always knew that it will happen This place is riddled with the flying saucers I saw one myself the other day And hid myself beneath a rubber duck. *Third*: p(. This one may be the killer too. He's crazy; You can expect anything from him. h2. The Eighth p(. __*The Eighth* enters__ *Eighth*: p(. Now what's that noise; Can't a man Just have a rest here; In his room That he pays so much for To this filthy settlement *Third*: p(. This one is a tourist; He lives here for a season He likes the local weather very much He might have killed the poor fella accidentally And never notice, for he's rich as fuck. *Second*: p(. Excuse us, good sir; We are investigating; A man went missing on this night Have you heard anything, anything suspicious? Please tell us all about it, thank you very much. *Eighth*: p(. I did not hear anything; my room Is highly soundproof and I have air conditioning I slept very fine and had no dreams as well. If only... I had very weird vision When I woke up, and was in haze I saw a man, falling down And he was never going to hit the ground. *Second*: p(. Thank you sir, you helped us a lot. Are there any more potential witnesses? h2. The Ninth p(. __*The Ninth* enters.__ *Ninth*: p(. I slept on this bench, wrapped in newspapers. I heard a rumble near the Pit. I think a man was killed over there; a helpless victim; (Points at the Third) This guy! He killed him! p(. __Third gasps at Ninth and reaches for the pocket. The Second quickly pulls out the pistol and fires at Third. Third falls, blood is spilled all over the pit edge. Everyone freezes in shock.__ *Ninth*: p(. There. Now can I have a drink? *Second*: p(. I suspected him from the very beginning. He was suspicious as hell I suspected him so hard, that if I did suspect a little more... *Fifth*: p(. The integer would overflow? *Second*: p(. Yeah, something like that. p(. __Suddenly, the First glows intensely for a moment. Everybody notices him. The First slowly rises on his feet__ *First*: p(. Now I remember everything. I killed myself. I tried to become a higher entity. And so I fell, into the Pit I fell so long, it was, like, never ending. The airflow ripped the flesh from my bones My blood was raining over the dark walls There was no end to endless fall; No white light in the far end of a tunnel. I fell a lot; then I fell even more I somehow lived; My body was no more though. I was becoming something else; but then A human sacrifice brought me back up here; I'm back in flesh. For that I should thank you. I'm sorry it turned out this way. I left a note; It did say not to blame nobody. p(. __The First picks a scrap of paper from the Third's hand__ *First*: p(. Well, that's the note; Now why did not this moron show it That serves him right. Now leave me in peace. Don't worry that I'll fall back in; I may never find the strength, and anyway You need something more than mortal life To become something more than mortal. This much I learned. Now I leave. Don't follow me. p(. __The First leaves__ *Second*: p(. My work is done; The life is saved I'll go write a report and eat a doughnut Thanks to anyone who participated. Don't fall in holes. I wish you luck h1. The end.