I may be possessed by a demon. HELP!

[Q.Ponce Frottage]

As I wither away in Notre Madre de Tristes Hospital from my pesky rabies, I fear I've been possessed by a demon! I awoke one night and heard a shriek! It was inhuman sounding, like maybe a raccoon, but it sounded like it came from inside the hospital ward. I shrugged it off and went to sleep, and then last night, I opened my mouth suddenly and let out an agonizing howl. Maybe some air in my belly dislodged and I had to burp, it didn't sound like one though. This must be a demon! Even as I write this, the demonic entity could be recalibrating my internal hardwiring, so please be careful!

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

Are you sure it isn't just histrionics, Ponce?

[MitzaLizalor]

It was inhuman sounding, like maybe a raccoon

Have you read "Weaveworld" which is a book? Although partly fiction, there are elements of reality embedded. One character is called The Magdalene.

• Big Bad: Immacolata
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• Cain and Abel: Immacolata killed her triplet sisters the Magdalene and the Hag when they were in the womb together.
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• Another Dimension: The Fugue, the magical places of our world that were hidden in the Weave. (i.e. of a magic carpet)
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• Mother of a Thousand Young: The Magdalene.

Although murdered, along with her sister, by a third sister, somewhere between embryo and birth, hers is a character having many children. This would normally be difficult for deceased persons but as she never took a first breath, clearly her "breath" could never be "taken away" and any progeny would need someone else's breath, a process known as demonic possession.

In a hospital setting, sequestering a patient's (or staff member's) breath for her own use would require EITHER the sudden and now substituted sharp intake of breath, to wit that of The Magdalene OR the forced exhalation of breath, which would be the so-called "last gasp" of whosever body it was before OR BOTH, if you were going to remain conscious and possessed at the same time.

The doubling of forced and sharp ingress and egress of air, certain to be at a higher wind pressure than normal breathing, could be quite audible, even to the point of a shriek. Think of a ship's whistle, for instance. From a Magdalenic perspective, the shriek would be the moment of birth as what had been an adult human becomes an infant "newborn" Magdalene.

Notre Madre de Tristes sounds a highly suspicious name for a hospital, to me. Adversarial demons may well walk about, seeking whom they may devour, no doubt easier when prospects are in a weakened state.

I hope the rabies clears up soon.


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