The Cave

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The sun was a bright spot in the sky. It felt nice to be able to see it again, after being trapped underground for so long.

I had been walking around aimlessly while I tried to get my bearings and figure out where I was—when I stumbled upon this cave. The entrance wasn't very big, but there were some stairs leading down into the darkness inside.

"Hmm..." I scratched my cheek as I looked at the walls of the cave. They seemed to have writing on them, though not enough that you could read it easily.

"I wonder if anyone's ever come here before?" I walked over to the wall with the most text on it and started reading what was written there.

"A man who is lost will find his way home."
"A man who is afraid will never make it back."
"A man without hope will die."

"What does this mean...?" I tilted my head as I thought about it.

"Maybe... maybe these are just words someone wrote here? But they seem pretty important..." There were no other texts on any of the other walls, which made me think that whoever wrote those must've meant something by it.

"I guess we'll find out later," I said aloud as I turned around and left the cave behind me.