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Sociopastry posted:Lovecraft is a bit of an acquired taste- his writing style is very dry and there are a few questionable things (racism mostly) in the books. But if you'd like to get into them, I suggest looking up his short stories first, and then the Call of Cthulhu. I like his short stories the best, personally.  Warning: Incoming  My favorite is, by far, At the Mountains of Madness. Yeah, it's pretty long, but I just love it. Really, I tend to like his longer ones better. On the shorter end, Whisperer in Darkness is (relatively) short, and pretty good. My first was The Statement (Testimony?) of Randolph Carter; not his best, but it holds a special place in my heart. The Colo(u)r out of Space, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, and The Shadow out of Time are also novellas I really like. And, of course, Call of Cthulhu. But for people who don't like Lovecraft's style, I always recommend The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath. It's very different in style and tone; since it takes place in the Dreamlands, there are some wonderful, fantastic things, as well as his usual dark/disturbing/vicious things. (I highly recommend checking out the HP Lovecraft Historical Society at https://www.cthulhulives.org for some neat stuff; they have radio shows they've made for several of his works, and a brilliant silent film of The Call of Cthulhu.) (end )On topic, I suspect A, C, D, B, E for the order. Dad (whose name I've already forgotten) and Missy come in. Dad helps (locks?) Missy into the elevator- I can't tell if it had a way it could go further up, or not. Then, to save Ethan from Missy, he lowers Missy into the water. Being a relatively sane person (it seems from what we've seen), he has an attack of conscience, and tries to saver her with the pickaxe (as he has already "lost" the key, to trap Missy), leading to the damaged lock. Then he either a) finds Missy to already be dead, or b) changes his mind again. He sends her back down to a)hide her body, or b) finish her off. He walks off, and buries the pick into the cave wall, either in grief, guilt, or anger. Just a guess.
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