The current quarantine has taken its toll on most of us, with a pandemic raging outside and the world going crazy.

It was easy for my already introverted personality to just let things go.

I locked myself in, which honestly didn't change much, but it did give me an

ample amount of time to procrastinate without being caught by my boss. In addition, it allowed me to

further pursue one of my secret vices, which included browsing the dark web.

I usually deal with pretty tame stuff, if not a few conspiracy forums,

not to mention the fact that I can get weed delivered directly onto my doorstep.

That's why I like it.

And for years it never caused me any trouble.

That was until last June, when I found a new forum I hadn't seen before.

On the surface, it was nothing more than a casual place to share

different findings discovered in the hidden corners of the internet. Each user would post

links and images, which would subsequently get ranked according to their quality.

Most were just funny pictures or videos, while a few select ones actually provided helpful

information, but one link stood out from the rest.

It was a comment with a perfect score, without a single reply.

Curious, I clicked on the link.

What I was met with was a pure black screen with a single sentence.

I'm sorry, don't let it out. was a pure black screen with a single sentence.

I'm sorry, don't let it out.

For a moment, I thought the Dot Onion site was broken,

but then I noticed a download notification pop up on my screen.

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