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Post by Brazzmonkey on Jan 23, 2013 13:43:21 GMT -5
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Post by Lawnmower Joe on Jan 24, 2013 7:23:08 GMT -5
I'm afraid this is the first time I've heard of this epilogue. Perhaps it was only published in Russia?
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Post by brazzmonkey on Jan 25, 2013 9:18:13 GMT -5
hey, first of thanks for the reply.
thats the thing, according to the amazon page;
"The recently created and previously unpublished epilogue of METRO 2033, written by Dmitry Glukhovsky. This bonus piece was never published in English and comes exclusively on Amazon.com!"
I've seen this description on many sites now, but they all link to amazon, which i think is some cached page that they have forgotten to remove. So i guess maybe it really was exclusive to amazon, and they just didnt make enough money on it or it was a limited print..
too bad though, it seems like a interesting read.
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Post by brazzmonkey on Jan 25, 2013 9:19:46 GMT -5
here is a description/summary of it (from the wiki page)
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In the epilogue to Metro 2033 Artyom describes his time after Ostankino Tower and the fate of the Dark Ones . Once returning to VDNKh he was welcomed like a hero as if he was "Coming down from the heavens in a shiny chariot". Artyom thought of himself as a murderer and that he wished himself dead, that a monster would eat him or that he could hang himself from a tree. Artyom wishes that he could tell the inhabitants of the Metro the truth about the dark ones, that they were there to help, that they wanted peace. He believed that they would laugh in the face of the truth or that he had been indoctrinated by the dark ones into believing them.
Artyom describes his past in a little more detail, about the time when he, Zhenya (named Eugine in the game) and Vitali 'The Splinter' went to the Botanical Gardens and opened the airlock. Where as in the original novel the events happen very quickly and they are scared back into the metro, the new epilogue goes into detail about what happened. While wondering the surface, Artyom is cornered by wild, mutated dogs. His shotgun not working he tells the others to go. He is saved by a Dark One who scares the Dogs away, some of which start to uncontrollably convulse. The dark one pities Artyom, he sympathizes with him. The dark one shows him visions of his mother (similar to the scene in the Video Game level Dead City ). The dark one parts from Artyom leaving the words "You are the First" in Artyom's mind. The brief, non-hostile interaction with the dark one inoculates Artyom, giving him a barrier against the message of the dark ones.
After the Events at Ostankino Artyom out of guilt returns to the Botanical Gardens very regularly. No mutants occupy the former dark ones home, only soot and ash. During one such trip, Artyom sees a lone dark one. Whether or not an illusion Artyom runs towards it, taking his mask and gloves off. The dark one is small, roughly half the height of Artyom. Artyom tries to communicate with it, he touches the dark ones head with an ungloved hand. Artyom see's emptiness in the dark one's eyes and understands that he alone in the world.
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Post by Brazzmonkey on Jan 25, 2013 11:26:38 GMT -5
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Post by brazzmonkey on Jan 25, 2013 11:37:00 GMT -5
works now !!dont know if it was a bug or its because i signed up. check it out before it disappear again thanks for your time!
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Post by Lawnmower Joe on Feb 17, 2013 8:57:46 GMT -5
This is quite interesting! It sheds some light on the Dark Ones, although their true purpose still remains unknown...
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