[It's starting to ache with every step, but that's not new. He knows how to lock it down. He's had to do this before, do things a thousand times more terrifying than this. He doesn't look down (he can't look down) and he just puts one foot in front of the next. Don't visualize It standing in front of him, looming there with Its head to one side, the way every step had torn him apart and sent another stab of pain into his skull.
Just keep going.]
Almost there.
[It's not much in the way of encouragement, but they're a few feet from the top now - close to being over and done with this.]
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Just keep going.]
Almost there.
[It's not much in the way of encouragement, but they're a few feet from the top now - close to being over and done with this.]