Serving the meal takes some time, during which Samuel decides to browse the newspaper. As soon as he opens it, bold letters appear, accompanied by black-and-white illustrations, depicting texts filled with fear and suspense. Samuel is somewhat curious to read about how exciting the daily life in Old Dunling is.
"Yesterday, a heinous robbery occurred in the Inner City District..."
As he reads softly, the black-and-white pages begin to overlap with reality, time moves forward, pedestrians on the streets resemble reversed footage, and everything starts to rewind.
Until the sun sets in the west, everything freezes at the time of the incident, and time flows again.
In this traced-back scene, a man slowly steps onto the stage.
Nible is wearing a thick coat, covered in stains and dust, hurriedly walking on the street, with sunken eyes that shine brightly in the darkness.
