3rd Beloved

       A while back, I found a six-hour-long compilation on YouTube titled “Everywhere at the End of Time” by The Caretaker. The video was divided into six different stages. I wondered what exactly it was meant to represent and wanted to give it a listen. I entered the title of the video into my search bar and found a version of the same video except condensed into 20 minutes in the place of six hours. I sat and listened to it in silence as I cleaned out my backpack.       It started off with calming jazz music sampled from the 1930s. The audio was initially a little crackly considering the period the music was from, but it seemed quite normal. This was titled Stage 1. However, from Stage 2 until Stage 6 the music seemed to sound… a little off. It started with ringing and buzzing. Music fades in and out at random intervals. The distorted sounds continued to increase with each Stage. By the end of the final stage, there was no longer music, only st...