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<span style="font-size: 40px;"><strong><center>C-ATW07</center></strong></span>
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<h1>Puzzle</h1>
<p style="text-align:center;font-size: 20px">“Back to square one—if not terrifying, somewhat amusing.”<br>
Jackie Trivia | 4 Words</p>
<h1>Clue</h1>
<span style="font-size: 20px"><strong>Hover over the clues if you require!</strong></span><br>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 1: <span class="spoiler-text">What does 'back to square one' mean? Where are you at again?</span></span><br>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 2: <span class="spoiler-text">So the beginning of Jackie's trivia is?</span></span><br>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 3: <span class="spoiler-text">As in, the first one ever made - one that was made to amuse, not terrify.</span></span><br>

<h1>Answer and Explanation</h1>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Answer: <span class="spoiler-text">Le Manoir Du Diable</span></span><br>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Explanation: <span class="spoiler-text">This was considered to be the first ever horror movie, though it was intended to evoke amusement and wonder in its audience.</span></span>
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<h1>Summary of Receipt</h1>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Summary</span>
<h1>Transcript</h1>
<span>Receipt: ATW07<br>
Author: Jackie<br>
Status: Cafe<br>
Subject: Business as Usual<br>

I figured I should throw my two cents in, seeing as I was completely done with this Cafe business just a few weeks ago. I've had a lot of time to think about it, about whether the Cafe and Diner is really worth all the trouble it seems to bring. While I don't necessarily think Jean-Marc always had the best intentions in mind, there had to be something in what he built that was honest. And I think I get what that is now, or at least, it's what I've decided to get out of it.

Humans are at the very bottom of the cosmic pecking order. We aren't usually born with magic, and in the grand scheme of things, we're very, very easy to kill. Sometimes, all it takes is falling out of bed or just standing up the wrong way, and it's lights out. Still, there has to be a reason we're so important, why demons and angels expend so much effort tormenting and guiding us when, comparatively, our entire lives are just passing seconds to them. Unfortunately, I don't know why humans are so special. I think I had an inkling back when I had a piece of the 8, but of course, that's gone now.

Anyway, the point I'm getting at is humans are both special and incredibly fragile. This imbalance makes it so easy for us to be controlled and used by demons, angels, elders, and greater cosmic entities. And the Cafe and Diner, for whatever its worth, sought to keep the balance between the Flipside and Otherside. It was a place where humans held not a little power but a lot of power. It had so much power that it was able to imprison Satan, shut down Asmodeus, stop Abaddon, leverage Leviathan, best Beelzebub, and outwit Mammon, and that's just scratching the surface!

I guess… for all the trouble it brings, the Cafe and Diner has at least always done its best to look out for humans in a Universe that otherwise treats them like pawns. Sure, we have a few demons, angels, and elders who are on our side, but without the Cafe and Diner, they don't have the same direct connection to humans they otherwise would have. I guess what I'm suggesting is that…

Opening up a fifth Cafe and Diner might not be so bad. I wouldn't want to be an owner/manager again, but I'd be happy to help out for the sake of humans.</span>