"There, do you see it, lads?"

"What?"

"The Undiscovered Country. Out there.
Look long, look deep, make a feast. 
The Past, boys, the Past.
Oh, it's dark, yes, and full of nightmare.
Everthing that Halloween ever was
lies buried there. 
Will you dig for bones, boys?
Do you have the stuff?"

He burned his gaze at them.

"What is Halloween? 
How did it start? Where? 
Why? What for? 
Witches, cats, mummy dusts, haunts. 
It's all there in that country 
from which no one returns. 
Will you dive into the dark ocean,
boys? Will you fly in the dark sky?"

The boys swallowed hard.