In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who, squatting upon the ground, Held his heart in his hands, And ate of it. I said, "Is it good, friend?" "It is bitter - bitter", he answered, "But I like it Because it is bitter, And because it is my heart."
Harriet Addams was warned about touching The Artifact, but did not take heed of the warnings. She was transformed into something jelly-like, that whimpered for a bit and died.
The Coroner's inquest into their terrible demise found matters of their personal lives to be so startling that the records were immediately sealed by the Grand Jury.