MYSTERY No.0029 · Solve on your own

Beyond Despair

A worried-looking cat in a teal shirt holding a paw against a wall
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A man was in despair. He kept banging on a wall, hoping someone would notice him. After a while, he heard knocking from the other side, as though someone were answering him. Thinking he was saved, he desperately called for help. But the knocking became more forceful, and he felt even more desperate than before. Why?

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