▁times ▁a ▁week , ▁only ▁to ▁start ▁clim bing ▁again , ▁wr igg ling ▁her ▁pel vis ▁all ▁the ▁while , ▁She ▁clas ps ▁her ▁dead , ▁white ▁hands ▁beneath ▁her ▁ch in ▁in ▁the ▁high ▁hope ▁of ▁hiding ▁the ▁flat ness ▁of ▁her ▁ch est . ▁ ▁Ab i ath a ▁Sw elter : ▁The ▁fat , ▁sad istic ▁head ▁chef ▁of ▁G orm eng h ast . ▁His ▁prof ound ▁hat red ▁for ▁Fl ay ▁leads ▁him ▁to ▁attempt ▁his ▁murder ; ▁however , ▁he ▁is ▁killed ▁by ▁his ▁intended ▁victim . ▁ ▁Ab i ath a ▁Sw elter , ▁who ▁w ades ▁in ▁a ▁sl ug - like ▁ill ness ▁of ▁fat ▁through ▁the ▁hum id ▁ground ▁m ists ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁K itchen . ▁From ▁bow ls ▁as ▁big ▁as ▁bath s , ▁there ▁r ises ▁and ▁dr ifts ▁like ▁a ▁m ias mic ▁t ide ▁the ▁all ▁but ▁pal p able ▁od or ▁of ▁the ▁day ' s ▁bel ly tim ber . ▁The ▁ar rog ance ▁of ▁this ▁fat ▁head ▁ex udes ▁itself ▁like ▁an ▁evil ▁swe at . ▁ ▁N ann ie ▁S lag g : ▁An ▁ancient ▁d war f ▁who ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁nur se ▁for ▁infant ▁Tit us ▁and ▁F uchs ia ▁before ▁him . ▁She ▁is ▁somewhat ▁un int ellig ent , ▁deeply ▁self - p ity ing ▁and ▁has ▁an ▁inferior ity ▁complex . ▁Nevertheless ▁she ▁is ▁kind ▁and ▁lov ing , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁figure ▁who ▁shows ▁any ▁real