Ran across the following quote the today, and thought it applied well to 
the story.

S'io credessi che mia risposta fosse
a persona che mai tornasse al mondo
questa fiamma staria senza piu scosse.
Ma per cio che giammai di questo fondo
non torno vivo alcun, s'i'odo il vero,
senza tema d'infamia ti rispondo.
            -One of the damned, in Dante's The Divine Comedy

Translation: If I believed this story would ever reach the ears of those 
I cared for, I would keep my peace. But since, if what I hear is true, no 
one may escape this pit, I will tell my story truthfully, without fear.

-Mike of No Particular Title or Handle

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