WILLOW: Ah! Aha! It's not Egyptian, it's Etruscan mistaken for Egyptian by the design pattern, but any fool can see it predates their iconology. Look, the Mark of Eyghon, worn by his initiates. 'Eyghon, also called the Sleepwalker, can only exist in this reality by possessing an unconscious host. Temporary possession imbues the host with a euphoric feeling of power.'

BUFFY: Yeah, but what about non-temporary?

WILLOW: 'Unless the proper rituals are observed, the possession is permanent, and Eyghon will be born from within the host.'

CORDELIA: I'm guessing eww!

WILLOW: Wait. Hey, listen. 'Once called, Eyghon can also take possession of the dead, but its demonic energy soon disintegrates the host, and it must jump to the nearest dead or unconscious person to continue living.'

BUFFY: I still don't get what this has to do with Giles.

WILLOW: I don't know about Giles, but ancient sects used to induce possession for bacchanals and, and orgies.

XANDER: Okay! Giles and orgies in the same sentence. I coulda lived without that one.

BUFFY: Uh, wait a minute. The dead guy's all puddly now.

CORDELIA: So the demon's gone. There was no one dead to jump into. I mean, we're all not dead, right?

BUFFY: No, no one dead.

XANDER: But someone unconscious.

written by: Dean Batali & Rob Des Hotel; Transcribed by: AleXander Thompson. Full transcript at:
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