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The final chapter in the album, The Downward Spiral incorporates white noise and the sound of flies to symbolize , symbolizing the main character's decent into arrival to "the bottom" of madness and [[Mr. Self Destruct|self destruction]]. A single acoustic guitar is layered on top, playing the famous "Downward Spiral Motif." The music then begins to build up, culminating with sounds of Trent screaming in desperation. A heavy drum line is added onto the screaming and the lyrics are whispered on top. Finally, the song abruptly ends, with only the sound of white noise providing a segue into [[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]. This song marks the final appearance of the motif, played as follows: