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Do test particles initially comoving with a black hole accelerate away from it?

This question feels ridiculous, but I really am confused. If you Google Image search "schwarzchild light cones" it shows how, relative to the frame comoving with the singularity, the speed ...
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Chasing someone who has fallen into a black hole

Assume that my friend and I decided to explore a black hole. I parked the spaceship in a circular orbit safely away from the horizon. He puts on his spacesuit with a jet pack and carefully travels ...
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