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^ TH3 GL4SS FACTORY. ^
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¤%^^=~¨¨¨¨ S3VER4L C3NTUR1ES 4FT3R 1T H4D L4ST ¨¨¨¨~=^^%¤
@¤%^^=~¨¨¨ B3LONGED TO US, W3 W3NT ON 4N OUT1NG TO ¨¨¨~=^^%¤@
#@¤%^^=~¨¨ TH3 GL4SS F4CTORY TH4T BOR3 OUR F4M1LY ¨¨~=^^%¤@#
##@¤%^^=~¨ N4M3. 1T H4D CH4NG3D OWN3RS M4NY T1M3S ¨~=^^%¤@##
#@¤%^^=~¨¨ S1NC3 OUR 4NC3STORS D34TH, 4ND TH3N ¨¨~=^^%¤@#
@¤%^^=~¨¨¨ STOOD 4BANDON3D FOR 4 LONG WH1L3. ¨¨¨~=^^%¤@
¤%^^=~¨¨¨¨ F1N4LLY, TH3 N4TURAL 3ND ST4T1ON FOR ¨¨¨¨~=^^%¤
%^^=~¨¨¨¨¨ TH3 BU1LDINGS TH4T SURV1V3: 4 MUS3UM, ¨¨¨¨¨~=^^%
^^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ 4ND 4 G1FT SHOP. ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^^
^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TH3RE'S 4 LONG T1M3 S1NC3 MY F4M1LY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ M4D3 4NYTH1NG. BY M4NY, W3 WOULD B3 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CONS1D3RED POOR. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^
^^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ TH3RE 4R3 TWO M41N F4CTORY BU1LDINGS, ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^^
%^^=~¨¨¨¨¨ DOM3D TH1NGS OF S3VER4L FLOORS, M4D3 1N ¨¨¨¨¨~=^^%
¤%^^=~¨¨¨¨ Y3LLOW BR1CK. L4RG3 BUT N4RROW W1NDOWS, ¨¨¨¨~=^^%¤
@¤%^^=~¨¨¨ R3M1NESCENT OF SOM3 C4TH3DRAL. ¨¨¨~=^^%¤@
#@¤%^^=~¨¨ CUSTOM-M4D3 GL4SS, OF COURS3, L4RG3 4ND ¨¨~=^^%¤@#
##@¤%^^=~¨ L34D3D, 4ND 4SH3N. 4 B1T TOO D4RK TO B3 ¨~=^^%¤@##
#@¤%^^=~¨¨ PR4CT1CAL. ON TH3 34STERN BU1LDING, ¨¨~=^^%¤@#
@¤%^^=~¨¨¨ SOM3 4R3 SH4TT3RED. ¨¨¨~=^^%¤@
¤%^^=~¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨~=^^%¤
%^^=~¨¨¨¨¨ TH3 OTH3R ON3 1S PUBL1CLY OP3N. TH3RE'S ¨¨¨¨¨~=^^%
^^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ 4 MUS3UM, W1TH W4X F1GUR3S OF MY GR34T ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^^
^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ GR34T GR34T GR4NDFATH3R, OR SOM3TH1NG. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ V4R1OUS TOOLS (OR R3PL1C4S) L41D OUT ON ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ T4BL3S, W1TH 3XPL41NING T3XTS. 4 LOT OF ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ GL4SS OF V4RY1NG TH1CKN3SS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^
^^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^^
%^^=~¨¨¨¨¨ ^^ ^^ ¨¨¨¨¨~=^^%
¤%^^=~¨¨¨¨ ======= ^ ^ ======= ¨¨¨¨~=^^%¤
@¤%^^=~¨¨¨ ^^ ^^ ¨¨¨~=^^%¤@
#@¤%^^=~¨¨ ^^ ¨¨~=^^%¤@#
##@¤%^^=~¨ ¨~=^^%¤@##
#@¤%^^=~¨¨ 1 QU1CKLY SN34K OUT, 4ND CL1MB 1NTO TH3 ¨¨~=^^%¤@#
@¤%^^=~¨¨¨ OTH3R BU1LDING. TH3 CONTR4ST 1S ¨¨¨~=^^%¤@
¤%^^=~¨¨¨¨ OV3RWHELM1NG. 1T MUST H4V3 STOOD ¨¨¨¨~=^^%¤
%^^=~¨¨¨¨¨ D3REL1CT FOR 4 LONG T1M3, W1NDOWS ¨¨¨¨¨~=^^%
^^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ BROK3N, M3T4LL1C TR4SH 4ND POOLS OF ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^^
^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ D4RK GL4SS 4LL OV3R TH3 FLOOR. NO ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 3LECTR1C L1GHTS, BUT 1 C4N S3E BY TH3 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ L1GHT TH4T SH1N3S 1N WH3REVER TH3 D4RK ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ W1NDOWS 4R3 M1SSING 4 P4N3. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^
^^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ HOW3VER, TH3 GR34TEST D1FF3RENCE 1S TH3 ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^^
%^^=~¨¨¨¨¨ H1GH3R FLOORS: TH1S BU1LDING H4S NON3. ¨¨¨¨¨~=^^%
¤%^^=~¨¨¨¨ 1T 1S ON3 M4SS1V3 H4LL, STR3TCH1NG 4WAY ¨¨¨¨~=^^%¤
@¤%^^=~¨¨¨ 1NFINIT3LY 4BOV3 M3. SOM3WHERE UP TH3RE ¨¨¨~=^^%¤@
#@¤%^^=~¨¨ 1S SOM3 GR34T 1RON L4TT1C3WORK, FROM ¨¨~=^^%¤@#
##@¤%^^=~¨ WH3RE CH41NS 4R3 SUSP3NDED, 4ND P4RTS ¨~=^^%¤@##
#@¤%^^=~¨¨ OF M4CH1N3RY H4S B3EN F4LL1NG DOWN. ¨¨~=^^%¤@#
@¤%^^=~¨¨¨ ¨¨¨~=^^%¤@
¤%^^=~¨¨¨¨ TH3RE 1S, 1N TH3 M1DDL3 OF TH3 GR34T ¨¨¨¨~=^^%¤
%^^=~¨¨¨¨¨ H4LL, 4 TH1N SP1R4L ST41RCAS3 TH4T ¨¨¨¨¨~=^^%
^^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ L34DS UP TH3RE. 1 SN34K OV3R TH3RE, 4ND ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^^
^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ T4K3 4 F3W R3LUCT4NT ST3PS. 4FT3R JUST ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 4 R3VOLUT1ON, 1 NOT1C3 TH4T FOR 34CH ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ST3P TH3 BU1LDING ST4RTS TO GLOW, TH3 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BR1CKS TURN1NG 4 D4RK R3D, 4ND TH3N ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OR4NG3, 4LL TH3 P1L3D UP D3BREE B31NG ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^
^^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ L1T FROM B3H1ND. ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^^
%^^=~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~=^^%
¤%^^=~¨¨¨¨ 1 STOP R34DY TO RUN DOWN 4ND OUT, BUT ¨¨¨¨~=^^%¤
@¤%^^=~¨¨¨ TH3RE'S SOM3ONE 3LSE ON TH3 ST41RCAS3 ¨¨¨~=^^%¤@
#@¤%^^=~¨¨ W1TH M3 NOW, PR3SSED CLOS3. H3'S ¨¨~=^^%¤@#
##@¤%^^=~¨ LOOK1NG L1K3 M3, SHORT H41R 4ND TH1N ¨~=^^%¤@##
#@¤%^^=~¨¨ 4RMS, BUT W1TH 34RS FROM SOM3 4N1MAL, ¨¨~=^^%¤@#
@¤%^^=~¨¨¨ 4ND MOR3 D1STURBINGLY, COMPL3TELY M4D3 ¨¨¨~=^^%¤@
¤%^^=~¨¨¨¨ OF D4RK L1QUID GL4SS. ¨¨¨¨~=^^%¤
%^^=~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~=^^%
^^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^^
^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^ ^^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ======= ^ ^ ======= ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
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=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^
^^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ MY F34R HOLDS M3 1N PL4C3 WH1L3 H3 ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^^
%^^=~¨¨¨¨¨ ST4RTS OP3R4T1NG L3VERS 4ND D14LS S3T ¨¨¨¨¨~=^^%
¤%^^=~¨¨¨¨ 1N TH3 C3NTER OF TH3 ST41RCAS3. SLOWLY, ¨¨¨¨~=^^%¤
@¤%^^=~¨¨¨ 1T ST4RTS SP1NNING, C1RCLING UPW4RDS. ¨¨¨~=^^%¤@
#@¤%^^=~¨¨ 1T'S 4N 3LEV4TOR! 1 ST4RT TO RUN ¨¨~=^^%¤@#
##@¤%^^=~¨ DOWNW4RDS, BUT NOW TH3 L1QUID BOY ¨~=^^%¤@##
#@¤%^^=~¨¨ CR34TURE GR4BS HOLD OF M3. 1 TRY TO ¨¨~=^^%¤@#
@¤%^^=~¨¨¨ SH4K3 H1M OFF, BUT H3'S TOO STRONG, 4ND ¨¨¨~=^^%¤@
¤%^^=~¨¨¨¨ PULLS M3 B4CK UP B3S1DE H1M. ¨¨¨¨~=^^%¤
%^^=~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~=^^%
^^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ TH1S T1M3, 1 TURN 4NGRY 1NST34D. WH4T ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^^
^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TH3 H3LL? WHO 1S TH1S GUY, 4CT1NG L1K3 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TH1S? 1 R34CH OUT MY FR3E 4RM 4ND SL4M ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 4 R4NDOM L3VER. SOM3 M3T4L B4R 1S ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SUDD3NLY R3LE4SED B3TWEEN US, H1TTING ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ H1M ON TH3 4RM, FORC1NG MY R3LE4SE. 1 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^
^^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ SHOV3 H1M OFF OF M3, 4ND H3 F4LLS 1NTO ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^^
%^^=~¨¨¨¨¨ TH3 L3VERS, M3SS1NG TH3M UP. ¨¨¨¨¨~=^^%
¤%^^=~¨¨¨¨ 1MM3DI4TELY, 4 TH1N RUSTY CH41NMAIL ¨¨¨¨~=^^%¤
@¤%^^=~¨¨¨ CURT41N 1S DROPP3D 4ROUND M3. BUT TH3 ¨¨¨~=^^%¤@
#@¤%^^=~¨¨ 3LEV4TOR 4LSO SP3EDS UP S1GNIFIC4NTLY. ¨¨~=^^%¤@#
##@¤%^^=~¨ ¨~=^^%¤@##
#@¤%^^=~¨¨ TH3 W4LLS 4R3 FL4R1NG NOW, Y3LLOW, ¨¨~=^^%¤@#
@¤%^^=~¨¨¨ WH1T3, 4LMOST BLU3. 1 CLOS3 MY 3YES 4ND ¨¨¨~=^^%¤@
¤%^^=~¨¨¨¨ CURL 1NTO 4 B4LL. BUT TH3N, TH3 GL4SS ¨¨¨¨~=^^%¤
%^^=~¨¨¨¨¨ BOY SCR34MS, 4 P13RCING SOUND TH4T ¨¨¨¨¨~=^^%
^^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ FORC3S MY 3YES B4CK OP3N. 1 W4TCH 4S H3 ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^^
^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ B3COMES TOO L1QUID, H1S BODY POOL1NG ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DOWN 1N H1S NOW M4SS1V3 T41L, 4ND TH3 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ T1P OF 1T SUDD3NLY BR34KS OF 1N 4 GL4SS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DROP TH4T F4LLS TOW4RD TH3 F4CTORY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FLOOR. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^
^^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^^
%^^=~¨¨¨¨¨ H3'S CR4WL1NG ON TH3 ST41RS, UN4BL3 TO ¨¨¨¨¨~=^^%
¤%^^=~¨¨¨¨ K3EP H1S BODY UPR1GHT. C4N'T R34CH TH3 ¨¨¨¨~=^^%¤
@¤%^^=~¨¨¨ L3VERS, CL4WS 4T MY CH41NMAIL C4G3, ¨¨¨~=^^%¤@
#@¤%^^=~¨¨ WH1L3 H1S BODY 1S TURN1NG 1NTO D4RK ¨¨~=^^%¤@#
##@¤%^^=~¨ P34RLS. F1N4LLY, H3'S LOST TOO MUCH OF ¨~=^^%¤@##
#@¤%^^=~¨¨ H1MS3LF 4ND TH3 SCR34M 1S CUT SHORT. ¨¨~=^^%¤@#
@¤%^^=~¨¨¨ TH3 L4ST OF H1M R41NS DOWN. ¨¨¨~=^^%¤@
¤%^^=~¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨~=^^%¤
%^^=~¨¨¨¨¨ 1 ST1LL C4N'T R34CH TH3 L3VERS FROM ¨¨¨¨¨~=^^%
^^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ W1THIN MY C4G3. LOOK1NG UP, 1 TRY TO ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^^
^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ M4K3 OUT TH3 C31LING, BUT 1T'S 4LL 4 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WH1RLING S34 OF COLOURS. B3LOW M3 GLOWS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TH3 H3LLF1RE OF TH3 F4CTORY W4LLS, BUT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ V3RY F41NT. 1 S1T DOWN, CURL B4CK UP, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ B3COME ST1LL. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^
^^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^^
%^^=~¨¨¨¨¨ ^^ ¨¨¨¨¨~=^^%
¤%^^=~¨¨¨¨ ^^ ^^ ¨¨¨¨~=^^%¤
@¤%^^=~¨¨¨ ======= ^ ^ ======= ¨¨¨~=^^%¤@
#@¤%^^=~¨¨ ^^ ^^ ¨¨~=^^%¤@#
##@¤%^^=~¨ ^^ ¨~=^^%¤@##
#@¤%^^=~¨¨ ¨¨~=^^%¤@#
@¤%^^=~¨¨¨ 4 L4RG3 CLUNK SH4K3S MY 3NT1RE BODY, ¨¨¨~=^^%¤@
¤%^^=~¨¨¨¨ 4ND SN4PS M3 B4CK 1NTO R34L1TY. 1'M ¨¨¨¨~=^^%¤
%^^=~¨¨¨¨¨ B4CK 4T TH3 F4CTORY FLOOR, BUT TH3 ¨¨¨¨¨~=^^%
^^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ST41RS 4R3 ST1LL MOV1NG SL1GHTLY, ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^^
^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CL1CKING 1N PL4C3, C4RRY1NG M3 TH3 L4ST ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ F3W C3NT1METERS. 1 C4M3 FROM B3LOW, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SOM3HOW. TH3 CH41NMAIL 1S R3TR4CTED, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 4ND 1 SLOWLY D1SMOUNT TH3 ST41RS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^
^^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ SH4K1NG 4ND CRY1NG, 1 M4K3 MY W4Y OV3R ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^^
%^^=~¨¨¨¨¨ TH3 F4CTORY FLOOR, W4D1NG THROUGH D4RK ¨¨¨¨¨~=^^%
¤%^^=~¨¨¨¨ GL4SS M4RBL3S. 4 QU1CK GL4NC3 DOWN, 4ND ¨¨¨¨~=^^%¤
@¤%^^=~¨¨¨ 1 S3E TH3RE'S SOM3TH1NG F41NT 1NSID3 ¨¨¨~=^^%¤@
#@¤%^^=~¨¨ TH3M. 3MBRYOS? 4R3 TH3SE 3GGS? ¨¨~=^^%¤@#
##@¤%^^=~¨ ¨~=^^%¤@##
#@¤%^^=~¨¨ 1 SHUDD3R, 4ND CL1MB B4CK OUT. ¨¨~=^^%¤@#
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