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§¨§¨§¨§§¨§ TH3RE  1S  4NOTH3R  COMP4NY. 4  CL1MBING ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ 4ND P3NETR4T1NG V1N3.  1T'S 1N TH3 ROCKY ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§ PL41NS,  1T'S  1NSID3  TH3  H1LLS,  1T'S ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ D3EP B3LOW.  GL1ST3NING S1LV3R  BURROWS, ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§ R3D-P1NK   LOGO,  UNCL34R   N4T1ONALITY, ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ V31LED MOT1V3S.                          ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
                                                              
           4  C4V3  COMP4NY,  4  M4G1CIAN  COMP4NY.         ¨ 
           SH4RP3ST    KN1F3,     CUT3ST     KN1F3.       .   
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           W3   W1LL   GROW   HUM4NS  1N   P34-PODS    *      
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    ¨      SH1MM3RING     SOUND-C4RD     3MERGENCE,           
    ¨      SOM3TH1NG   TH3RE  ON   TH3   SHOR3   OF           
           TURTL3 BE4CH.  TH3  PR1MORDI4L  SOUP  OF           
           TH3  D1GIT4L,  W4V3S   1N  D1TH3RING  OF           
           TH1RD-R4T3  D4C'S,  C4R3SS1NG TH3  S4ND, *         
           BR1NGING TH1NGS  UP FROM  TH3  D3PTHS OF           
           TH3  C1RCUIT.  4ND TH3RE, D3POS1TED: TH3           
   ¨       F1RST   S3ED   CRYST4L   OF   4RT1FICIAL           
           1NT3LLIGENCE.                                      
                                                              
           TH1S  CH4NG3S   3VERYTH1NG,  OF  COURS3.           
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           TH3  COMP4NY  1S  N4M3D FOR  1T'S  F1RST          ¨
           PRODUCT,  TH3  ORB1T4L  M1RROR,  BOTH  4           
           P4SS1V3 S3NT1NEL  4ND 4N  4CT1V3  TORCH:           
           S3T  TO  1T'S  W1D3ST  CONF1GUR4TION  1T           
           W1LL  L1GHT  UP 4 WHOL3  C1TY  4T N1GHT,           
           4ND 4T 1TS N4RROW3ST 1T B3COMES 4  L4S3R           
           TO  CUT  THROUGH  MOUNT41N   4ND  M3T4L.           
                                                              
  .        ST1LL  UNSOLD  PROTOTYP3S  BY  TH3  T1M3           
           WH3N  TH4T  SOM3TH1NG  W4S FOUND ON TH4T           
           B34CH, NOW TH3 M1RRORS  4R3 4LL  US3D TO           
           B34M    3NERGY    4T    D1FF3RENT   M1RR     ¨     
           1MPL3MENTS,  4S  4  R4TH3R   ST4T1C  4ND           
           BOR1NG  POW3R SOURC3. (4ND SUBTL3 THR34T           
           OF V1OL3NCE.)                                      
                                                              
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           CURT41NS) ONLY TO  C4RV3  1T  4PART  4ND           
           S3CT1ON  1T.   TO  B3COME   COND1TION3D,       .   
           R3FR4CTURED,  GROWN  4GA1N.  D3L1CIOUSLY           
        ¨  HON3D.  M1RR  S1NKS  FURTH3R  B3LOW  TH3           
           SURF4C3.                                           
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           WH1SP3RS  NOW,  4BOUT  F34THERB1TE... 1S           
  *        SH3  4 R34L  P3RSON? OR 1S TH1S TH3 M1RR           
           41, B31NG UNL34SHED UPON TH3  YOUTH? 4ND           
           4NOTH3R CONSP1R4CY  TH3ORY  4BOUT  TH3RE           
           NOT  4CTUALLY B31NG  4NY HUM4N 3MPLOYEES           
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           1N  TH3  M34NT1ME,  DUB1OUS   CR34T1ONS.           
           C3RBERUS BOD13S 4R3 BORN.                     ¨    
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