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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. @%;«,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,«;%@£@ TH3RE'S 4 LONG T1M3 S1NC3 MY F4M1LY @£@%;«,¨¨¨
¨¨,«;%@£@# M4D3 4NYTH1NG. BY M4NY, W3 WOULD B3 #@£@%;«,¨¨
¨,«;%@£@## CONS1D3RED POOR. ##@£@%;«,¨
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¨¨¨,«;%@£@ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«; GL4SS OF V4RY1NG TH1CKN3SS. ;«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨,«;%@£ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ HOW3VER, TH3 GR34TEST D1FF3RENCE 1S TH3 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ H1GH3R FLOORS: TH1S BU1LDING H4S NON3. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, 1T 1S ON3 M4SS1V3 H4LL, STR3TCH1NG 4WAY ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«; 1S SOM3 GR34T 1RON L4TT1C3WORK, FROM ;«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,«;%@ OF M4CH1N3RY H4S B3EN F4LL1NG DOWN. @%;«,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨,«;%@£ ST3P TH3 BU1LDING ST4RTS TO GLOW, TH3 £@%;«,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«; L1T FROM B3H1ND. ;«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, 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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¨¨¨,«;%@£@ 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. ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. @£@%;«,¨¨¨
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¨,«;%@£@## 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. %;«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨,«;%@£ 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 #@£@%;«,¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ B4CK 4T TH3 F4CTORY FLOOR, BUT TH3 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ST41RS 4R3 ST1LL MOV1NG SL1GHTLY, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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