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¨¨¨¨,-\%¤£ Several Centuries After It Had Last £¤%\-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-\%¤£# Belonged To Us, We Went On An Outing To #£¤%\-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-\%¤£## The Glass Factory That Bore Our Family ##£¤%\-,¨¨
¨,-\%¤£### Name. It Had Changed Owners Many Times ###£¤%\-,¨
¨¨,-\%¤£## Since Our Ancestors Death, And Then ##£¤%\-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-\%¤£# Stood Abandoned For A Long While. #£¤%\-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-\%¤£ Finally, The Natural End Station For £¤%\-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-\%¤ The Buildings That Survive: A Museum, ¤%\-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\% And A Gift Shop. %\-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\ \-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,- There'S A Long Time Since My Family -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\ Made Anything. By Many, We Would Be \-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\% Considered Poor. %\-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-\%¤ ¤%\-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-\%¤£ There Are Two Main Factory Buildings, £¤%\-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-\%¤£# Domed Things Of Several Floors, Made In #£¤%\-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-\%¤£## Yellow Brick. Large But Narrow Windows, ##£¤%\-,¨¨
¨,-\%¤£### Reminescent Of Some Cathedral. ###£¤%\-,¨
¨¨,-\%¤£## Custom-Made Glass, Of Course, Large And ##£¤%\-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-\%¤£# LeadEd, And Ashen. A Bit Too Dark To Be #£¤%\-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-\%¤£ Practical. On The Eastern Building, £¤%\-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-\%¤ Some Are Shattered. ¤%\-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\% %\-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\ The Other One Is Publicly Open. There'S \-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,- A Museum, With Wax Figures Of My Great -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\ Great Great Grandfather, Or Something. \-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\% Various Tools (Or Replicas) Laid Out On %\-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-\%¤ Tables, With Explaining Texts. A Lot Of ¤%\-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-\%¤£ Glass Of Varying Thickness. £¤%\-,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,-\%¤ ¤%\-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\% I Quickly Sneak Out, And Climb Into The %\-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\ Other Building. The Contrast Is \-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,- Overwhelming. It Must Have Stood -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\ Derelict For A Long Time, Windows \-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\% Broken, Metallic Trash And Pools Of %\-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-\%¤ Dark Glass All Over The Floor. No ¤%\-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-\%¤£ Electric Lights, But I Can See By The £¤%\-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-\%¤£# Light That Shines In Wherever The Dark #£¤%\-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-\%¤£## Windows Are Missing A Pane. ##£¤%\-,¨¨
¨,-\%¤£### ###£¤%\-,¨
¨¨,-\%¤£## However, The Greatest Difference Is The ##£¤%\-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-\%¤£# Higher Floors: This Building Has None. #£¤%\-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-\%¤£ It Is One Massive Hall, Stretching Away £¤%\-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-\%¤ Infinitely Above Me. Somewhere Up There ¤%\-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\% Is Some Great Iron Latticework, From %\-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\ Where Chains Are Suspended, And Parts \-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,- Of Machinery Has Been Falling Down. -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\ \-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\% There Is, In The Middle Of The Great %\-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-\%¤ Hall, A Thin Spiral Staircase That ¤%\-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-\%¤£ Leads Up There. I Sneak Over There, And £¤%\-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-\%¤£# Take A Few Reluctant Steps. After Just #£¤%\-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-\%¤£## A Revolution, I Notice That For Each ##£¤%\-,¨¨
¨,-\%¤£### Step The Building Starts To Glow, The ###£¤%\-,¨
¨¨,-\%¤£## Bricks Turning A Dark Red, And Then ##£¤%\-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-\%¤£# Orange, All The Piled Up Debree Being #£¤%\-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-\%¤£ Lit From Behind. £¤%\-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-\%¤ ¤%\-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\% I Stop Ready To Run Down And Out, But %\-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\ There'S Someone Else On The Staircase \-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,- With Me Now, Pressed Close. He'S -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\ Looking Like Me, Short Hair And Thin \-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\% Arms, But With Ears From Some Animal, %\-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-\%¤ And More Disturbingly, Completely Made ¤%\-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-\%¤£ Of Dark Liquid glass. £¤%\-,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,-\%¤ ¤%\-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\% My Fear Holds Me In Place While He %\-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\ Starts Operating Levers And Dials Set \-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,- In The Center Of The Staircase. Slowly, -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\ It Starts Spinning, Circling Upwards. \-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\% It'S An Elevator! I Start To Run %\-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-\%¤ Downwards, But Now The Liquid Boy ¤%\-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-\%¤£ Creature Grabs Hold Of Me. I Try To £¤%\-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-\%¤£# Shake Him Off, But He'S Too Strong, And #£¤%\-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-\%¤£## Pulls Me Back Up Beside Him. ##£¤%\-,¨¨
¨,-\%¤£### ###£¤%\-,¨
¨¨,-\%¤£## This Time, I Turn Angry Instead. What ##£¤%\-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-\%¤£# The Hell? Who Is This Guy, Acting Like #£¤%\-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-\%¤£ This? I Reach Out My Free Arm And Slam £¤%\-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-\%¤ A Random Lever. Some Metal Bar Is ¤%\-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\% Suddenly Released Between Us, Hitting %\-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\ Him On The Arm, Forcing My Release. I \-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,- Shove Him Off Of Me, And He Falls Into -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\ The Levers, Messing Them Up. \-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\% Immediately, A Thin Rusty Chainmail %\-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-\%¤ Curtain Is Dropped Around Me. But The ¤%\-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-\%¤£ Elevator Also Speeds Up Significantly. £¤%\-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-\%¤£# #£¤%\-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-\%¤£## The Walls Are Flaring Now, Yellow, ##£¤%\-,¨¨
¨,-\%¤£### White, Almost Blue. I Close My Eyes And ###£¤%\-,¨
¨¨,-\%¤£## Curl Into A Ball. But Then, The Glass ##£¤%\-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-\%¤£# Boy Screams, A Piercing Sound That #£¤%\-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-\%¤£ Forces My Eyes Back Open. I Watch As He £¤%\-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-\%¤ Becomes Too Liquid, His Body Pooling ¤%\-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\% Down In His Now Massive Tail, And The %\-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\ Tip Of It Suddenly Breaks Of In A Glass \-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,- Drop That Falls Toward The Factory -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\ Floor. \-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\% %\-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-\%¤ He'S Crawling On The Stairs, Unable To ¤%\-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-\%¤£ Keep His Body Upright. Can'T Reach The £¤%\-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-\%¤£# Levers, Claws At My Chainmail Cage, #£¤%\-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-\%¤£## While His Body Is Turning Into Dark ##£¤%\-,¨¨
¨,-\%¤£### Pearls. Finally, He'S Lost Too Much Of ###£¤%\-,¨
¨¨,-\%¤£## Himself And The Scream Is Cut Short. ##£¤%\-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-\%¤£# The Last Of Him Rains Down. #£¤%\-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-\%¤£ £¤%\-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-\%¤ I Still Can'T Reach The Levers From ¤%\-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\% Within My Cage. Looking Up, I Try To %\-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\ Make Out The Ceiling, But It'S All A \-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,- Whirling Sea Of Colours. Below Me Glows -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\ The Hellfire Of The Factory Walls, But \-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\% Very Faint. I Sit Down, Curl Back Up, %\-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-\%¤ Become Still. ¤%\-,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,-\%¤ A Large Clunk Shakes My Entire Body, ¤%\-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\% And Snaps Me Back Into Reality. I'M %\-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\ Back At The Factory Floor, But The \-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,- Stairs Are Still Moving Slightly, -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\ Clicking In Place, Carrying Me The Last \-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\% Few Centimeters. I Came From Below, %\-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-\%¤ Somehow. The Chainmail Is Retracted, ¤%\-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-\%¤£ And I Slowly Dismount The Stairs. £¤%\-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-\%¤£# #£¤%\-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-\%¤£## Shaking And Crying, I Make My Way Over ##£¤%\-,¨¨
¨,-\%¤£### The Factory Floor, Wading Through Dark ###£¤%\-,¨
¨¨,-\%¤£## Glass Marbles. A Quick Glance Down, And ##£¤%\-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-\%¤£# I See There'S Something Faint Inside #£¤%\-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-\%¤£ Them. Embryos? Are These Eggs? £¤%\-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-\%¤ ¤%\-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-\% I Shudder, And Climb Back Out. %\-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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