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           A  Cave  Company,  A  Magician  Company.           
    .      Sharpest     Knife,     Cutest    Knife.           
                                                              
           We   Will  Grow   Humans   In   Pea-Pods           
                                                              
           Shimmering     Sound-Card     Emergence,         . 
           Something   There   On   The   Shore  Of           
           Turtle beach.  The  Primordial  Soup  Of           
           The  Digital,  Waves  In   Dithering  Of           
  .        Third-Rate  Dac'S,  Caressing The  Sand,           
           Bringing  Things Up From  The Depths  Of           
           The  Circuit.  And There, Deposited: The           
           First   Seed   Crystal   Of   Artificial   .       
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           This  Changes  Everything,   Of  Course.           
                                                              
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      .    The Company  Is  Named  For  It'S  First           
           Product,  The  Orbital  Mirror,  Both  A           
           Passive  Sentinel And  An Active  Torch:           
           Set  To  It'S  Widest  Configuration  It           
           Will  Light Up  A Whole City  At  Night,           
           And At Its Narrowest  It Becomes A Laser           
      .    To   Cut  Through  Mountain  And  Metal.    .      
                                                              
       .   Still  Unsold  Prototypes  By  The  Time           
           When That  Something  Was  Found On That           
           Beach, Now The  Mirrors Are All Used  To %         
           Beam   Energy    At    Different    Mirr           
           Implements,  As  A  Rather   Static  And           
.          Boring Power Source. (And  Subtle Threat           
           Of Violence.)                                      
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           The   Ai  Is  A   Coral.  They  Grow  It           
   .       (Crystal  Oil, Lead Glass, Gentle  Laser           
           Curtains)  Only To  Carve  It Apart  And           
           Section   It.  To  Become   Conditioned,           
           Refractured,  Grown  Again.  Deliciously           
           Honed.  Mirr  Sinks  Further  Below  The      .    
           Surface.                                           
                                                              
           Whispers  Now,  About Featherbite...  Is           
   .       She A  Real  Person? Or Is This The Mirr      .    
           Ai, Being Unleashed Upon  The Youth? And           
           Another  Conspiracy  Theory About  There           
           Not Actually Being  Any Human  Employees           
     .     Left.                                             .
                                                              
           In   The  Meantime,  Dubious  Creations.           
           Cerberus Bodies Are Born.                     .    
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