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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. ¨¨¨,=†^£##
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
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†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ L34D3D, 4ND 4SH3N. 4 B1T TOO D4RK TO B3 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†
^†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ PR4CT1CAL. ON TH3 34STERN BU1LDING, ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†^
£^†=,¨¨¨¨¨ SOM3 4R3 SH4TT3RED. ¨¨¨¨¨,=†^£
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#£^†=,¨¨¨¨ GL4SS OF V4RY1NG TH1CKN3SS. ¨¨¨¨,=†^£#
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†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OTH3R BU1LDING. TH3 CONTR4ST 1S ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†
^†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ OV3RWHELM1NG. 1T MUST H4V3 STOOD ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†^
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#£^†=,¨¨¨¨ BROK3N, M3T4LL1C TR4SH 4ND POOLS OF ¨¨¨¨,=†^£#
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OF D4RK L1QUID GL4SS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ V3RY F41NT. 1 S1T DOWN, CURL B4CK UP, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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