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»^........ S3VER4L C3NTUR1ES 4FT3R 1T H4D L4ST ........^»
/»^....... B3LONGED TO US, W3 W3NT ON 4N OUT1NG TO .......^»/
*/»^...... TH3 GL4SS F4CTORY TH4T BOR3 OUR F4M1LY ......^»/*
$*/»^..... N4M3. 1T H4D CH4NG3D OWN3RS M4NY T1M3S .....^»/*$
#$*/»^.... S1NC3 OUR 4NC3STORS D34TH, 4ND TH3N ....^»/*$#
@#$*/»^... STOOD 4BANDON3D FOR 4 LONG WH1L3. ...^»/*$#@
#@#$*/»^.. F1N4LLY, TH3 N4TURAL 3ND ST4T1ON FOR ..^»/*$#@#
##@#$*/»^. TH3 BU1LDINGS TH4T SURV1V3: 4 MUS3UM, .^»/*$#@##
#@#$*/»^.. 4ND 4 G1FT SHOP. ..^»/*$#@#
@#$*/»^... ...^»/*$#@
#$*/»^.... TH3RE'S 4 LONG T1M3 S1NC3 MY F4M1LY ....^»/*$#
$*/»^..... M4D3 4NYTH1NG. BY M4NY, W3 WOULD B3 .....^»/*$
*/»^...... CONS1D3RED POOR. ......^»/*
/»^....... .......^»/
»^........ 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, ......^»/*
$*/»^..... SOM3 4R3 SH4TT3RED. .....^»/*$
#$*/»^.... ....^»/*$#
@#$*/»^... TH3 OTH3R ON3 1S PUBL1CLY OP3N. TH3RE'S ...^»/*$#@
#@#$*/»^.. 4 MUS3UM, W1TH W4X F1GUR3S OF MY GR34T ..^»/*$#@#
##@#$*/»^. GR34T GR34T GR4NDFATH3R, OR SOM3TH1NG. .^»/*$#@##
#@#$*/»^.. V4R1OUS TOOLS (OR R3PL1C4S) L41D OUT ON ..^»/*$#@#
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#$*/»^.... GL4SS OF V4RY1NG TH1CKN3SS. ....^»/*$#
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»^........ 1 QU1CKLY SN34K OUT, 4ND CL1MB 1NTO TH3 ........^»
/»^....... OTH3R BU1LDING. TH3 CONTR4ST 1S .......^»/
*/»^...... OV3RWHELM1NG. 1T MUST H4V3 STOOD ......^»/*
$*/»^..... D3REL1CT FOR 4 LONG T1M3, W1NDOWS .....^»/*$
#$*/»^.... BROK3N, M3T4LL1C TR4SH 4ND POOLS OF ....^»/*$#
@#$*/»^... D4RK GL4SS 4LL OV3R TH3 FLOOR. NO ...^»/*$#@
#@#$*/»^.. 3LECTR1C L1GHTS, BUT 1 C4N S3E BY TH3 ..^»/*$#@#
##@#$*/»^. L1GHT TH4T SH1N3S 1N WH3REVER TH3 D4RK .^»/*$#@##
#@#$*/»^.. W1NDOWS 4R3 M1SSING 4 P4N3. ..^»/*$#@#
@#$*/»^... ...^»/*$#@
#$*/»^.... HOW3VER, TH3 GR34TEST D1FF3RENCE 1S TH3 ....^»/*$#
$*/»^..... H1GH3R FLOORS: TH1S BU1LDING H4S NON3. .....^»/*$
*/»^...... 1T 1S ON3 M4SS1V3 H4LL, STR3TCH1NG 4WAY ......^»/*
/»^....... 1NFINIT3LY 4BOV3 M3. SOM3WHERE UP TH3RE .......^»/
»^........ 1S SOM3 GR34T 1RON L4TT1C3WORK, FROM ........^»
^......... WH3RE CH41NS 4R3 SUSP3NDED, 4ND P4RTS .........^
.......... OF M4CH1N3RY H4S B3EN F4LL1NG DOWN. ..........
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»^........ TH3RE 1S, 1N TH3 M1DDL3 OF TH3 GR34T ........^»
/»^....... H4LL, 4 TH1N SP1R4L ST41RCAS3 TH4T .......^»/
*/»^...... L34DS UP TH3RE. 1 SN34K OV3R TH3RE, 4ND ......^»/*
$*/»^..... T4K3 4 F3W R3LUCT4NT ST3PS. 4FT3R JUST .....^»/*$
#$*/»^.... 4 R3VOLUT1ON, 1 NOT1C3 TH4T FOR 34CH ....^»/*$#
@#$*/»^... ST3P TH3 BU1LDING ST4RTS TO GLOW, TH3 ...^»/*$#@
#@#$*/»^.. BR1CKS TURN1NG 4 D4RK R3D, 4ND TH3N ..^»/*$#@#
##@#$*/»^. OR4NG3, 4LL TH3 P1L3D UP D3BREE B31NG .^»/*$#@##
#@#$*/»^.. L1T FROM B3H1ND. ..^»/*$#@#
@#$*/»^... ...^»/*$#@
#$*/»^.... 1 STOP R34DY TO RUN DOWN 4ND OUT, BUT ....^»/*$#
$*/»^..... TH3RE'S SOM3ONE 3LSE ON TH3 ST41RCAS3 .....^»/*$
*/»^...... 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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#@#$*/»^.. MY F34R HOLDS M3 1N PL4C3 WH1L3 H3 ..^»/*$#@#
##@#$*/»^. ST4RTS OP3R4T1NG L3VERS 4ND D14LS S3T .^»/*$#@##
#@#$*/»^.. 1N TH3 C3NTER OF TH3 ST41RCAS3. SLOWLY, ..^»/*$#@#
@#$*/»^... 1T ST4RTS SP1NNING, C1RCLING UPW4RDS. ...^»/*$#@
#$*/»^.... 1T'S 4N 3LEV4TOR! 1 ST4RT TO RUN ....^»/*$#
$*/»^..... DOWNW4RDS, BUT NOW TH3 L1QUID BOY .....^»/*$
*/»^...... 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. .......^»/
*/»^...... ......^»/*
$*/»^..... H3'S CR4WL1NG ON TH3 ST41RS, UN4BL3 TO .....^»/*$
#$*/»^.... K3EP H1S BODY UPR1GHT. C4N'T R34CH TH3 ....^»/*$#
@#$*/»^... L3VERS, CL4WS 4T MY CH41NMAIL C4G3, ...^»/*$#@
#@#$*/»^.. WH1L3 H1S BODY 1S TURN1NG 1NTO D4RK ..^»/*$#@#
##@#$*/»^. P34RLS. F1N4LLY, H3'S LOST TOO MUCH OF .^»/*$#@##
#@#$*/»^.. H1MS3LF 4ND TH3 SCR34M 1S CUT SHORT. ..^»/*$#@#
@#$*/»^... TH3 L4ST OF H1M R41NS DOWN. ...^»/*$#@
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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 .......^»/
»^........ WH1RLING S34 OF COLOURS. B3LOW M3 GLOWS ........^»
^......... TH3 H3LLF1RE OF TH3 F4CTORY W4LLS, BUT .........^
.......... V3RY F41NT. 1 S1T DOWN, CURL B4CK UP, ..........
^......... B3COME ST1LL. .........^
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##@#$*/»^. 4 L4RG3 CLUNK SH4K3S MY 3NT1RE BODY, .^»/*$#@##
#@#$*/»^.. 4ND SN4PS M3 B4CK 1NTO R34L1TY. 1'M ..^»/*$#@#
@#$*/»^... B4CK 4T TH3 F4CTORY FLOOR, BUT TH3 ...^»/*$#@
#$*/»^.... ST41RS 4R3 ST1LL MOV1NG SL1GHTLY, ....^»/*$#
$*/»^..... CL1CKING 1N PL4C3, C4RRY1NG M3 TH3 L4ST .....^»/*$
*/»^...... F3W C3NT1METERS. 1 C4M3 FROM B3LOW, ......^»/*
/»^....... SOM3HOW. TH3 CH41NMAIL 1S R3TR4CTED, .......^»/
»^........ 4ND 1 SLOWLY D1SMOUNT TH3 ST41RS. ........^»
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.......... SH4K1NG 4ND CRY1NG, 1 M4K3 MY W4Y OV3R ..........
^......... TH3 F4CTORY FLOOR, W4D1NG THROUGH D4RK .........^
»^........ GL4SS M4RBL3S. 4 QU1CK GL4NC3 DOWN, 4ND ........^»
/»^....... 1 S3E TH3RE'S SOM3TH1NG F41NT 1NSID3 .......^»/
*/»^...... TH3M. 3MBRYOS? 4R3 TH3SE 3GGS? ......^»/*
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#$*/»^.... 1 SHUDD3R, 4ND CL1MB B4CK OUT. ....^»/*$#
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