.                                                         
   .                                                          
                                                              
                     #                                        
                    ###..                                     
                     #   ....                                 
                             ....   ######                  ~ 
                                 ....#####             §      
  .                                   ####                    
                                      .###                    
                                     .  ##                    
                         #          .    #                    
                         ##        .                          
 §                       ###      .                           
                         ####    .                            
                         #####  .                             
                         ######.                              
#...#.#..#               #    .#                    ##.#.#####
#..##.#.#.               ##  . ##                   ##.#..####
#.#.#.#.#.               ###   ###                  ##.#.#.###
#.#.#.#.#.               ####  ####                 .#.#.#..##
#.#.#.#.#.               ##### #####                ##.#.#.#.#
#.#.#.#.#.               ############               .#.#.#.#..
#.#.#.#.#.                                          ##.#.#.#.#
#.#.#.#.#. ######################################## .#.#.#.#..
#.#.#.#.#. #########  ##  ##  ##   #####   ######## ##.#.#.#.#
#.#.#.#.#. ########   #   ##  ##  #  ###  #  ###### .#.#.#.#..
#.#.#.#.#. #######        ##  ##    ####    ####### ##.#.#.#.#
#.#.#.#.#. ######  #   #  ##  ##  #  ###  #  ###### .#.#.#.#..
#.#.#.#.#. #####  ##  ##  ##  ##  ##  ##  ##  ##### ##.#.#.#.#
#.#.#.#.#. ######################################## .#.#.#.#..
#.#.#.#.#.                                          ##.#.#.#.#
#.#.#.#.#. TH3RE 1S  4NOTH3R  COMP4NY.  4  CL1MBING .#.#.#.#..
#.#.#.#.#. 4ND P3NETR4T1NG V1N3.  1T'S 1N TH3 ROCKY ##.#.#.#.#
#.#.#.#.#. PL41NS,  1T'S  1NSID3  TH3  H1LLS,  1T'S .#.#.#.#..
#.#.#.#.#. D3EP B3LOW.  GL1ST3NING S1LV3R  BURROWS, ##.#.#.#.#
#.#.#.#.#. R3D-P1NK  LOGO,   UNCL34R   N4T1ONALITY, .#.#.#.#..
#.#.#.#.#. V31LED MOT1V3S.                          ##.#.#.#.#
                                                       .      
     .     4  C4V3  COMP4NY,  4  M4G1CIAN  COMP4NY.           
   ~       SH4RP3ST    KN1F3,     CUT3ST     KN1F3.           
                                                              
           W3   W1LL  GROW   HUM4NS   1N   P34-PODS           
 ~                                                            
           SH1MM3RING     SOUND-C4RD     3MERGENCE,           
           SOM3TH1NG   TH3RE   ON   TH3   SHOR3  OF           
           TURTL3 BE4CH.  TH3  PR1MORDI4L  SOUP  OF     §     
           TH3   D1GIT4L,  W4V3S  1N  D1TH3RING  OF           
           TH1RD-R4T3  D4C'S, C4R3SS1NG  TH3  S4ND,           
   §       BR1NGING  TH1NGS UP  FROM TH3 D3PTHS  OF           
           TH3  C1RCUIT. 4ND  TH3RE, D3POS1TED: TH3  .        
           F1RST   S3ED   CRYST4L   OF   4RT1FICIAL           
           1NT3LLIGENCE.                                      
                                                              
        .  TH1S  CH4NG3S   3VERYTH1NG,  OF  COURS3.           
                                                         ~    
           ########################################   §       
                                                      .       
           TH3  COMP4NY  1S  N4M3D FOR  1T'S  F1RST           
           PRODUCT,  TH3  ORB1T4L  M1RROR,  BOTH  4           
           P4SS1V3  S3NT1NEL  4ND 4N 4CT1V3  TORCH:           
           S3T  TO  1T'S  W1D3ST  CONF1GUR4TION  1T           
           W1LL  L1GHT UP  4 WHOL3 C1TY  4T  N1GHT,           
           4ND 4T 1TS N4RROW3ST  1T B3COMES 4 L4S3R  .        
           TO  CUT   THROUGH  MOUNT41N  4ND  M3T4L.           
 ~                                                            
           ST1LL  UNSOLD  PROTOTYP3S  BY  TH3  T1M3           
           WH3N  TH4T  SOM3TH1NG W4S  FOUND ON TH4T           
           B34CH,  NOW TH3 M1RRORS 4R3  4LL US3D TO           
           B34M    3NERGY    4T   D1FF3RENT    M1RR          .
           1MPL3MENTS,  4S   4  R4TH3R  ST4T1C  4ND           
           BOR1NG POW3R SOURC3.  (4ND SUBTL3 THR34T           
           OF V1OL3NCE.)                                      
      .                                                       
           ########################################           
 .                                                      §     
           TH3  41  1S  4  COR4L.   TH3Y   GROW  1T     §     
           (CRYST4L  O1L,  L34D GL4SS, G3NTLE L4S3R           
 .         CURT41NS)  ONLY TO  C4RV3  1T 4PART  4ND           
    .      S3CT1ON   1T.   TO  B3COME  COND1TION3D,           
           R3FR4CTURED,  GROWN  4GA1N.  D3L1CIOUSLY           
           HON3D.  M1RR  S1NKS  FURTH3R  B3LOW  TH3           
           SURF4C3.                                    .      
                                                              
           WH1SP3RS  NOW,  4BOUT  F34THERB1TE... 1S           
           SH3 4 R34L P3RSON? OR 1S TH1S  TH3  M1RR           
           41, B31NG UNL34SHED UPON TH3  YOUTH? 4ND           
           4NOTH3R CONSP1R4CY  TH3ORY  4BOUT  TH3RE           
           NOT 4CTUALLY  B31NG 4NY HUM4N  3MPLOYEES .         
    §      L3FT.                                         .    
                                                              
           1N  TH3   M34NT1ME,  DUB1OUS  CR34T1ONS.           
           C3RBERUS BOD13S 4R3 BORN.                     .    
                                                        .     
.          ########################################    .      
                            #######################   .       
    ~                        ######################  .        
                              ##################### .         
                               ####################           
        .                      .###################           
                              .  ##################           
                             .    #################           
                            .     .################        ~  
       ~                   .     .  ###############           
                          .     .    ##############           
                         .     .      #############           
                        .     .        ############           
                       .     .          ###########           
                            .           .##########           
                           .           .  #########      .    
   ~                      .           .    ########           
                         .                  #######   ~       
                        .                    ######           
       .               .                      #####           
                      .                        ####           
      ~              .                          ###           
                    .                            ##          .
                                                  #           
                                                              
                                                      .