TH3 GL4SS FACTORY.           
                                        
                                        
                                      
                                  
                                  
                                          
 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 
 T4BL3S, W1TH  3XPL41NING T3XTS. 4 LOT OF 
 GL4SS     OF     V4RY1NG      TH1CKN3SS. 
                                          
                                        
                                      
                          
                                      
                                        
                                          
 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. 
                                          
 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.                    
                                          
                                        
                                      
                          
                                      
                                        
                                          
 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. 
                                          
 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. 
                                          
 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. 
                                          
 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.                            
                                          
                                        
                                      
                          
                                      
                                        
                                          
 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. 
                                          
 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? 
                                          
 1   SHUDD3R,   4ND   CL1MB   B4CK   OUT.