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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=^*
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£$*^=.¨¨¨¨ TH3RE'S 4 LONG T1M3 S1NC3 MY F4M1LY ¨¨¨¨.=^*$£
#£$*^=.¨¨¨ M4D3 4NYTH1NG. BY M4NY, W3 WOULD B3 ¨¨¨.=^*$£#
##£$*^=.¨¨ CONS1D3RED POOR. ¨¨.=^*$£##
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##£$*^=.¨¨ TH3RE 4R3 TWO M41N F4CTORY BU1LDINGS, ¨¨.=^*$£##
#£$*^=.¨¨¨ DOM3D TH1NGS OF S3VER4L FLOORS, M4D3 1N ¨¨¨.=^*$£#
£$*^=.¨¨¨¨ Y3LLOW BR1CK. L4RG3 BUT N4RROW W1NDOWS, ¨¨¨¨.=^*$£
$*^=.¨¨¨¨¨ R3M1NESCENT OF SOM3 C4TH3DRAL. ¨¨¨¨¨.=^*$
*^=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=^*
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£$*^=.¨¨¨¨ 1 QU1CKLY SN34K OUT, 4ND CL1MB 1NTO TH3 ¨¨¨¨.=^*$£
$*^=.¨¨¨¨¨ OTH3R BU1LDING. TH3 CONTR4ST 1S ¨¨¨¨¨.=^*$
*^=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ OV3RWHELM1NG. 1T MUST H4V3 STOOD ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=^*
$*^=.¨¨¨¨¨ D3REL1CT FOR 4 LONG T1M3, W1NDOWS ¨¨¨¨¨.=^*$
£$*^=.¨¨¨¨ BROK3N, M3T4LL1C TR4SH 4ND POOLS OF ¨¨¨¨.=^*$£
#£$*^=.¨¨¨ D4RK GL4SS 4LL OV3R TH3 FLOOR. NO ¨¨¨.=^*$£#
##£$*^=.¨¨ 3LECTR1C L1GHTS, BUT 1 C4N S3E BY TH3 ¨¨.=^*$£##
###£$*^=.¨ L1GHT TH4T SH1N3S 1N WH3REVER TH3 D4RK ¨.=^*$£###
##£$*^=.¨¨ W1NDOWS 4R3 M1SSING 4 P4N3. ¨¨.=^*$£##
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£$*^=.¨¨¨¨ HOW3VER, TH3 GR34TEST D1FF3RENCE 1S TH3 ¨¨¨¨.=^*$£
$*^=.¨¨¨¨¨ H1GH3R FLOORS: TH1S BU1LDING H4S NON3. ¨¨¨¨¨.=^*$
*^=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=^*
$*^=.¨¨¨¨¨ ST3P TH3 BU1LDING ST4RTS TO GLOW, TH3 ¨¨¨¨¨.=^*$
£$*^=.¨¨¨¨ BR1CKS TURN1NG 4 D4RK R3D, 4ND TH3N ¨¨¨¨.=^*$£
#£$*^=.¨¨¨ OR4NG3, 4LL TH3 P1L3D UP D3BREE B31NG ¨¨¨.=^*$£#
##£$*^=.¨¨ L1T FROM B3H1ND. ¨¨.=^*$£##
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##£$*^=.¨¨ 1 STOP R34DY TO RUN DOWN 4ND OUT, BUT ¨¨.=^*$£##
#£$*^=.¨¨¨ TH3RE'S SOM3ONE 3LSE ON TH3 ST41RCAS3 ¨¨¨.=^*$£#
£$*^=.¨¨¨¨ W1TH M3 NOW, PR3SSED CLOS3. H3'S ¨¨¨¨.=^*$£
$*^=.¨¨¨¨¨ LOOK1NG L1K3 M3, SHORT H41R 4ND TH1N ¨¨¨¨¨.=^*$
*^=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ 4RMS, BUT W1TH 34RS FROM SOM3 4N1MAL, ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=^*
$*^=.¨¨¨¨¨ 4ND MOR3 D1STURBINGLY, COMPL3TELY M4D3 ¨¨¨¨¨.=^*$
£$*^=.¨¨¨¨ OF D4RK L1QUID GL4SS. ¨¨¨¨.=^*$£
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$*^=.¨¨¨¨¨ ST4RTS OP3R4T1NG L3VERS 4ND D14LS S3T ¨¨¨¨¨.=^*$
£$*^=.¨¨¨¨ 1N TH3 C3NTER OF TH3 ST41RCAS3. SLOWLY, ¨¨¨¨.=^*$£
#£$*^=.¨¨¨ 1T ST4RTS SP1NNING, C1RCLING UPW4RDS. ¨¨¨.=^*$£#
##£$*^=.¨¨ 1T'S 4N 3LEV4TOR! 1 ST4RT TO RUN ¨¨.=^*$£##
###£$*^=.¨ DOWNW4RDS, BUT NOW TH3 L1QUID BOY ¨.=^*$£###
##£$*^=.¨¨ CR34TURE GR4BS HOLD OF M3. 1 TRY TO ¨¨.=^*$£##
#£$*^=.¨¨¨ SH4K3 H1M OFF, BUT H3'S TOO STRONG, 4ND ¨¨¨.=^*$£#
£$*^=.¨¨¨¨ PULLS M3 B4CK UP B3S1DE H1M. ¨¨¨¨.=^*$£
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=^*
$*^=.¨¨¨¨¨ FLOOR. ¨¨¨¨¨.=^*$
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#£$*^=.¨¨¨ H3'S CR4WL1NG ON TH3 ST41RS, UN4BL3 TO ¨¨¨.=^*$£#
##£$*^=.¨¨ K3EP H1S BODY UPR1GHT. C4N'T R34CH TH3 ¨¨.=^*$£##
###£$*^=.¨ L3VERS, CL4WS 4T MY CH41NMAIL C4G3, ¨.=^*$£###
##£$*^=.¨¨ WH1L3 H1S BODY 1S TURN1NG 1NTO D4RK ¨¨.=^*$£##
#£$*^=.¨¨¨ P34RLS. F1N4LLY, H3'S LOST TOO MUCH OF ¨¨¨.=^*$£#
£$*^=.¨¨¨¨ H1MS3LF 4ND TH3 SCR34M 1S CUT SHORT. ¨¨¨¨.=^*$£
$*^=.¨¨¨¨¨ TH3 L4ST OF H1M R41NS DOWN. ¨¨¨¨¨.=^*$
*^=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=^*
$*^=.¨¨¨¨¨ 1 ST1LL C4N'T R34CH TH3 L3VERS FROM ¨¨¨¨¨.=^*$
£$*^=.¨¨¨¨ W1THIN MY C4G3. LOOK1NG UP, 1 TRY TO ¨¨¨¨.=^*$£
#£$*^=.¨¨¨ M4K3 OUT TH3 C31LING, BUT 1T'S 4LL 4 ¨¨¨.=^*$£#
##£$*^=.¨¨ WH1RLING S34 OF COLOURS. B3LOW M3 GLOWS ¨¨.=^*$£##
###£$*^=.¨ TH3 H3LLF1RE OF TH3 F4CTORY W4LLS, BUT ¨.=^*$£###
##£$*^=.¨¨ V3RY F41NT. 1 S1T DOWN, CURL B4CK UP, ¨¨.=^*$£##
#£$*^=.¨¨¨ B3COME ST1LL. ¨¨¨.=^*$£#
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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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