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%%†~:..... 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 .....:~†%%
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##£%%†~:.. 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. ........:~
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%†~:...... 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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%%†~:..... OV3RWHELM1NG. 1T MUST H4V3 STOOD .....:~†%%
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##£%%†~:.. L1GHT TH4T SH1N3S 1N WH3REVER TH3 D4RK ..:~†%%£##
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%†~:...... 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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##£%%†~:.. 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 ...:~†%%£#
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%%†~:..... BR1CKS TURN1NG 4 D4RK R3D, 4ND TH3N .....:~†%%
%†~:...... OR4NG3, 4LL TH3 P1L3D UP D3BREE B31NG ......:~†%
†~:....... L1T FROM B3H1ND. .......:~†
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%†~:...... 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 ..:~†%%£##
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%%†~:..... 1N TH3 C3NTER OF TH3 ST41RCAS3. SLOWLY, .....:~†%%
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#£%%†~:... PULLS M3 B4CK UP B3S1DE H1M. ...:~†%%£#
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%†~:...... 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 ...:~†%%£#
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%%†~:..... 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 .....:~†%%
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##£%%†~:.. 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 .....:~†%%
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%†~:...... 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, ..:~†%%£##
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%%†~:..... 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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