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£#$$†~,¨¨¨ B3LONGED TO US, W3 W3NT ON 4N OUT1NG TO ¨¨¨,~†$$#£
#£#$$†~,¨¨ TH3 GL4SS F4CTORY TH4T BOR3 OUR F4M1LY ¨¨,~†$$#£#
##£#$$†~,¨ N4M3. 1T H4D CH4NG3D OWN3RS M4NY T1M3S ¨,~†$$#£##
#£#$$†~,¨¨ S1NC3 OUR 4NC3STORS D34TH, 4ND TH3N ¨¨,~†$$#£#
£#$$†~,¨¨¨ STOOD 4BANDON3D FOR 4 LONG WH1L3. ¨¨¨,~†$$#£
#$$†~,¨¨¨¨ F1N4LLY, TH3 N4TURAL 3ND ST4T1ON FOR ¨¨¨¨,~†$$#
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#$$†~,¨¨¨¨ 4ND 4 G1FT SHOP. ¨¨¨¨,~†$$#
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##£#$$†~,¨ M4D3 4NYTH1NG. BY M4NY, W3 WOULD B3 ¨,~†$$#£##
#£#$$†~,¨¨ CONS1D3RED POOR. ¨¨,~†$$#£#
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$$†~,¨¨¨¨¨ DOM3D TH1NGS OF S3VER4L FLOORS, M4D3 1N ¨¨¨¨¨,~†$$
#$$†~,¨¨¨¨ Y3LLOW BR1CK. L4RG3 BUT N4RROW W1NDOWS, ¨¨¨¨,~†$$#
£#$$†~,¨¨¨ R3M1NESCENT OF SOM3 C4TH3DRAL. ¨¨¨,~†$$#£
#£#$$†~,¨¨ CUSTOM-M4D3 GL4SS, OF COURS3, L4RG3 4ND ¨¨,~†$$#£#
##£#$$†~,¨ L34D3D, 4ND 4SH3N. 4 B1T TOO D4RK TO B3 ¨,~†$$#£##
#£#$$†~,¨¨ PR4CT1CAL. ON TH3 34STERN BU1LDING, ¨¨,~†$$#£#
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#$$†~,¨¨¨¨ 4 MUS3UM, W1TH W4X F1GUR3S OF MY GR34T ¨¨¨¨,~†$$#
£#$$†~,¨¨¨ GR34T GR34T GR4NDFATH3R, OR SOM3TH1NG. ¨¨¨,~†$$#£
#£#$$†~,¨¨ V4R1OUS TOOLS (OR R3PL1C4S) L41D OUT ON ¨¨,~†$$#£#
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£#$$†~,¨¨¨ OTH3R BU1LDING. TH3 CONTR4ST 1S ¨¨¨,~†$$#£
#$$†~,¨¨¨¨ OV3RWHELM1NG. 1T MUST H4V3 STOOD ¨¨¨¨,~†$$#
$$†~,¨¨¨¨¨ D3REL1CT FOR 4 LONG T1M3, W1NDOWS ¨¨¨¨¨,~†$$
#$$†~,¨¨¨¨ BROK3N, M3T4LL1C TR4SH 4ND POOLS OF ¨¨¨¨,~†$$#
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##£#$$†~,¨ L1GHT TH4T SH1N3S 1N WH3REVER TH3 D4RK ¨,~†$$#£##
#£#$$†~,¨¨ W1NDOWS 4R3 M1SSING 4 P4N3. ¨¨,~†$$#£#
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#$$†~,¨¨¨¨ HOW3VER, TH3 GR34TEST D1FF3RENCE 1S TH3 ¨¨¨¨,~†$$#
$$†~,¨¨¨¨¨ H1GH3R FLOORS: TH1S BU1LDING H4S NON3. ¨¨¨¨¨,~†$$
#$$†~,¨¨¨¨ 1T 1S ON3 M4SS1V3 H4LL, STR3TCH1NG 4WAY ¨¨¨¨,~†$$#
£#$$†~,¨¨¨ 1NFINIT3LY 4BOV3 M3. SOM3WHERE UP TH3RE ¨¨¨,~†$$#£
#£#$$†~,¨¨ 1S SOM3 GR34T 1RON L4TT1C3WORK, FROM ¨¨,~†$$#£#
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#£#$$†~,¨¨ OF M4CH1N3RY H4S B3EN F4LL1NG DOWN. ¨¨,~†$$#£#
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$$†~,¨¨¨¨¨ H4LL, 4 TH1N SP1R4L ST41RCAS3 TH4T ¨¨¨¨¨,~†$$
#$$†~,¨¨¨¨ L34DS UP TH3RE. 1 SN34K OV3R TH3RE, 4ND ¨¨¨¨,~†$$#
£#$$†~,¨¨¨ T4K3 4 F3W R3LUCT4NT ST3PS. 4FT3R JUST ¨¨¨,~†$$#£
#£#$$†~,¨¨ 4 R3VOLUT1ON, 1 NOT1C3 TH4T FOR 34CH ¨¨,~†$$#£#
##£#$$†~,¨ ST3P TH3 BU1LDING ST4RTS TO GLOW, TH3 ¨,~†$$#£##
#£#$$†~,¨¨ BR1CKS TURN1NG 4 D4RK R3D, 4ND TH3N ¨¨,~†$$#£#
£#$$†~,¨¨¨ OR4NG3, 4LL TH3 P1L3D UP D3BREE B31NG ¨¨¨,~†$$#£
#$$†~,¨¨¨¨ L1T FROM B3H1ND. ¨¨¨¨,~†$$#
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#$$†~,¨¨¨¨ 1 STOP R34DY TO RUN DOWN 4ND OUT, BUT ¨¨¨¨,~†$$#
£#$$†~,¨¨¨ TH3RE'S SOM3ONE 3LSE ON TH3 ST41RCAS3 ¨¨¨,~†$$#£
#£#$$†~,¨¨ W1TH M3 NOW, PR3SSED CLOS3. H3'S ¨¨,~†$$#£#
##£#$$†~,¨ LOOK1NG L1K3 M3, SHORT H41R 4ND TH1N ¨,~†$$#£##
#£#$$†~,¨¨ 4RMS, BUT W1TH 34RS FROM SOM3 4N1MAL, ¨¨,~†$$#£#
£#$$†~,¨¨¨ 4ND MOR3 D1STURBINGLY, COMPL3TELY M4D3 ¨¨¨,~†$$#£
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#$$†~,¨¨¨¨ 1N TH3 C3NTER OF TH3 ST41RCAS3. SLOWLY, ¨¨¨¨,~†$$#
£#$$†~,¨¨¨ 1T ST4RTS SP1NNING, C1RCLING UPW4RDS. ¨¨¨,~†$$#£
#£#$$†~,¨¨ 1T'S 4N 3LEV4TOR! 1 ST4RT TO RUN ¨¨,~†$$#£#
##£#$$†~,¨ DOWNW4RDS, BUT NOW TH3 L1QUID BOY ¨,~†$$#£##
#£#$$†~,¨¨ CR34TURE GR4BS HOLD OF M3. 1 TRY TO ¨¨,~†$$#£#
£#$$†~,¨¨¨ SH4K3 H1M OFF, BUT H3'S TOO STRONG, 4ND ¨¨¨,~†$$#£
#$$†~,¨¨¨¨ PULLS M3 B4CK UP B3S1DE H1M. ¨¨¨¨,~†$$#
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#£#$$†~,¨¨ TH1S? 1 R34CH OUT MY FR3E 4RM 4ND SL4M ¨¨,~†$$#£#
##£#$$†~,¨ 4 R4NDOM L3VER. SOM3 M3T4L B4R 1S ¨,~†$$#£##
#£#$$†~,¨¨ SUDD3NLY R3LE4SED B3TWEEN US, H1TTING ¨¨,~†$$#£#
£#$$†~,¨¨¨ H1M ON TH3 4RM, FORC1NG MY R3LE4SE. 1 ¨¨¨,~†$$#£
#$$†~,¨¨¨¨ SHOV3 H1M OFF OF M3, 4ND H3 F4LLS 1NTO ¨¨¨¨,~†$$#
$$†~,¨¨¨¨¨ TH3 L3VERS, M3SS1NG TH3M UP. ¨¨¨¨¨,~†$$
#$$†~,¨¨¨¨ 1MM3DI4TELY, 4 TH1N RUSTY CH41NMAIL ¨¨¨¨,~†$$#
£#$$†~,¨¨¨ CURT41N 1S DROPP3D 4ROUND M3. BUT TH3 ¨¨¨,~†$$#£
#£#$$†~,¨¨ 3LEV4TOR 4LSO SP3EDS UP S1GNIFIC4NTLY. ¨¨,~†$$#£#
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£#$$†~,¨¨¨ WH1T3, 4LMOST BLU3. 1 CLOS3 MY 3YES 4ND ¨¨¨,~†$$#£
#$$†~,¨¨¨¨ CURL 1NTO 4 B4LL. BUT TH3N, TH3 GL4SS ¨¨¨¨,~†$$#
$$†~,¨¨¨¨¨ BOY SCR34MS, 4 P13RCING SOUND TH4T ¨¨¨¨¨,~†$$
#$$†~,¨¨¨¨ FORC3S MY 3YES B4CK OP3N. 1 W4TCH 4S H3 ¨¨¨¨,~†$$#
£#$$†~,¨¨¨ B3COMES TOO L1QUID, H1S BODY POOL1NG ¨¨¨,~†$$#£
#£#$$†~,¨¨ DOWN 1N H1S NOW M4SS1V3 T41L, 4ND TH3 ¨¨,~†$$#£#
##£#$$†~,¨ T1P OF 1T SUDD3NLY BR34KS OF 1N 4 GL4SS ¨,~†$$#£##
#£#$$†~,¨¨ DROP TH4T F4LLS TOW4RD TH3 F4CTORY ¨¨,~†$$#£#
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#$$†~,¨¨¨¨ K3EP H1S BODY UPR1GHT. C4N'T R34CH TH3 ¨¨¨¨,~†$$#
£#$$†~,¨¨¨ L3VERS, CL4WS 4T MY CH41NMAIL C4G3, ¨¨¨,~†$$#£
#£#$$†~,¨¨ WH1L3 H1S BODY 1S TURN1NG 1NTO D4RK ¨¨,~†$$#£#
##£#$$†~,¨ P34RLS. F1N4LLY, H3'S LOST TOO MUCH OF ¨,~†$$#£##
#£#$$†~,¨¨ H1MS3LF 4ND TH3 SCR34M 1S CUT SHORT. ¨¨,~†$$#£#
£#$$†~,¨¨¨ TH3 L4ST OF H1M R41NS DOWN. ¨¨¨,~†$$#£
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£#$$†~,¨¨¨ M4K3 OUT TH3 C31LING, BUT 1T'S 4LL 4 ¨¨¨,~†$$#£
#£#$$†~,¨¨ WH1RLING S34 OF COLOURS. B3LOW M3 GLOWS ¨¨,~†$$#£#
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#$$†~,¨¨¨¨ 4ND SN4PS M3 B4CK 1NTO R34L1TY. 1'M ¨¨¨¨,~†$$#
$$†~,¨¨¨¨¨ B4CK 4T TH3 F4CTORY FLOOR, BUT TH3 ¨¨¨¨¨,~†$$
#$$†~,¨¨¨¨ ST41RS 4R3 ST1LL MOV1NG SL1GHTLY, ¨¨¨¨,~†$$#
£#$$†~,¨¨¨ CL1CKING 1N PL4C3, C4RRY1NG M3 TH3 L4ST ¨¨¨,~†$$#£
#£#$$†~,¨¨ F3W C3NT1METERS. 1 C4M3 FROM B3LOW, ¨¨,~†$$#£#
##£#$$†~,¨ SOM3HOW. TH3 CH41NMAIL 1S R3TR4CTED, ¨,~†$$#£##
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$$†~,¨¨¨¨¨ TH3 F4CTORY FLOOR, W4D1NG THROUGH D4RK ¨¨¨¨¨,~†$$
#$$†~,¨¨¨¨ GL4SS M4RBL3S. 4 QU1CK GL4NC3 DOWN, 4ND ¨¨¨¨,~†$$#
£#$$†~,¨¨¨ 1 S3E TH3RE'S SOM3TH1NG F41NT 1NSID3 ¨¨¨,~†$$#£
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