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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. ¨¨,«†*&&¶#
##¶&&*†«,¨ ¨,«†*&&¶##
#¶&&*†«,¨¨ 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. ¨¨,«†*&&¶#
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