^
¨
¨ # ¨
###¨¨
# ¨¨¨¨
¨ ¨¨¨¨ ###### ¨
¨¨¨¨#####
####
¨### ^
¨ ## ^
# ¨ #
## ¨
¨ ### ¨
#### ¨
##### ¨
######¨ ¨
#¨##¨¨¨¨#¨ # ¨# ¨¨##¨#¨¨#¨
¨¨###¨¨¨¨# ## ¨ ## #¨##¨¨#¨¨¨
¨¨#¨##¨¨¨¨ ### ### ¨¨###¨¨#¨¨
¨¨¨¨###¨¨¨ #### #### ¨¨#¨##¨¨#¨
¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨ ##### ##### #¨¨¨###¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨¨###¨ ############ ¨#¨¨#¨##¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨#¨## ¨¨#¨¨¨###¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨## ######################################## #¨¨#¨¨#¨##
#¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨ ######### ## ## ## ##### ######## ¨#¨¨#¨¨¨##
##¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨ ######## # ## ## # ### # ###### ¨¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨
###¨¨#¨¨¨¨ ####### ## ## #### ####### ¨¨¨#¨¨#¨¨¨
#¨##¨¨#¨¨¨ ###### # # ## ## # ### # ###### ¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨¨
¨¨###¨¨#¨¨ ##### ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ##### #¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨
¨¨#¨##¨¨#¨ ######################################## ##¨¨¨¨#¨¨#
#¨¨¨###¨¨# ###¨¨¨¨#¨¨
¨#¨¨#¨##¨¨ TH3RE 1S 4NOTH3R COMP4NY. 4 CL1MBING #¨##¨¨¨¨#¨
¨¨#¨¨¨###¨ 4ND P3NETR4T1NG V1N3. 1T'S 1N TH3 ROCKY ¨¨###¨¨¨¨#
#¨¨#¨¨#¨## PL41NS, 1T'S 1NSID3 TH3 H1LLS, 1T'S ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨¨
¨#¨¨#¨¨¨## D3EP B3LOW. GL1ST3NING S1LV3R BURROWS, ¨¨¨¨###¨¨¨
¨¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨ R3D-P1NK LOGO, UNCL34R N4T1ONALITY, ¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨
¨¨¨#¨¨#¨¨¨ V31LED MOT1V3S. #¨¨¨¨¨###¨
4 C4V3 COMP4NY, 4 M4G1CIAN COMP4NY.
SH4RP3ST KN1F3, CUT3ST KN1F3. ¨
W3 W1LL GROW HUM4NS 1N P34-PODS
SH1MM3RING SOUND-C4RD 3MERGENCE, ¨
SOM3TH1NG TH3RE ON TH3 SHOR3 OF
TURTL3 BE4CH. TH3 PR1MORDI4L SOUP OF
TH3 D1GIT4L, W4V3S 1N D1TH3RING OF ^
TH1RD-R4T3 D4C'S, C4R3SS1NG TH3 S4ND, ¨
¨ BR1NGING TH1NGS UP FROM TH3 D3PTHS OF
TH3 C1RCUIT. 4ND TH3RE, D3POS1TED: TH3
F1RST S3ED CRYST4L OF 4RT1FICIAL
1NT3LLIGENCE.
¨
TH1S CH4NG3S 3VERYTH1NG, OF COURS3.
^ ¨
^ ########################################
TH3 COMP4NY 1S N4M3D FOR 1T'S F1RST ¨
PRODUCT, TH3 ORB1T4L M1RROR, BOTH 4
^ P4SS1V3 S3NT1NEL 4ND 4N 4CT1V3 TORCH: ¨
S3T TO 1T'S W1D3ST CONF1GUR4TION 1T
W1LL L1GHT UP 4 WHOL3 C1TY 4T N1GHT,
¨ 4ND 4T 1TS N4RROW3ST 1T B3COMES 4 L4S3R ¨
TO CUT THROUGH MOUNT41N 4ND M3T4L.
ST1LL UNSOLD PROTOTYP3S BY TH3 T1M3 ¨
WH3N TH4T SOM3TH1NG W4S FOUND ON TH4T
B34CH, NOW TH3 M1RRORS 4R3 4LL US3D TO
¨ B34M 3NERGY 4T D1FF3RENT M1RR ¨
¨ 1MPL3MENTS, 4S 4 R4TH3R ST4T1C 4ND
¨ BOR1NG POW3R SOURC3. (4ND SUBTL3 THR34T
OF V1OL3NCE.)
¨
########################################
TH3 41 1S 4 COR4L. TH3Y GROW 1T ¨
(CRYST4L O1L, L34D GL4SS, G3NTLE L4S3R ^
CURT41NS) ONLY TO C4RV3 1T 4PART 4ND
S3CT1ON 1T. TO B3COME COND1TION3D,
R3FR4CTURED, GROWN 4GA1N. D3L1CIOUSLY
HON3D. M1RR S1NKS FURTH3R B3LOW TH3
^ SURF4C3.
^
¨ WH1SP3RS NOW, 4BOUT F34THERB1TE... 1S
SH3 4 R34L P3RSON? OR 1S TH1S TH3 M1RR
41, B31NG UNL34SHED UPON TH3 YOUTH? 4ND
4NOTH3R CONSP1R4CY TH3ORY 4BOUT TH3RE
¨ NOT 4CTUALLY B31NG 4NY HUM4N 3MPLOYEES
L3FT. ^
1N TH3 M34NT1ME, DUB1OUS CR34T1ONS.
C3RBERUS BOD13S 4R3 BORN. ¨
¨
¨ ######################################## ¨
####################### ¨
^ ###################### ¨
##################### ¨
#################### ¨
¨###################
¨ ##################
¨ #################
¨ ¨################
¨ ¨ ###############
¨ ¨ ¨ ############## ¨
¨ ¨ #############
¨ ¨ ############ ^
¨ ¨ ¨ ###########
¨ ¨########## ^
¨ ¨ #########
¨ ¨ ######## ¨
¨ ####### ¨
¨ ######
¨ #####
¨ ####
¨ ###
^ ¨ ## ¨
#
¨
¨