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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. #¤¤**»:...
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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 ##¤¤**»:..
...:»**¤¤# 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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..:»**¤¤## 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. ##¤¤**»:..
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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. #¤¤**»:...
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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 ##¤¤**»:..
...:»**¤¤# 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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