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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. ~^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~; ;~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~;^ 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. ~^,,,,,,,,
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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. #@§%^;~^,,
,,,^~;^%§@ @§%^;~^,,,
,,,,^~;^%§ 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. §%^;~^,,,,
,,,,,^~;^% %^;~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~;^ ^^ ^;~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~; ^^ ^^ ;~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~ ~~~~~~~ ^ ^ ~~~~~~~ ~^,,,,,,,,
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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. §%^;~^,,,,
,,,,,^~;^% %^;~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~;^ 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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