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....~»:§£# 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, :»~.......
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...~»:§£## M4D3 4NYTH1NG. BY M4NY, W3 WOULD B3 ##£§:»~...
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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. £§:»~.....
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........~» PR4CT1CAL. ON TH3 34STERN BU1LDING, »~........
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....~»:§£# 4 MUS3UM, W1TH W4X F1GUR3S OF MY GR34T #£§:»~....
...~»:§£## GR34T GR34T GR4NDFATH3R, OR SOM3TH1NG. ##£§:»~...
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....~»:§£# OV3RWHELM1NG. 1T MUST H4V3 STOOD #£§:»~....
...~»:§£## D3REL1CT FOR 4 LONG T1M3, W1NDOWS ##£§:»~...
..~»:§£### BROK3N, M3T4LL1C TR4SH 4ND POOLS OF ###£§:»~..
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..~»:§£### 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 :»~.......
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.....~»:§£ WH3RE CH41NS 4R3 SUSP3NDED, 4ND P4RTS £§:»~.....
....~»:§£# OF M4CH1N3RY H4S B3EN F4LL1NG DOWN. #£§:»~....
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..~»:§£### 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 :»~.......
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...~»:§£## LOOK1NG L1K3 M3, SHORT H41R 4ND TH1N ##£§:»~...
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....~»:§£# 1N TH3 C3NTER OF TH3 ST41RCAS3. SLOWLY, #£§:»~....
...~»:§£## 1T ST4RTS SP1NNING, C1RCLING UPW4RDS. ##£§:»~...
..~»:§£### 1T'S 4N 3LEV4TOR! 1 ST4RT TO RUN ###£§:»~..
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..~»:§£### 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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.......~»: 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 ###£§:»~..
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..~»:§£### 3LEV4TOR 4LSO SP3EDS UP S1GNIFIC4NTLY. ###£§:»~..
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......~»:§ 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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...~»:§£## 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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....~»:§£# ST41RS 4R3 ST1LL MOV1NG SL1GHTLY, #£§:»~....
...~»:§£## CL1CKING 1N PL4C3, C4RRY1NG M3 TH3 L4ST ##£§:»~...
..~»:§£### F3W C3NT1METERS. 1 C4M3 FROM B3LOW, ###£§:»~..
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.....~»:§£ 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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