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¨¨¨¨,-;§$@ TH3 GL4SS F4CTORY TH4T BOR3 OUR F4M1LY @$§;-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-;§$@# N4M3. 1T H4D CH4NG3D OWN3RS M4NY T1M3S #@$§;-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-;§$@## S1NC3 OUR 4NC3STORS D34TH, 4ND TH3N ##@$§;-,¨¨
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¨¨,-;§$@## F1N4LLY, TH3 N4TURAL 3ND ST4T1ON FOR ##@$§;-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-;§$@# TH3 BU1LDINGS TH4T SURV1V3: 4 MUS3UM, #@$§;-,¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,-;§ TH3RE'S 4 LONG T1M3 S1NC3 MY F4M1LY §;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,-;§$@# DOM3D TH1NGS OF S3VER4L FLOORS, M4D3 1N #@$§;-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-;§$@## Y3LLOW BR1CK. L4RG3 BUT N4RROW W1NDOWS, ##@$§;-,¨¨
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¨¨¨¨,-;§$@ PR4CT1CAL. ON TH3 34STERN BU1LDING, @$§;-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-;§$ SOM3 4R3 SH4TT3RED. $§;-,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,-;§ 4 MUS3UM, W1TH W4X F1GUR3S OF MY GR34T §;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-;§$ GR34T GR34T GR4NDFATH3R, OR SOM3TH1NG. $§;-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-;§$@ V4R1OUS TOOLS (OR R3PL1C4S) L41D OUT ON @$§;-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-;§$@# T4BL3S, W1TH 3XPL41NING T3XTS. 4 LOT OF #@$§;-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-;§$@## GL4SS OF V4RY1NG TH1CKN3SS. ##@$§;-,¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,-;§$ 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. ##@$§;-,¨¨
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¨¨¨,-;§$@# H4LL, 4 TH1N SP1R4L ST41RCAS3 TH4T #@$§;-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-;§$@ L34DS UP TH3RE. 1 SN34K OV3R TH3RE, 4ND @$§;-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-;§$ T4K3 4 F3W R3LUCT4NT ST3PS. 4FT3R JUST $§;-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-;§ 4 R3VOLUT1ON, 1 NOT1C3 TH4T FOR 34CH §;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-; ST3P TH3 BU1LDING ST4RTS TO GLOW, TH3 ;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,-;§$ OR4NG3, 4LL TH3 P1L3D UP D3BREE B31NG $§;-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-;§$@ L1T FROM B3H1ND. @$§;-,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨,-;§$@## W1TH M3 NOW, PR3SSED CLOS3. H3'S ##@$§;-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-;§$@# LOOK1NG L1K3 M3, SHORT H41R 4ND TH1N #@$§;-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-;§$@ 4RMS, BUT W1TH 34RS FROM SOM3 4N1MAL, @$§;-,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,-;§$@# 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 $§;-,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,-;§$@# 4 R4NDOM L3VER. SOM3 M3T4L B4R 1S #@$§;-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-;§$@ SUDD3NLY R3LE4SED B3TWEEN US, H1TTING @$§;-,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,-;§ SHOV3 H1M OFF OF M3, 4ND H3 F4LLS 1NTO §;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-; TH3 L3VERS, M3SS1NG TH3M UP. ;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-;§ 1MM3DI4TELY, 4 TH1N RUSTY CH41NMAIL §;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-;§$ CURT41N 1S DROPP3D 4ROUND M3. BUT TH3 $§;-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-;§$@ 3LEV4TOR 4LSO SP3EDS UP S1GNIFIC4NTLY. @$§;-,¨¨¨¨
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¨,-;§$@### 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 $§;-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-;§ DOWN 1N H1S NOW M4SS1V3 T41L, 4ND TH3 §;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-; T1P OF 1T SUDD3NLY BR34KS OF 1N 4 GL4SS ;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-;§ DROP TH4T F4LLS TOW4RD TH3 F4CTORY §;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨,-;§$@## 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. $§;-,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,-;§ W1THIN MY C4G3. LOOK1NG UP, 1 TRY TO §;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-;§$ 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, ##@$§;-,¨¨
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¨¨¨,-;§$@# 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, ##@$§;-,¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,-;§ GL4SS M4RBL3S. 4 QU1CK GL4NC3 DOWN, 4ND §;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-;§$ 1 S3E TH3RE'S SOM3TH1NG F41NT 1NSID3 $§;-,¨¨¨¨¨
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