*                                                           
     ~                                                  ~     
                                                              
     *               §                                        
                    §§§¨¨                                     
                     §   ¨¨¨¨                                 
                             ¨¨¨¨   §§§§§§                    
                                 ¨¨¨¨§§§§§           ~        
                                      §§§§                    
                                      ¨§§§                    
                                     ¨  §§                    
                         §          ¨    §                    
                         §§        ¨                          
     ¨                   §§§      ¨                           
                         §§§§    ¨                            
                         §§§§§  ¨                             
                         §§§§§§¨                              
§§¨§¨¨§§¨§               §    ¨§                    ¨¨§¨§¨¨§§§
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§               §§  ¨ §§                   ¨§§¨§¨§¨§§
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§               §§§   §§§                  ¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§               §§§§  §§§§                 ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§               §§§§§ §§§§§                ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§               §§§§§§§§§§§§               ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§ ######################################## ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ #########  ##  ##  ##   #####   ######## ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§ ########   #   ##  ##  #  ###  #  ###### ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ #######        ##  ##    ####    ####### ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§ ######  #   #  ##  ##  #  ###  #  ###### ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ #####  ##  ##  ##  ##  ##  ##  ##  ##### ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§ ######################################## ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§ THERE  IS  ANOTHER  COMPANY. A  CLIMBING ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ AND  PENETRATING VINE. IT'S IN THE ROCKY ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§ PLAINS,  IT'S  INSIDE  THE  HILLS,  IT'S ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ DEEP BELOW.  GLISTENING  SILVER BURROWS, ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§ RED-PINK  LOGO,   UNCLEAR   NATIONALITY, ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ VEILED MOTIVES.                          ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
 ¨                                                            
           A  CAVE  COMPANY,  A  MAGICIAN  COMPANY.           
           SHARPEST    KNIFE,     CUTEST     KNIFE.           
                                                            ¨ 
           WE  WILL   GROW   HUMANS   IN   PEA-PODS           
                                                              
           SHIMMERING     SOUND-CARD     EMERGENCE,           
           SOMETHING   THERE   ON   THE  SHORE   OF           
         ¨ TURTLE BEACH.  THE  PRIMORDIAL  SOUP  OF           
           THE  DIGITAL,  WAVES  IN   DITHERING  OF       ¨   
           THIRD-RATE  DAC'S, CARESSING  THE  SAND,           
           BRINGING THINGS UP FROM  THE  DEPTHS  OF           
           THE CIRCUIT.  AND THERE, DEPOSITED:  THE           
           FIRST   SEED   CRYSTAL   OF   ARTIFICIAL  ¨        
           INTELLIGENCE.                                      
                                                              
           THIS   CHANGES  EVERYTHING,  OF  COURSE.           
                                                              
   *       ########################################           
                                                              
           THE  COMPANY  IS  NAMED  FOR  IT'S FIRST           
           PRODUCT,  THE  ORBITAL  MIRROR,  BOTH  A           
           PASSIVE  SENTINEL  AND  AN ACTIVE TORCH:           
           SET  TO  IT'S  WIDEST  CONFIGURATION  IT       ¨   
           WILL LIGHT  UP  A  WHOLE CITY AT  NIGHT,           
      *    AND AT ITS  NARROWEST IT BECOMES A LASER     *     
¨          TO   CUT  THROUGH  MOUNTAIN  AND  METAL.           
  *                                                           
           STILL  UNSOLD  PROTOTYPES  BY  THE  TIME           
           WHEN THAT SOMETHING  WAS  FOUND ON  THAT           
           BEACH,  NOW THE MIRRORS ARE  ALL USED TO      ~    
           BEAM    ENERGY    AT    DIFFERENT   MIRR           
           IMPLEMENTS,  AS  A   RATHER  STATIC  AND           
           BORING POWER SOURCE.  (AND SUBTLE THREAT ¨         
           OF VIOLENCE.)                                      
         *                                                   ¨
       ~   ########################################           
                                                              
           THE   AI  IS  A  CORAL.  THEY   GROW  IT           
           (CRYSTAL OIL, LEAD  GLASS,  GENTLE LASER           
           CURTAINS)  ONLY TO CARVE  IT  APART  AND           
 ¨         SECTION   IT.   TO  BECOME  CONDITIONED,           
   ~       REFRACTURED,  GROWN  AGAIN.  DELICIOUSLY           
           HONED.  MIRR  SINKS  FURTHER  BELOW  THE           
       *   SURFACE.                                   *       
    ¨                                                         
           WHISPERS  NOW, ABOUT  FEATHERBITE...  IS           
           SHE A REAL PERSON?  OR IS THIS THE  MIRR           
           AI, BEING UNLEASHED UPON  THE YOUTH? AND  ~        
           ANOTHER CONSPIRACY  THEORY  ABOUT  THERE           
     *     NOT ACTUALLY  BEING  ANY HUMAN EMPLOYEES       ¨   
     ¨     LEFT.                                              
                                                              
        *  IN  THE   MEANTIME,  DUBIOUS  CREATIONS.           
           CERBERUS BODIES ARE BORN.                     ¨    
                                                        ¨     
¨          ########################################    ¨      
                            #######################   ¨       
    ~                        ######################  ¨        
                              ##################### ¨         
                               ####################           
                               ¨###################           
                              ¨  ##################           
                             ¨    #################  ¨        
     ~                      ¨     ¨################           
                           ¨     ¨  ###############           
      ~                   ¨     ¨    ##############           
                         ¨     ¨      #############           
                        ¨     ¨        ############           
         ¨             ¨     ¨          ###########           
      ¨                     ¨           ¨##########           
                           ¨           ¨  #########           
                          ¨           ¨    ########           
                         ¨                  #######           
                        ¨                    ######           
                       ¨                      #####           
                      ¨                        ####           
 ¨                   ¨                          ###           
 ¨                  ¨                            ##           
                                                  #           
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
                                                       ~