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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. %^=,......
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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. ££%^=,....
...,=^%££¶ ¶££%^=,...
..,=^%££¶# 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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