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@,,,@@,@,@               @@@   @@@                  @@,@,@,@@,
@,,@,@,@,@               @@@@  @@@@                 ,@,@,@,,@,
@,@@,@,@,@               @@@@@ @@@@@                ,@,@,@,@@,
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@,,@,@,@,@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ,@,@,@,,@,
@,@@,@,@,@ @@@@@@@@@  @@  @@  @@   @@@@@   @@@@@@@@ ,@,@,@,@@,
@,,@,@,@,@ @@@@@@@@   @   @@  @@  @  @@@  @  @@@@@@ ,@,@,@,,@,
@,@@,@,@,@ @@@@@@@        @@  @@    @@@@    @@@@@@@ ,@,@,@,@@,
@,,@,@,@,@ @@@@@@  @   @  @@  @@  @  @@@  @  @@@@@@ ,@,@,@,,@,
@,@@,@,@,@ @@@@@  @@  @@  @@  @@  @@  @@  @@  @@@@@ ,@,@,@,@@,
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@,@@,@,@,@                                          ,@,@,@,@@,
@,,@,@,@,@ 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.                     ,    
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