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..8......I...THIS IS A LONG RIFT OR VALL
EY CUT INTO THE GREAT PLAIN. ITS SURFACE
APPEARS TO BE MADE OF A MILKY WHITE GLA
SS OR PLASTIC..THE GLASS APPEARS TO BE C
LEAR. THE MILKINESS IS CAUSED BY SOME SW
IRLING GAS OR CHEMICAL BENEATH THE SURFA
CE..YOU CAN'T MAKE SO MUCH AS A SCRATCH.
.THE GLASS ABSORBS THE LASER'S HEAT; THE
SURFACE REMAINS COOL TO THE TOUCH..THE
INTENSE LIGHT BLINDS YOU. YOU STUMBLE BA
CK.ONTO THE GREAT PLAIN. YOU CANNOT SEE
A THING, BUT YOU CAN FEEL A TRIO OF COLD
,.MECHANICAL CLAWS AS THEY BEGIN TO DISA
SSEMBLE YOUR BODY FOR EASY DISPOSAL..IS
THAT GLASSY SURFACE FROZEN, CAPTAIN? WOU
LD IT MELT?.IT REMINDS ME OF A SPILLWAY
FOR EXCESS RAINFALL. BUT IF IT WERE A SP
ILLWAY, THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE A DRAIN S
OMEWHERE..PSTRAI.YOU MOVE NORTH..YOU MOV
E SOUTH..YOU MOVE EAST..YOU MOVE WEST...
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