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..8......[. .THIS IS THE CENTER OF AN OP
EN PLAZA. THE BUILDINGS OF PARIS RISE AR
OUND YOU. BEFORE YOU A HALF-CYLINDRICAL
TUNNEL GROWS FROM THE COURTYARD'S SURFA
CE. ITS MOUTH FACES NORTH. SET INTO THE
FLOOR BEFORE THE TUNNEL IS A HEXAGONAL
KNOB..YOU CANNOT. THOUSANDS OF NEARLY IN
VISIBLE, NEEDLE-SHARP FIBERS PROTRUDE FR
OM THE TUNNEL'S INNER WALL. THEY FLOAT,
LIKE CILIA, IN THE TUNNEL'S MOUTH..THE F
IBERS RETRACT. THE TUNNEL ENTRANCE IS CL
EAR..YOU ENTER THE TUNNEL, AND THE CILIA
CLOSE UP THE TUNNEL MOUTH BEHIND YOU..T
HE TUNNEL'S MOUTH IS ROUGHLY 2 METERS WI
DE. THE TUNNEL ITSELF IS SOME 10 METERS
LONG..THE KNOB IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A BA
SEBALL. THERE ARE THREE SMALL HOLES IN I
TS TOP SURFACE..THE FIBERS COULD BE SOME
KIND OF SILICATE MATERIAL. THEY SEEM A
LMOST LIKE THE TENDRILS OF A LIVING CREA
TURE..PPTUNN.......~.....Q......U...'^.7
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