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..8..........THE SQUARE IS ALMOST TOTALL
Y ENCLOSED BY A TENTLIKE STRUCTURE OF WI
RE MESH, AS IF IT WERE A GIANT BIRD CAGE
. BEFORE YOU, IN THE SIDE OF THE CAGE, I
S A CLOSED DOOR..THE MESH IS TOO FINELY
WOVEN, THERE'S NOTHING TO HOLD ONTO..YOU
TRY, BUT CAN'T GET A HANDHOLD ON THE DO
OR..THE DOOR SLIDES EASILY, AND DISAPPEA
RS INTO THE GROUND..THE DOOR IS CLOSED..
AS YOU CROSS THE THRESHOLD, THE DOOR CLO
SES BEHIND YOU. .A CHORUS OF STRANGE BUT
PLEASING SOUNDS RISES SLOWLY FROM WITHI
N RAMA, WHILE ALL AROUND YOU, THE CAGE I
S AWAKENING WITH FLASHES OF LIGHT AND CO
LOR. THE WALLS OF THE CAGE SEEM TO RESPO
ND TO EVERY NOTE..SENDING GIANT ARCS OF
COLORED LIGHTNING OUT INTO THE ROOM, TO
CRISS-CROSS OVER YOUR HEAD..THE CAGE IS
TIGHTLY WOVEN OF FINE WIRE. INSIDE, YOU
CAN SEE AN OBJECT OF SOME SORT, POSSIBLY
A PODIUM..THE DOOR IS MADE OF A SMOOTH,
GRAY SUBSTANCE. ITS UNUSUAL CONFIGURATI
ON PREVENTS IT FROM SWINGING IN OR OUT..
YOU ARE INSIDE THE CAGE. AT THE CENTER O
F THE AREA IS A SHINY METAL PODIUM ABOUT
THREE FEET HIGH, AND ONE FOOT IN DIAMET
ER..ON TOP OF THE PODIUM IS A PANEL, SET
AT AN ANGLE, CONTAINING A SINGLE BUTTON
..PBIRD.YOU CAN'T MAKE OUT ANY DETAILS..
YOU ARE ALREADY IN THE CAGE..YOU ARE NOT
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