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Odyssey Into 2012: Ch 1

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She stands, observing her dimly lit surroundings. To her left and her right stand walls. Walls that stand as tall as the eye can see, and extend as far back as a man could walk. Crudely etched in the stone walls are words. The identity of scribes and the age of the carvings have been lost with time. These words are in several different languages, many of which she cannot read. Some are written in symbols she has never seen before. 

Deceit.
Lies.
Scandal.
Underground.
Japan.
Access.
Don't.
Light.
Threshold.
Eight.
Chosen.

Zephyr.

Perhaps these scribes had began a journey similar to the one she will embark on. Perhaps these are warnings. Perhaps these are clues. She traces the script with her finger. What was their fate? Had they attempted to achieve the goal she cannot name, yet feels destined to complete?

She walks towards the gate, continuing to follow the words with her hands. The gate, crafted from dark blue metal, is cool to the touch. It has swung wide open, as if inviting her in. There is no warmth in its invitation.

"Will you step into my parlour?" said the spider to the fly.

She pauses, her finger stopping midway through another message in a language she cannot recognize. She takes a final look at the grey stone walls surrounding her. Had this where the scribes' journeys had ended? Or is this where they had begun?

Removing her hand from the wall, she stands before the gate, ist open arms beckoning her, as if saying that its invitation still stands.

She accepts, walking through the gate, and is enveloped by a white light.
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