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A sense of cold, creeping dread assaulted the pair as they approached the heart of the city40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdr2b8EcOR2
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The streets opened into a sweeping square dominated by the gargantuan marble structure known as "The Centre". 40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMn59WkF5U8
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There, Valerius had explained, he would meet the Proctor; the all-powerful Head of the Authority.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6BTt3u8HGr
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It was quiet. Unnaturally silent. Neat lines of people waited patiently before armoured trucks that squatted among the fountains. A colony of gigantic black slugs.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVyWMY2YCV
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Austin and Oriole drew nearer, hesitant at the ominous sight.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiH4Dfada9
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The Grey-Coats brandished a sleek tablet complete with a suction cup in one hand. In their other hand, gloved fingers gripped a long rod with two sharp prongs at one end.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iTXsd2mEj
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Oriole looked at the tablet in wonder and excitedly pulled on Austin's arm to draw his attention, but his eyes were transfixed by something horrible.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6X8uv20mEK
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A gaunt fellow, clad in rags, was arguing with a pair of Grey-Coats. They had taken his shirt, revealing dozens of tiny, cut-like scars all over his chest. A fresh one, glowing a pale blue, had formed on his face directly across his left eye.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhW9CUkfqSA
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Austin was close enough to hear the rapid beeps from the tablet now. The nearest tablet vibrated furiously.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJA18OTpFnr
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"That can't be right," the man exclaimed, "Last month I-" 40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6vpODCHXW
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"Last month you were indeed within the acceptance limits of the Scar-Ceiling," the younger of the pair interrupted.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMImm4NYw5M
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"Under the revised law, your latest somatic scar places you above the lowered limit." The older enforcer concluded.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dO9LcVTmX
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The shirtless man's single eye widened in terror.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zi78qzR5L
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"No, no! I live in the Shallows, I got knifed by some lunatic on my way home from the factory!" he pleaded.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEd9aZekpW9
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The Grey-Coats didn't respond with words. The first drove the butt of the rod into the man's stomach. The crack of breaking ribs made Austin feel nauseous. 40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwnHWLH3Oq
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The man from the Shallows doubled over, gasping and swearing. The second enforcer activated the device and pressed the prongs to the man's temple.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEkOgl4WVd
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He convulsed on the ground, a second shock rendering him unconscious.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcLxroqRz4
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Austin grabbed Oriole's hand and yanked her away.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HkhpnMM9Z
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A crackle of static issued from a loudspeaker as the Mayor's voice rang out behind the pair while they climbed the steps to the Centre.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAM37cGrMI
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"Citizens of Lumière," proclaimed Ada Albright, "The Keloidic Authority, with my unyielding support, has increased its enforcement of the Scar-Ceiling to restore order. I promised an end to the ravages of the sickness, and I will deliver on it. Thank you for your compliance."40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNj6AGrzUy
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Austin’s skin crawled when he heard that last word. Compliant, after all, wasn't far from complicit.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zGwbiST2U
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The steps seemed to have been designed to jar those climbing them out of any natural rhythm. Austin shuffled up them awkwardly, his 'stabilising partner' in tow.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAYna5cIyD
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Oriole made a small, choked sound. "They... they didn't use to..." She repeated something to herself that Austin could not hear.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBd8p12wFJJ
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The pair reached the top suddenly, the building did not need doors: no one entered or left of their own accord.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9YLBPRFzq
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A grey-haired, thin man stood in the atrium. He wore light blue tails and the river of personnel gave him a wide berth.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLeg6tzJIa
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Oriole brightened upon seeing him, "Papa," she said happily, approaching to hug the man gently.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HC1TZtcCC
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"Y-you must be Austin Middle." He stammered once his daughter had released him. 40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqBussHFSR
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"Yes. I was told to report to the head of the Authority, the Proctor." He replied.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOeOdfKoEu
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"You're," the man was interrupted by a coughing fit.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLPeKRyM32
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"Let's go somewhere warmer, Papa," Oriole suggested to him, no trace of her usual shyness was present.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03AsQzdQCq
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He led them through an endless series of corridors, leaning on a simple cane for support. 40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozdlcFkqtc
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They passed a great mixing plant in the Eastern sector, dark purple liquid bubbled in a huge, cast-iron vat. Oriole tapped one of the orange-vested technicians on the shoulder.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLcHUzAjk9
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"W-why does the Authority make Tranq?" She asked curiously.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAQJIlzHki
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A look of recognition dawned on the woman's face. "It is the first, gentle step in a longer process." She replied.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQaFzsz4Zg
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Austin couldn't help but wonder what was going on. He had expected to find lots of dreadful things within the Centre, a cheerful old man and Tranq weren't among them.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJgE6QqMi1
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He finally ushered the pair into a small staff room devoid of life. The air was different in there: warm and inviting, unlike the stuffy cold everywhere else.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgukMJDWLN
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He slumped into a large armchair with a raspy sigh.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcKQVSuFZh
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Putting as much distance between Oriole and himself as he could manage, Austin cautiously took a seat.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgX7ODaDprz
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"I was told to report to the Centre for orientation with the Proctor." He said finally.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hBvA9UOke
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"And y-y-you have," the old man smiled slightly, "P...Proctor Aneurin Seele at your service." 40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaQTmfCyJb
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After a moment of shocked silence, he asked "Not what y-you expected?"40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeo8EYuDyoz
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"No..." The reply was filled with a mixture of distrust and confusion.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubSkNBdUhO
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"It must...be h-h-hard to link m-me to what's happening outside," Seele said with a sorrowful expression. 40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwbynFF5B4
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Austin felt something dangerous froth inside of him: anger.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OMJVNiTKe
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"Why?" He said, trying his best not to shout at the man behind it all.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tEPQUF5Th
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"Why?" The Proctor echoed thoughtfully. "Do...do you recall the four in the suits?"40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4hqzXJgzI
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As a matter of fact, he did; it has puzzled him constantly.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvRdUa6yqB
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"T-they were...from the Ozic Society. Anarcho-somatic t-t-terrorists who want the unhealed mental w-wounds of the c-city to break...it." Tears ran down his face as he spoke.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxl9nNMGv0
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"That sounds like an excuse, sir." Austin retorted, too angry to be afraid anymore.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDcLLroNzp
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"It's hard to frighten the d-dying, Mister Middle." The Proctor snapped.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qNA7fKLhQ
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"Order has kept the poor safe from those... rich parasites that f-fund the Ozic. They...they will burn it all..." He stuttered, the anger was gone already.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAq9C2WktzS
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Austin was speechless. The motive of the Authority's leader was to prevent a class war?40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1zuW1z2QK
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"W-where do y-you think...the Shallows came from? The Ozics destroyed the c-city in t-t-their...greed. Lumière IS a S-Scar."40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2HpiFhVqk
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"Oh...I didn't know..." Oriole said softly, unsure of what to believe. A lifetime of conditioning had blurred the lines between fact and Authority-approved falsehood.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbITmMV7elA
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"It didn't take long for my family to break." Seele lamented,  "You are all I have now." He reached out to grasp her hand, and she took it. The conflict within calmed by the display of affection.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1r0uVUiPA
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Now, Aneurin turned to Austin40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWG2aROhqz
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"It is time for you to learn. Go a-a-and witness healing, Probationary W-Weavers." 40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLA0umoPkew
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A Grey-Coat waited outside for them. "I will show you the way." He intoned.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5tccy1nQY
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The Grey-Coat had taken them to where Purification happened.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPExOl74SG
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A dirty, angry man was strapped to an operating table, wearing nothing but plain underwear40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqDFAwoz7C
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His entire body was covered in somatic scars; they took the form of crimson cracks that snaked around the flesh.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETPOE84waZ
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Senior Surgeon Valerius appeared from nowhere, startling the pair.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSShviwMao
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"Like what you see?" he asked blankly, "This is Robert Berlan, a murderer."40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRoj6LZt78
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"Surgeon!" he thundered, struggling in vain against his restraints.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImATGmajcp
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"Middle, you will perform a Pull, legally this time," Valerius instructed calmly.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVfBF5cUiB
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"But..."40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaFk6rufVC
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"Come here and focus," the surgeon ordered. Austin obeyed.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqqmsQRMPj
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"Good. Now, place your hand on a scar and clear your mind of emotions. There's some Tranq here if you need it." He produced a bottle of Tranq, this batch so pale it was lilac.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznYTTT4VjO
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Middle shook his head.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjl4pYsBXXk
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A moment of tense silence passed, but just as he was about to give up...it happened. He Pulled.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqusvKU0FCX
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A red mist filled his vision. A blade flashed, stained red.  Need to control. Inflict back. Pain. Suffering. Cutting, cutting, CUTT-40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEQqw0W6u2
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A torrent of freezing water ripped Berlan's Shadow out of his mind.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdauetIRLod
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"Wha...?" he muttered, "my head hurts."40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZJf36xQXw
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Austin looked up. Oriole was drenched in sweat, her pupils blown wide open.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1CIHdavXN
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"W-What is wrong with him? That isn't sickness!" she wailed as Robert began thrashing around again. 40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2vbVSVMz4
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"DON'T YOU PULL ME! I-" Berlan fell silent as Valerius plunged a syringe full of black liquid into his neck.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2f5eBVUX6
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"This is why the Authority exists,” he explained. “Before it did, thousands of traumatised people like Berlan all sprouted Somatic Scars one day and their darkest impulses ruled them." He explained.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAw72na6XU
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"What do you mean, 'one day'?" Austin asked slowly.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfvMqihHVL
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Oriole squeaked next to him in horror, "Father...told me about that day. One in five citizens died and Somatic Scars appeared from that day onward."40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClG8LZAkna
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Austin reached out to comfort her but thought better of it.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlgn6pZOOP
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Valerius ignored her. He was doing something to Berlan, methodically injecting more of the black liquid from a tank near the table. 40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpeSYdrmBy
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Next, the Surgeon gently picked up a shiny black implement from a silver tray of tools. "Time for work," he whispered as he snapped it into a waiting container and activated it.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwi661HHroR
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Immediately, all the light in the room was sucked into the tip. The darkness squished the pair under its tungsten weight.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLB6rCOExho
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Valerius carefully inserted the device into Berlan's ear. A low, menacing hum emanated from it now.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uZ4Z2HIc5
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The tank slowly filled with a milky, shimmering fluid that rapidly spun around in a vortex. Streaks of black appeared.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHiqx9sQws
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Then, with a whump, the fluid burst into flames inside the container. The light returned to the room.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ithl1mVTK
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"What did you do?" Austin asked, fearing the worst. His hands curled into fists.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYRUhr8379
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"I cured him, of course. Robert is purified; his sadism will never hurt anyone ever again. He will be a model worker, an exemplary citizen."40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ikwDHdQxR
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Wrong. You are just as bad, you destroyed him! Austin thought angrily.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Zy8H9MBba
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"It's better this way," Oriole muttered to herself, upset, "...the alternative is worse."40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNWmXErF0o
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"Exactly", Valerius agreed.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuboJLa4ZNY
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"Father says I have to be strong..." She said in a weaker voice.40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDs2bMe8xnJ
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Austin P. J. Middle hated everything. This City is rotten he thought.1234 copyright protection36ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDbmDsbVhm 尼

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