You hurl yourself forwards through the air, and sure enough a swirling vortex of colours springs
into existence to swallow you.
The wormhole spits you out at the other end.
Pristine laboratory in the White Tower (indoors).
A piece of parchment has been discarded here. A heavy steel table is bolted to the floor, upon which
rests the corpse of a young boy. Looking radiant and chic, Maim de Vermiis stands poised sipping a
martini.
You see a single exit leading down and a wormhole leading to A red bedroom.
A wormhole is here, leading to: A red bedroom (#10303) in Maim's Mansion.
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Maim de Vermiis says, "Very good, dahling! Now you must be extremely careful that you follow me
closely--one small misstep and everything is ruined. Let us begin."
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You have recovered equilibrium. 5.011s
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Maim de Vermiis touches the orb and chants, causing the orb to glow blue.
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You pull the lever and a glass bulb glows blue.
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Maim de Vermiis touches the orb and chants, causing the orb to glow blue.
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You pull the lever and a glass bulb glows blue.
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Maim de Vermiis pours a glowing reddish liquid into the corpse of a young boy.
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You push the lever and a glass bulb glows red.
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Maim de Vermiis rubs the puppet on the body of the corpse of a young boy, which jerks at the touch.
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You turn the crank, and the table spins slightly, while the corpse of a young boy glows a sickly
green.
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Maim de Vermiis pours a glowing reddish liquid into the corpse of a young boy.
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You push the lever and a glass bulb glows red.
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Maim de Vermiis pours a glowing reddish liquid into the corpse of a young boy.
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You push the lever and a glass bulb glows red.
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Maim de Vermiis points up to the sky, which suddenly crackles with lightning.
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You pull the rope and the lightning rod is raised higher and sparks of lightning flash along its
pole.
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Maim de Vermiis pours a glowing reddish liquid into the corpse of a young boy.
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You push the lever and a glass bulb glows red.
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Your ghostly image slowly intensifies until you appear flesh and blood again.
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[Curing]: CONJURE GHOST
You project a net of light about yourself until your image becomes faded and ghostly.
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A bolt of black lightning streaks up from the White Tower near New Thera, turning the sky to crimson
red and causing an ominous thunder to roll through the land.
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You have recovered equilibrium. 3.358s
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Your shroud dissipates and you return to the realm of perception.
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[Curing]: CONJURE CLOAK
You toss a sparkling cloud of dust over yourself and as it settles you shimmer into invisibility.
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The corpse of a little boy jerks to life and stumbles from the table.
Maim de Vermiis says, "Patrick? Is that you? Can you understand me?"
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The boy's skin begins to shine strangely white, then he opens his arms and throws them around Auntie
Maim, sobbing.
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You have recovered equilibrium. 3.456s
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You see Maim de Vermiis shout, "Success! My boy is back with me! Thank you, my dahling Akamai."
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Hugging young Patrick to her, Auntie Maim flings a tarot to the ground. Upon contact, it explodes in
a great flash of technicolour light and Auntie Maim is gone.
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