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Hall of influence.

Andy peeled his heavy eyes open to find he was sitting on the floor of a hallway illuminated with flickering green lights. His back was pressed hard against the wall. On the opposite wall were 2 symbols. A “N” with an arrow pointing right, and a “S” with an arrow pointing left. Andy’s head was throbbing in pain, and he didn’t exactly know how he got in this odd hall in the first place. He stood up, and not knowing the outcome, took a step North.

“Don’t go that way!”

The deep voice startled Andy and stopped him. He looked over his shoulder down the stretch of green hallway. Nobody. Andy turned on his heel and quickly made his way South.

“Do you always let random people make your decisions?”

This time Andy replied. “Who’s there?”...No one replied. His head was still throbbing and he still didn’t know where he was, but the voice had a point. North was his gut feeling, so once again, he turned around.

“How do you know I wasn’t just trying to stop you from making the same mistake I did?”

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