Greyton

{ [[Chapter 1->1]] (set: $chapter to 1) (set: $verse1 to "Greyness envelopes you,the swirling mist surrounds you,falling you look up at the gaping white light in the sky,waiting to hit the ground.") (set: $verse2 to "A mechanical screech vibrates your body,your eyes jump open,staring at the ceiling,you hasten to mute the symphony from hell.") (set: $verse3 to "The alarm falls silentand you face the day ahead of you,lights flicker onto your windowwhere you hasten to present yourself before the screen.") (set: $verse4 to "A garish flourescent pink top,a wide cheshire grin,begins barking instructions,“Keep jogging, keep loosening those joints, I would if I were you.”") (set: $verse5 to "The din dies,releasing you.Heading out into the still grey morninga flick of colour from a poster catches your eye.") (set: $verse6 to "Not breaking from the routine, you march into the concrete blockMaximo, a corporation a conglomerate,something bigger than was understandable.") (set: $verse7 to "Head bowed you shuffle,the hall echos,as the space opens,into a giant canteen, rows of metal tables.") (set: $verse8 to "Lines are adhered to,like ants in their nest,joining one towards the back wallyou wait to be served this mornings portions.") (set: $verse9 to "Hushed murmursand clatters of cutleryfill the space as you settle onto a benchyou fill your face with sludge they call breakfast.") (set: $verse10 to "Shuffling backwardsjoining the queue outthe space encloses around youas you burrow deeper towards your department.") (set: $verse11 to "Swinging shut,the door shuts you offsilence joins you as you begin to workplugging into the console you move files,") (set: $verse12 to "transferring them:from here to there, from here to there,from here to there.") (set: $verse13 to "Snapping you away from the consolethe screeching calls youback to the echoey hallfor the next installment of nourishment.") (set: $verse14 to "You thunk down lunchand shuffle onto the benchgazing over the canteencoloured posters are scattered over the tables.") (set: $verse15 to "You pick one up,the red and yellow contrastwith a strong male figure at centre,the text “Join me , 7pm, The town hall.”") (set: $verse16 to "Curious you slip it into your pocketjoining the shuffle outand back to workworking your way down the rabbit warren to your desk.") (set: $verse17 to "Again, transferring files:from here to there, from here to there,from here to there.") (set: $verse18 to "Your console starts flashingsignaling the closing of dayyour effort is loggedas your footsteps echo in synch towards the smell of dinner.") (set: $verse19 to "Dinner is served,unceremoniously splattered onto traysyou finish and leave,following the same footsteps that were taken into this concrete tower.") (set: $verse20 to "Climbing the steps upwardscrumbling concrete decorates the wallsholding your hand against the doorit swings open, back into your simple quarters.") (set: $verse21 to "You wait,watching time tickpulling out the posterit’s tempting not to go to the evening activities but there.") (set: $verse22 to "Clicking the door shutyou head back out towards the town hallyour feet know where it is even if you have never entered.") (set: $verse23 to "Pulling apart the wooden doorsA stage fills the focal pointDrapes of red leading the eyesYou shuffle in, waiting for the hall to fill.") (set: $verse24 to "A couple, but not many join.The man on the poster standsAddress his audience“It is now our time, choose to be different.”") (set: $verse25 to "The lights click shutthe signal to leaveyou wonder, was there anything more life.The routine you have, have always had, was that all?") (set: $verse26 to "Outside the night seems less blackblue mingled between the darknessback in the apartment you power downreadying yourself for another day.") (set: $verse27 to "The door slams locked</It’s a hive of activity, reaching the reception desk You check which groups still have spaces in It’s a toss between improve your efficiency and renew your systems.p>Taking the usual routeYou had into the nightThe bright neon sign of the Activity Hall draws you inside.") (set: $verse28 to "It’s a hive of activity,reaching the reception deskYou check which groups still have spaces inIt’s a toss between two of the most sort after courses:") }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse1 [[Next->2]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse2 [[Next->3]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse4 [[Next->5]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse6 [[Next->7]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse3 [[Next->4]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse5 [[Next->6]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse7 [[Next->8]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse8 [[Next->9]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse9 [[Next->10]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse10 [[Next->11]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse11 [[Next->12]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse12 [[Next->13]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse13 [[Next->14]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse15 [[Next->16]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse16 [[Next->17]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse17 [[Next->18]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse18 [[Next->19]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse19 [[Next->20]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse21 [[Town Hall->22]] || [[Evening Activities->27]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse22 [[Next->23]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse23 [[Next->24]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse24 [[Next->25]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse25 [[Next->26]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse26 [[Next->Chapter2]]] }

{ [[Chapter 2->1]] (set: $chapter to 2) }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse27 [[Next->28]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse20 [[Next->21]]] }

{ (if: $chapter is 1)[$verse28 [[Improve Your Efficiency->29]] || [[Renew Your Systems->30]]] }

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