Maintenance

You are standing in the living room. [Pictures]<v1| hang on the [walls]<v2|. A large window with a set of [curtains]<v3| looks out over the front yard. There is a [rug]<v4| in the middle of the [hardwood floor]<v5|. Against the wall to your left sits a [sofa]<v6| and a [coffee table]<v7|. Across from you is the entrance to the [[kitchen|kitchen1]] (click: ?v1)[ (replace: ?v1)[Framed pictures of a smiling family and their dogs]] (click: ?v2)[ (replace: ?v2)[clean, white walls]] (click: ?v3)[ (replace: ?v3)[maroon silk curtains, the fabric weighty and lush,]] (click: ?v4)[ (replace: ?v4)[thick Persian rug]] (click: ?v5)[ (replace: ?v5)[polished hardwood floor]] (click: ?v6)[ (replace: ?v6)[black leather sofa]] (click: ?v7)[ (replace: ?v7)[spotless glass coffee table with a book about vintage motorcycles]]

You are in the kitchen. There is a [steel-basin sink]<k1| and [an electric stovetop]<k2| to your right. A [white refrigerator]<k3| is pushed up against the [wallpaper]<k4|. [A garbage can]<k5| sits tucked away behind the table. The [floor]<k6| is cold beneath your feet. Behind you is the entrance to the [[living room|livingroom2]] (click: ?k1)[ (replace: ?k1)[gleaming steel-basin sink]] (click: ?k2)[ (replace: ?k2)[a spotless electric stovetop]] (click: ?k3)[ (replace: ?k3)[white refrigerator, covered with children’s drawings, photographs, and a card that says “I love you, Daddy”]] (click: ?k4)[ (replace: ?k4)[crisp, striped wallpaper]] (click: ?k5)[ (replace: ?k5)[An empty steel garbage can]] (click: ?k6)[ (replace: ?k6)[tile floor]]

You are standing in the living room. [Pictures]<v1| hang on the [walls]<v2|. A large window with a set of [curtains]<v3| looks out over the front yard. There is a [rug]<v4| in the middle of the [hardwood floor]<v5|. Against the wall to your left sits a [sofa]<v6| and a [coffee table]<v7|. Across from you is the entrance to the [[kitchen|kitchen2]] (click: ?v1)[ (replace: ?v1)[Framed pictures of a smiling family and their dogs]] (click: ?v2)[ (replace: ?v2)[clean, white walls]] (click: ?v3)[ (replace: ?v3)[maroon silk curtains, the fabric weighty and slightly frayed around the edges,]] (click: ?v4)[ (replace: ?v4)[thick Persian rug]] (click: ?v5)[ (replace: ?v5)[polished hardwood floor]] (click: ?v6)[ (replace: ?v6)[black leather sofa]] (click: ?v7)[ (replace: ?v7)[spotless glass coffee table with a book about vintage motorcycles]]

You are in the kitchen. There is a [steel-basin sink]<k1| and [an electric stovetop]<k2| to your right. A [white refrigerator]<k3| is pushed up against the [wallpaper]<k4|. [A garbage can]<k5| sits tucked away behind the table. The [floor]<k6| is cold beneath your feet. Behind you is the entrance to the [[living room|livingroom3]] (click: ?k1)[ (replace: ?k1)[steel-basin sink]] (click: ?k2)[ (replace: ?k2)[an electric stovetop]] (click: ?k3)[ (replace: ?k3)[white refrigerator, covered with children’s drawings, photographs, and a card that says “I love you, Daddy”]] (click: ?k4)[ (replace: ?k4)[crisp, striped wallpaper]] (click: ?k5)[ (replace: ?k5)[A steel garbage can]] (click: ?k6)[ (replace: ?k6)[scuffed tile floor]]

You are standing in the living room. [Pictures]<v1| hang on the [walls]<v2|. A large window with a set of [curtains]<v3| looks out over the front yard. There is a [rug]<v4| in the middle of the [hardwood floor]<v5|. Against the wall to your left sits a [sofa]<v6| and a [coffee table]<v7|. Across from you is the entrance to the [[kitchen|kitchen3]] (click: ?v1)[ (replace: ?v1)[Framed pictures of a smiling family and their dogs, all a bit crooked,]] (click: ?v2)[ (replace: ?v2)[clean, white walls]] (click: ?v3)[ (replace: ?v3)[maroon silk curtains, the fabric weighty and slightly frayed around the edges,]] (click: ?v4)[ (replace: ?v4)[thick Persian rug]] (click: ?v5)[ (replace: ?v5)[polished hardwood floor]] (click: ?v6)[ (replace: ?v6)[black leather sofa]] (click: ?v7)[ (replace: ?v7)[spotless glass coffee table with a book about vintage motorcycles]]

You are in the kitchen. There is a [steel-basin sink]<k1| and [an electric stovetop]<k2| to your right. A [white refrigerator]<k3| is pushed up against the [wallpaper]<k4|. [A garbage can]<k5| sits tucked away behind the table. The [floor]<k6| is cold beneath your feet. Behind you is the entrance to the [[living room|livingroom4]] (click: ?k1)[ (replace: ?k1)[steel-basin sink]] (click: ?k2)[ (replace: ?k2)[an electric stovetop]] (click: ?k3)[ (replace: ?k3)[white refrigerator, covered with photographs of children and a card that says “I love you, Daddy,"]] (click: ?k4)[ (replace: ?k4)[striped wallpaper]] (click: ?k5)[ (replace: ?k5)[A steel garbage can]] (click: ?k6)[ (replace: ?k6)[scuffed tile floor]]

You are standing in the living room. [Pictures]<v1| hang on the [walls]<v2|. A large window with a set of [curtains]<v3| looks out over the front yard. There is a [rug]<v4| in the middle of the [hardwood floor]<v5|. Against the wall to your left sits a [sofa]<v6| and a [coffee table]<v7|. Across from you is the entrance to the [[kitchen|kitchen4]] (click: ?v1)[ (replace: ?v1)[Framed pictures of a smiling family and their dogs, all a bit crooked,]] (click: ?v2)[ (replace: ?v2)[white walls]] (click: ?v3)[ (replace: ?v3)[maroon silk curtains, the fabric weighty and slightly frayed around the edges,]] (click: ?v4)[ (replace: ?v4)[thick Persian rug]] (click: ?v5)[ (replace: ?v5)[polished hardwood floor]] (click: ?v6)[ (replace: ?v6)[black leather sofa]] (click: ?v7)[ (replace: ?v7)[smudged glass coffee table with a book about vintage motorcycles]]

You are in the kitchen. There is a [steel-basin sink]<k1| and [an electric stovetop]<k2| to your right. A [white refrigerator]<k3| is pushed up against the [wallpaper]<k4|. [A garbage can]<k5| sits tucked away behind the table. The [floor]<k6| is cold beneath your feet. Behind you is the entrance to the [[living room|livingroom5]] (click: ?k1)[ (replace: ?k1)[steel-basin sink]] (click: ?k2)[ (replace: ?k2)[a food-encrusted electric stovetop]] (click: ?k3)[ (replace: ?k3)[white refrigerator, covered with photographs of children and a card that says “I love you, Daddy,"]] (click: ?k4)[ (replace: ?k4)[striped wallpaper]] (click: ?k5)[ (replace: ?k5)[A steel garbage can]] (click: ?k6)[ (replace: ?k6)[scuffed tile floor]]

You are standing in the living room. [Pictures]<v1| hang on the [walls]<v2|. A large window with a set of [curtains]<v3| looks out over the front yard. There is a [rug]<v4| in the middle of the [hardwood floor]<v5|. Against the wall to your left sits a [sofa]<v6| and a [coffee table]<v7|. Across from you is the entrance to the [[kitchen|kitchen5]] (click: ?v1)[ (replace: ?v1)[Framed pictures of a smiling family and their dogs, all a bit crooked,]] (click: ?v2)[ (replace: ?v2)[white walls]] (click: ?v3)[ (replace: ?v3)[maroon silk curtains, the fabric weighty and slightly frayed around the edges,]] (click: ?v4)[ (replace: ?v4)[thick Persian rug]] (click: ?v5)[ (replace: ?v5)[scuffed hardwood floor]] (click: ?v6)[ (replace: ?v6)[worn black leather sofa]] (click: ?v7)[ (replace: ?v7)[smudged glass coffee table with a book about vintage motorcycles]]

You are in the kitchen. There is a [steel-basin sink]<k1| and [an electric stovetop]<k2| to your right. A [white refrigerator]<k3| is pushed up against the [wallpaper]<k4|. [A garbage can]<k5| sits tucked away behind the table. The [floor]<k6| is cold beneath your feet. Behind you is the entrance to the [[living room|livingroom6]] (click: ?k1)[ (replace: ?k1)[grimy steel-basin sink]] (click: ?k2)[ (replace: ?k2)[a food-encrusted electric stovetop]] (click: ?k3)[ (replace: ?k3)[white refrigerator, covered with photographs of children and a card that says “I love you, Daddy,"]] (click: ?k4)[ (replace: ?k4)[striped wallpaper]] (click: ?k5)[ (replace: ?k5)[A steel garbage can]] (click: ?k6)[ (replace: ?k6)[scuffed tile floor]]

You are standing in the living room. [Pictures]<v1| hang on the [walls]<v2|. A large window with a set of [curtains]<v3| looks out over the front yard. There is a [rug]<v4| in the middle of the [hardwood floor]<v5|. Against the wall to your left sits a [sofa]<v6| and a [coffee table]<v7|. Across from you is the entrance to the [[kitchen|kitchen6]] (click: ?v1)[ (replace: ?v1)[Framed pictures of a smiling family and their dogs, all a bit crooked,]] (click: ?v2)[ (replace: ?v2)[white walls]] (click: ?v3)[ (replace: ?v3)[maroon silk curtains, the fabric weighty and slightly frayed around the edges,]] (click: ?v4)[ (replace: ?v4)[thick Persian rug]] (click: ?v5)[ (replace: ?v5)[scuffed hardwood floor]] (click: ?v6)[ (replace: ?v6)[worn black leather sofa]] (click: ?v7)[ (replace: ?v7)[scratched-up glass coffee table]]

You are in the kitchen. There is a [steel-basin sink]<k1| and [an electric stovetop]<k2| to your right. A [white refrigerator]<k3| is pushed up against the [wallpaper]<k4|. [A garbage can]<k5| sits tucked away behind the table. The [floor]<k6| is cold beneath your feet. Behind you is the entrance to the [[living room|livingroom7]] (click: ?k1)[ (replace: ?k1)[grimy steel-basin sink]] (click: ?k2)[ (replace: ?k2)[a food-encrusted electric stovetop]] (click: ?k3)[ (replace: ?k3)[white refrigerator with a photograph of a child on it]] (click: ?k4)[ (replace: ?k4)[striped wallpaper]] (click: ?k5)[ (replace: ?k5)[A steel garbage can]] (click: ?k6)[ (replace: ?k6)[scuffed tile floor]]

You are standing in the living room. [Pictures]<v1| hang on the [walls]<v2|. A large window with a set of [curtains]<v3| looks out over the front yard. There is a [rug]<v4| in the middle of the [hardwood floor]<v5|. Against the wall to your left sits a [sofa]<v6| and a [coffee table]<v7|. Across from you is the entrance to the [[kitchen|kitchen7]] (click: ?v1)[ (replace: ?v1)[Framed pictures of a smiling family and their dogs, all a bit crooked,]] (click: ?v2)[ (replace: ?v2)[white walls]] (click: ?v3)[ (replace: ?v3)[maroon silk curtains, the fabric weighty and slightly frayed around the edges,]] (click: ?v4)[ (replace: ?v4)[Persian rug]] (click: ?v5)[ (replace: ?v5)[scuffed hardwood floor]] (click: ?v6)[ (replace: ?v6)[worn black leather sofa]] (click: ?v7)[ (replace: ?v7)[cracked glass coffee table]]

You are in the kitchen. There is a [steel-basin sink]<k1| and [an electric stovetop]<k2| to your right. A [white refrigerator]<k3| is pushed up against the [wallpaper]<k4|. [A garbage can]<k5| sits tucked away behind the table. The [floor]<k6| is cold beneath your feet. Behind you is the entrance to the [[living room|livingroom8]] (click: ?k1)[ (replace: ?k1)[grimy steel-basin sink]] (click: ?k2)[ (replace: ?k2)[a food-encrusted electric stovetop]] (click: ?k3)[ (replace: ?k3)[white refrigerator]] (click: ?k4)[ (replace: ?k4)[yellowed wallpaper]] (click: ?k5)[ (replace: ?k5)[A steel garbage can]] (click: ?k6)[ (replace: ?k6)[tile floor is cracked in several places and]]

You are standing in the living room. [Pictures]<v1| hang on the [walls]<v2|. A large window with a set of [curtains]<v3| looks out over the front yard. There is a [rug]<v4| in the middle of the [hardwood floor]<v5|. Against the wall to your left sits a [sofa]<v6| and a [coffee table]<v7|. Across from you is the entrance to the [[kitchen|kitchen8]] (click: ?v1)[ (replace: ?v1)[Framed pictures of a smiling family and their dogs, all a bit crooked,]] (click: ?v2)[ (replace: ?v2)[white walls]] (click: ?v3)[ (replace: ?v3)[maroon silk curtains, the fabric frayed and threadbare,]] (click: ?v4)[ (replace: ?v4)[Persian rug, a sprinkling of grainy dirt ground deep into its pile,]] (click: ?v5)[ (replace: ?v5)[scuffed hardwood floor]] (click: ?v6)[ (replace: ?v6)[worn black leather sofa]] (click: ?v7)[ (replace: ?v7)[cracked glass coffee table]]

You are in the kitchen. There is a [steel-basin sink]<k1| and [an electric stovetop]<k2| to your right. A [white refrigerator]<k3| is pushed up against the [wallpaper]<k4|. [A garbage can]<k5| sits tucked away behind the table. The [floor]<k6| is cold beneath your feet. Behind you is the entrance to the [[living room|livingroom9]] (click: ?k1)[ (replace: ?k1)[grimy steel-basin sink]] (click: ?k2)[ (replace: ?k2)[a food-encrusted electric stovetop]] (click: ?k3)[ (replace: ?k3)[white refrigerator, with a photograph of a dog,]] (click: ?k4)[ (replace: ?k4)[sagging, yellowed wallpaper]] (click: ?k5)[ (replace: ?k5)[A steel garbage can, so full that the lid won’t close,]] (click: ?k6)[ (replace: ?k6)[tile floor is cracked in several places and]]

You are standing in the living room. [Pictures]<v1| hang on the [walls]<v2|. A large window with a set of [curtains]<v3| looks out over the front yard. There is a [rug]<v4| in the middle of the [hardwood floor]<v5|. Against the wall to your left sits a [sofa]<v6| and [a coffee table]<v7|. Across from you is the entrance to the [[kitchen|kitchen9]] (click: ?v1)[ (replace: ?v1)[Faded pictures of dogs and a scattering of empty nails]] (click: ?v2)[ (replace: ?v2)[peeling white walls]] (click: ?v3)[ (replace: ?v3)[maroon silk curtains, the fabric threadbare and torn in several places,]] (click: ?v4)[ (replace: ?v4)[Persian rug, a sprinkling of grainy dirt ground deep into its pile,]] (click: ?v5)[ (replace: ?v5)[dented and warped hardwood floor]] (click: ?v6)[ (replace: ?v6)[worn black leather sofa, stuffing spilling out of a deep gash in one of the cushions,]] (click: ?v7)[ (replace: ?v7)[an upended coffee table, shards of broken glass scattered around it]]

You are in the kitchen. There is a [steel-basin sink]<k1| and [an electric stovetop]<k2| to your right. A [white refrigerator]<k3| is pushed up against the [wallpaper]<k4|. [A garbage can]<k5| sits tucked away behind the table. The [floor]<k6| is cold beneath your feet. Behind you is the entrance to the [[living room|livingroom10]] (click: ?k1)[ (replace: ?k1)[filthy steel-basin sink, a halo of black grime around the drain,]] (click: ?k2)[ (replace: ?k2)[a food-encrusted electric stovetop]] (click: ?k3)[ (replace: ?k3)[white refrigerator, covered with photographs of caged dogs,]] (click: ?k4)[ (replace: ?k4)[sagging, yellowed wallpaper]] (click: ?k5)[ (replace: ?k5)[A steel garbage can, so full that the lid won’t close and surrounded by a cloud of buzzing flies,]] (click: ?k6)[ (replace: ?k6)[tile floor is cracked in several places and]]

You are standing in the living room. [Pictures]<v1| hang on the [walls]<v2|. A [large window]<e1| with a set of [curtains]<v3| looks out over the front yard. There is a [rug]<v4| in the middle of the [hardwood floor]<v5|. Against the wall to your left sits a [sofa]<v6| and [a coffee table]<v7|. Across from you is the entrance to the [[kitchen|kitchen10]] (click: ?v1)[ (replace: ?v1)[A faded picture of a dog, a scattering of empty nails, and a [[mirror|mirror1]]]] (click: ?v2)[ (replace: ?v2)[peeling white walls]] (click: ?e1)[ (replace: ?e1)[boarded-up window]] (click: ?v3)[ (replace: ?v3)[rags that look like they used to be curtains, ]] (click: ?v4)[ (replace: ?v4)[worn-down, filthy Persian rug]] (click: ?v5)[ (replace: ?v5)[dented and warped hardwood floor]] (click: ?v6)[ (replace: ?v6)[broken-down black leather sofa, springs and stuffing peeking out of its worn cushions,]] (click: ?v7)[ (replace: ?v7)[an upended coffee table, shards of broken glass scattered around it]]

You are in the kitchen. There is a [steel-basin sink]<k1| and [an electric stovetop]<k2| to your right. A [white refrigerator]<k3| is pushed up against the [wallpaper]<k4|. [A garbage can]<k5| sits tucked away behind the table. The [floor]<k6| is cold beneath your feet. Behind you is the entrance to the [[living room|livingroom11]] (click: ?k1)[ (replace: ?k1)[filthy steel-basin sink, a halo of black grime around the drain,]] (click: ?k2)[ (replace: ?k2)[a food-encrusted electric stovetop]] (click: ?k3)[ (replace: ?k3)[dirty white refrigerator, covered with photographs of caged dogs,]] (click: ?k4)[ (replace: ?k4)[sagging, yellowed wallpaper. The room stinks like rotting meat; the smell seems to be coming from the refrigerator.]] (click: ?k5)[ (replace: ?k5)[A steel garbage can, so full that the lid won’t close and surrounded by a cloud of buzzing flies,]] (click: ?k6)[ (replace: ?k6)[tile floor is cracked in several places and]]

You are standing in the living room. [Pictures]<v1| hang on the [walls]<v2|. A [large window]<e1| with a set of [curtains]<v3| looks out over the front yard. There is a [rug]<v4| in the middle of the [hardwood floor]<v5|. Against the wall to your left sits a [sofa]<v6| and [a coffee table]<v7|. Across from you is the entrance to the kitchen. (click: ?v1)[ (replace: ?v1)[A faded picture of a dog, a scattering of empty nails, and a smashed mirror]] (click: ?v2)[ (replace: ?v2)[peeling white walls]] (click: ?e1)[ (replace: ?e1)[boarded-up window]] (click: ?v3)[ (replace: ?v3)[rags that look like they used to be curtains, ]] (click: ?v4)[ (replace: ?v4)[rug, ripped into scraps,]] (click: ?v5)[ (replace: ?v5)[dented and warped hardwood floor]] (click: ?v6)[ (replace: ?v6)[broken-down black leather sofa, springs and stuffing peeking out of its worn cushions,]] (click: ?v7)[ (replace: ?v7)[an upended coffee table, shards of broken glass scattered around it. In the middle of the room, sits a heavy trap door, a small handle carved into the wood on one side. Faintly, deep underneath, something [[rustles|rustle1]].]]

The light fades so gradually that you [[barely notice|rustle2]].

By the time you [[realize what’s happening|darkness1]], it’s too late.

(either: "The darkness around you is [[impenetrable|darkness2]].","Inches beneath your feet, something [[rustles|darkness2]].")

(either: "The darkness around you is [[impenetrable|darkness1]].","Inches beneath your feet, something [[rustles|darkness1]].")

(either: "Please, don't make me [[look|mirror2]].","I can't [[look|mirror2]], please, please, please, please")

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