Ulrich had his doubts as he stood patiently in the elevator, waiting to rise up the shaft and into the storm to find out the source of the blurred call he had gotten. The ride seemed to take forever. It seemed to him that the elevator wasn't even going anywhere, but that couldn't be, unless...

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It's all beyond my power now. Now I have to sit back and see the end result. My turn is over. It's in their hands now.

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The elevator suddenly collapsed from the ceiling onto Ulrich. For a few seconds, Ulrich saw a strange and outlandish color as pain rushed in and out of him like a mall entrance. Then there was nothing. Absolutely nothing.