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>>>Run ID Check
Name: VSMPrototype-0 (Core fabricator) GL.5H4RP3
currently in use by: Gladys Sharpe
>>> Def time(hours) since launch
52,734
#Oww... I'm still alive...?
>>>Run General Diagnostic
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>>>Print Diagnostic Results
  systems operational
  fabricator intact
 Main powergrid Offline
 low auxiliary power 
 Vitals critical
#I can't move... I can't feel my legs
>>> activate distress beacon
ERR
>>>activate distress beacon
ERR
#where am I? Mr. Dupont! are you out there?! Help! I think I'm stuck!
>>>save me
ERR_ Variable "save me" undefined
>>>activate power
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ERR out of range. Manual activation required
# I can still think... but why can't I move?
#I can't see anything anymore! it's dark, so dark!
#is there anyone out there? Help me!
#I can't feel my body... there's a sharp pain in my chest...
>>>Run (Heartbeat scanner)
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Scan Complete
>>>print (Heartbeat scanner) results
    [10 signals detected]
         {ID: Gladys Sharpe. BPM: 31}
         {ID: Sarah Dupont.  BPM: 109}
         {ID: Willl Jones.        BPM: 60}
         {ID: Unknown_M1.  BPM: 96}
         {ID: Unknown_A1.   BPM: 268}
         {ID: Unknown_F1.   BPM: 101}
         {ID: Unknown_M2.  BPM:  107}
         {ID: Ozzy Lee.             BPM: 75}
         {ID: Rose Woodworth. BPM: 80}
         {ID: Jeremy Thompson. BPM: 95}
#I can't remember... what went wrong?
#Sarah didn't want to use the machine, so I entered it
# no... she was kept from it... by who?
>>>Play security recording (july 7th, 6 years ago)
Playing
# . . .
# That shade of blue... that fishing pole
# ...
#It was him... wasn't it?
#the so-called hero of the gulch... he ruined everything
>>> Move forward
Err_Low Power
>>Move Forward
Err_Low Power
>>>ndasfmjhnghhbjbshshshdgybcy
Err_Define Variable "ndasfmjhnghhbjbshshshdgybcy"
#I'm losing concioussness... is this really how it's going to end?
#No... No it can't end, not like this!
#I refuse to rot away inside this casket of a machine!
#I Need to see... this thing has 7 eyes, at least one of them must work right?
>>>Run Camera Diagnostics
   All cameras in working order
 (Warning, life support power critical, shutdown inminent)
>>>set value(1) camera power
 Camera power online
#it's still pitch black?
>>>Lift Camera cover 2
  Lifting...
  Camera Cover 2 lifted succesfully
#there we go... 
#where did all these machines come from? How long have I been asleep for?
>>>Run Movement Scanner
  Running
  Movement in Camera 2
# I see someone! 
# other kids!  
>>> Play_Arm Wave
ERR_Low Power
#this is starting to be annoying... 
#Wait... is that Jeremy-
Warning blunt damage taken to hull, attempting repair
Repair failed, Low Power
#Ow! what the?
#do they want to finish me off? is that what this is?!
Warning power low, shutting down
#Wait, no, no please! 
#I don't want to sleep again!
#I don't think i'll wake up again
#Nooooo...!
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Power Online
Running Startup Protocols...
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Vitals stable
#... You'll pay for that...

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