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DATE: Please estimate
RECIPIENT: You do know who you are, right?
FROM: I don't know, I'll ask
SUBJECT: Yes
VIBES: Now listen here

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Alright people, welcome to hell.

It doesn't matter what you think you know about psychology, ethics, or morality. It's irrelevant. You're here now, and that means you're going to follow the program, whether you're comfortable with it or not.

You've probably heard of Project Elysium, or maybe you haven't. Doesn't matter, don't care. You're involved now. The first thing you need to understand is this: you're just an observer. Or at least, you will be—at first. But we don't just observe, do we?

Don't worry, the paperwork is in order—should anything happen to you, it won't be held against us. The necessary guidelines and the required form—now company mandated because some moron decided to whine about "human rights"—are attached below. You'll have to use Photoshop or something, I couldn't find a blank one.

Cheers,
Dr. █████ ██████████-87#33J, Department of Unfulfilled Ambitions

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GUIDELINES-READ_CAREFULLY.PDF

Upon entry, you will be presented with one or more distinct options. The objective is simple: choose one.

You will have 24 hours to cast your vote, I know this may seem short but we've got a lot of chapters (short ones, don't worry) to get through. The majority decision will dictate the direction of the narrative. After the votes have been tallied, the chapter corresponding to the majority vote will be made available.

Some chapters will require a little more effort to access, such as inputting a password or conversing with characters. In the event a code hasn't been deciphered in over 24 hours, a "hints" system will be provided. After 48 hours we'll move on and pretend that wasn't incredibly awkward for the both of us.

As for the ciphers, I will always include a hint in the same chapter as the code was found in that hints to which cipher has to be used to decrypt it, so there is no need to start guessing randomly!

Please be aware that you are expected to follow the underlined instructions provided at the end of each chapter. You will be regularly asked to return to previously unlocked chapters and make new decisions there instead of in the most recent chapter in order to continue the story.

CONSENT_WITHDRAWAL_FORM001.PDF

This form is used to retract previously given consent to participate in ongoing activities, procedures, or experiments conducted by this facility. Note that the turnaround time may depend on the complexity of the request. Accurate completion of the required data within an accuracy of approx. two millimetres will facilitate processing. We explicitly encourage you not to die during processing.

PERSON FILING: _A████████ Mylonas__
Should you not identify as a person, please contact our Inclusion Department as to organize an appropriate celebration of identity. Should you consider yourself a deity, kindly contact our onsite psychiatric ward for immediate assistance.

DATE: _██/██/2009_

Reason for withdrawal: __I changed my mind, isn't that enough?__

Will processing your request require a staff member to descend on your inferior level of thinking capabilities?
▢ No (Yes)
▢ Yes (Yes)
▢ My thinking is not inferior (Very Yes)
▢ The descent should proceed upwards (Still a Yes)
▣  Different form of descent, namely: _what the hell?___

ADDITIONAL MATTERS
• This form has been generated in loving accordance with Chapter 390837 * 10⁶, Article 25, paragraph 34, emoji :O of the S.C.R.E.W.Y.O.U. guidelines.
• We kindly inform you that we have received your answer to this form in advance. Don't bother.

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