Don't take your time

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(SEVEN)

Seven found nothing but an air duct on top of the cage. He didn't trust it, but between the duct or the leeches, he would choose the duct. As he crawled through, he found many rats and spider-webs, and what awaited him at the end was a fall into water. Seven didn't mind however. He knew how to swim much better than Six, who had difficulty swimming, but could manage to stay afloat. As he swam to the other side, through the door was yet another puddle. And then another. When he crossed the fifth door, he expected another puddle, but instead found a much bigger puddle, almost a pool, and there was yet another inscription near the water:
"Don't take your time"
Seven wondered who left the inscriptions, but thought it would be better if he was just thankful that they were there. He jumped in and began swimming to the other side, but when he was halfway there, he heard a noise, and then saw a shadow in the water chasing him. He screamed and swam faster than he had ever swam before. The creature was inches,no,CENTIMETERS from him, and was about to catch him when he reached the other side. Seven ran 1 meter away from the pool, and watched the shadow disappear from sight. He left, hoping to never encounter the creature again. He wouldn't........for a while. As he climbed the metal stairs on the other side, he came to find a weird machine. It reached the ceiling and looked like a cauldron, but it could be something else, he didn't know. Next to it was another machine, but it was different in many ways, including that is was Seven's height. He began analyzing, and wondered what to do with it...

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