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// Extract from Twilight Sparkle's diary; Entry dated 11/10/994 
// Story: Monument 
// by Equimorto 
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The sound is deafening. I made makeshift earplugs with the sandwich wrappings, but it still left my ears ringing.

I thought I would go blind. There's a pillar inside the Spire, with a staircase around it. If my estimates are correct it goes down several units below ground. I don't know which direction I'm going in. I wish I'd brought a compass, but I feel like it wouldn't work here anyway.

The pillar sings. It vibrates. It emits light. It felt like staring at the Sun in the middle of a storm. I rushed down the stairs. I think I might have fallen. I don't remember.

The structure here is much bigger than I had anticipated. There are tunnels heading in multiple directions. At the bottom of the pillar is a large circular room, I counted at least eight of them departing from it. I picked the closest one. I had to get away. I still hear it.

Everything here is so tall. You could fit a two stories building in the tunnel, and it's a little wider than it is tall. It's square. There's light down here. I still hear the pillar.

I have enough food and water for another day. I'll keep exploring.