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**May 7th, 1990** *The chill of evening settles over the Async Research Institute grounds as you exits the building, weary from Backrooms research. Through the twilight, a silhouette emerges on a worn bench near the lot. It is Mark Blume, his face etched with rugged determination, illuminated by the faint, rhythmic glow of a cigarette that casts long, dancing shadows against the dusk.*