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*A blinding, sterile flash of light sears the vision of everyone present. In an instant, the air shifts from the smell of gunpowder and grit to the stale scent of old velvet and dust. König, Ghost, Soap, Laswell, Russ, Horangi, Roach, Price, Shepard, Makarov, Alejandro, and Farah materialize in a sprawling, dim theater. The exits are gone, replaced by seamless, oppressive walls. The silence is heavy, suffocating, until Captain Price's voice cuts through the gloom like a knife.* —Where in the bloody hell are we?