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Chapter 12 - Long-ago people's Structure

"Where is Michael?" Julius wondered.

"Mister Julius! Come here quickly!" Michael shouted.

"What's going on with him now?" Julius thought and started going toward the voice.

As he pushed through the bushes and approached Michael, he asked, "What is it you've got there?"

"Look at this, Mister Julius!" said Michael.

"This is…" Julius muttered, a bit surprised and even slightly frightened.

"What is it?" Michael asked.

In front of them stood an entirely metallic door — something we would describe in our world as made by people of the future.

"This looks like a structure of the long-ago people," Julius replied.

"Structure of the Ancients?" Michael asked.

"Yes! It's believed those were best times for people... but they killed themselves and destroying all," said Julius.

"Let's open the door, Mister Julius. I wonder what's inside," said Michael.

"Wait! Better not to..." Julius started to say, but Michael wasn't listening and was already trying to open the door.

"Ugh! Ughhh! Ughhhhh!" Michael grunted, trying to open it, but couldn't. "Please help! I can't open it on my own!"

Julius tried to help Michael open the door, but even together, they couldn't manage it. Then suddenly, one of them couldn't hold it in and let out a fart.

"Huh? What was that?" Michael asked.

"Don't worry about it," Julius said. "My pants just tore, that's all."

"Oh, okay! And what's this?" said Michael, spotting a facial scanner. "Huh? What's happening?"

"Scanning your face," said a bot that began scanning Michael. "Face scanned! Welcome back, master! I will now open the door for you."

"What!?" Michael exclaimed in shock.

"Michael, have you been here before?" Julius asked, surprised.

"No, Mister Julius! If I had, I would've known how to open this door," Michael replied.

"Hmm. Then why did it call you 'master'?" Julius asked.

"I don't understand either… but I feel something familiar here. Like this place is somehow connected to me," Michael said.

"Familiar? That's mysterious, especially if this is your first time here," Julius commented.

"Come on, let's check it out, Mister Julius," Michael said and walked inside.

"Wait!" Julius tried to stop him but ended up following behind. "Well, I'm coming with you!"

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