The VLA Visiting Center

It was a white boxy affair, with four glass doors, entrance, exit, entrance, exit. Stacy pushed through the second entrance. A wall of cold air washed over her.

The lobby was a cool blue tile. A yellow sign asked her to pardon the remodeling dust. A black and white sign informed her of the tour times, the soonest of which was a half an hour from now.

The lobby narrowed to another entrance in front of her. A few velvet ropes funneled people to a small, square. Past that was red carpet, pleasing beige walls and ten foot high photograph of the first telescope.

To Stacy's left, though, was a staircase. It went up and curved inward, stopping above the celing. The wall over there was all window, but muted, let in a comfortable amount of light. To the right was a small brown door that said 'Employee's Only'.

Stacy looked around. No one was in sight. The cab had already pulled away.

1. Go into the main section.
2. Go up the stairs.
3. Quietly push open the 'Employee's Only' door. (Some sign-maker made a typo).
4. BAW-WHOOM! An explosion rocked the building. Stacy pushed open the door. She shaded her eyes. A couple hundred yards down the road, the taxi was burning merrily.

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