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By then, Duncan had finally clarified the ins and outs of the "Project Abyss" that had been shrouded in secrecy for half a century, understanding why it was considered forbidden, and even why the rebels who had started the Frost rebellion were deeply fearful of it—they were right to be afraid.
The whole affair, though it took place entirely within the realm of reality, clearly transcended the order of the real world when things began to spiral out of control. Beneath the deep sea... lay unspeakable horrors, and to the very end, no one understood what it was exactly; only that people kept descending into madness and the project itself kept accelerating, as if sliding into the abyss.
