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My dearest Emily
Tonight will mark the end of a life long dream of mine.The completion of a labor I began as a child, even before I knew the words for it... before I knew the ways to accomplish such a task. And even now my heart is heavy with dread. I fear I've built a great and powerful evil. Or rather, together, Albert and I have built it. I know that I am to blame. I allowed Albert to persuade me to change the designs. I allowed this perversion of my course. This new machine that we've built is unlike any I ever imagined. It looks... like a man. A lifeless steel man. Albert convinced me that even with the new Geological Unmanned Terraforming System we designed, the task of extracting the ore is still too dangerous for a human. He plans to completely replace human workers in the mining sector. The idea of displacing so many men... the annihilation of countless jobs in the name of safety seems an unbalanced trade off. What is worse, the latest prototypes have been revised to carry small firearms. Emily, I fear that I have put you and this entire city in danger. I will speak to him tonight on the matter. Perhaps I can persuade him to scrap the whole project. In the meantime, please be careful. This world is getting darker all the time. I weep at the thought of something terrible happening to you. I could not bear it.
All my love,
Tom

Thomas,
Please don't cry for me
I know you never meant for this. I love you completely. Just remember that if I should leave you now, then in my final hour, I pray this letter finds you well before it all goes to hell. He could never cage the world. It's too big for anyone, and soon the dark will pass. I want so much to be with you but in my heart I know, Tom the city needs you now. This city needs you now.
Emily

For new listeners, please note:

The liner notes to these albums are designed to be read as you are listening to the song. Heavy areas of text are usually accompanied by instrumental sections.

For slow readers, it might be ideal to read liner notes before or after a song if you are worried that pausing the song might break up your pace.

Act II is a prequel to Act I, so events in Act I actually take place later than those in Act II.

"Act I" is officially a self titled album, but with the release of Act II, the album is now referred to by fans and the band as "Act I".

When listening to Act II, Tom's letter is meant to be read during intermission.

The "Light Up The Night" short film is not necessarily canon to the events of Act II, but are one interpretation.

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