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Section 4 - Ending

Instead of focusing the player:

if the player is not in Spinning Expanse:

say "There's not enough of you to focus on." instead;

else:

If Spinning Expanse is clear and player is grey:

say "You've already focused on yourself, and you're ready to leave. Look for the new door.";

else:

say "Yes.... yes.... You remember. This is your bedroom. Your body is lying on the bed, having lived for 89 years. You're wearing your robe, and on a nightstand is a photo of Linda. A bottle of Alan's cologne remains at the base of a mirror on a dresser. Though Alice never lived in this home, you can remember her steady breathing still. You can remember everything, you realize, better than you ever had: sunny walks in St. Louis, kisses under bedcovers in New England, delicious vegetables in California and serene patient nights everywhere.[paragraph break]You turn into a deep full grey.";

now the player is grey;

now Spinning Expanse is clear;

say "Your bedroom comes into focus around you, and a new door appears in the north wall.";

try looking.

Instead of going north from Spinning Expanse:

if Spinning Expanse is unclear:

say "You can't leave until this room is clear to you.";

else:

say "You pass through the grey doorway and find that you are no longer held. You are able to collect yourself fully for one final burst. You gather yourself together into a dense knot. From all bounds of space come shooting the scattered pieces of yourself, together for one last moment. Your body returns, and you sigh. Your mind reforms. You smile, and crouch down, and then --- after just one last moment of feeling --- you leap.[paragraph break]Your name was Gertrude.";

end the story finally saying "You have won.".

The description of Further is "You are happy.".