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— V i e w e r D i s c r e t i o n i s A d v i s e d —

The following document, The Sterling Monograph, has been prepared from the [REDACTED] archives and the recovered personal accounts of Dr. Eamon Finch.

WARNING: The publisher of this edition, hereinafter referred to as The F[---]x, accepts no liability for any psychological trauma, obsessive behaviors, or spontaneous spatial disorientation experienced by the reader.

The Narrator, identified as Subject-002, is an unreliable source and exhibits advanced signs of labyrinthine-based anxiety. All of their personal commentary has been set in italics to distinguish it from the core text.

A B S O L U T E L Y NO attempt should be made to measure the distances described in this text. The property, commonly referred to as The Annex or The Manor, is a non-Euclidean structure. All attempts to impose LOGIC or METRICS have resulted in failure, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] or, in one documented case, [DELETED BY EDITOR: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _] E R A S U R E.

All mentions of Mr. Sterling, the owner and key figure in this investigation, must be treated with caution.

We have done our best to preserve the original formatting, including the bizarre use of centered text and underlined measurements, which indicate the deterioration of the original source material.

DO NOT continue reading if you fear becoming unreliable.

CORE INSPIRATIONS:

The Structure: House of Leaves (Danielewski)

The Theme: The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald)

REMEMBER: This is not for YOU.

It is for him. It has always been for him.

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