ECHOES OF THE ABYSS

To my daughter Victoria — my company, ChenCore Industries. All holdings. All assets. All properties liquid and fixed. To my daughter Mei — the laboratory at Blackthorn Hill. Its contents. Its secrets. And this instruction, recorded in his own voice, to be played at this reading only—Mei. The lab is yours. Do not sell it. Do not share it. Do not let anyone else use the machine until you understand what it cost me to build it. There is a journal. Read all of it before you touch anything. The thing I let in — it wanted me to build the machine. It needed someone to build the door from the inside. I was that person. I am sorry. I love you both. Forgive me when you understand why I couldn't explain this while I was alive.