RUINS AND REMNANTS OF DREAMS: LEVEL OBSERVED WITHIN THE BACKROOMS, HENCEFORTH REFERENCED TO AS LEVEL 19 N. THE PRESENT ROTWATCHER ALONG WITH JJ HAVE BEEN OBSERVED WITHIN THIS LEVEL FOLLOWING A NO-CLIP INTO A DEAD-METAL SHUTTER WITHIN PREVIOUS LEVEL.

LEVEL STRUCTURE RESEMBLES AN EMPTY TRADE-CENTER FRONT WITH AN INFINITE LAYOUT. ROOMS OF THIS LEVEL ARE GENERALLY SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR IN SIZE, CONTINUOUSLY INTERLINKED THROUGH CORRIDORS AND DOORS. INTERIOR DESIGN CONSISTS OF WHITE WALLS AND TILE-COVERED FLOORS. TEMPERATURE LEVEL IS MODERATELY HIGH, WHILE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE LOW. LIGHT SOURCES ARE PRESENT, THOUGH FEW ACTUALLY PROVIDE LIGHT.

INTERIOR OF ROOMS ARE GENERALLY CLUTTERED WITH FURNITURE SUCH AS SHELVES, TABLES, AND DISPLAYS, RESEMBLING ABANDONED RETAIL TRADE-CENTERS. THIS FEELING IS ACCENTUATED WITH A CURRENCY-MACHINE OCCASIONALLY PRESENT IN THE CORNER OF ROOMS. MOST SHELF INSTANCES REMAIN EMPTY OF BELONGINGS, THOUGH RESOURCES CAN RARELY BE OBSERVED ON SHELVES THAT FIT THE RESPECTIVE RESOURCE'S UTILITY AND FUNCTIONALITY. EXAMPLES OF RESOURCES FOUND IN THIS LEVEL INCLUDE CLOTHING, PRESERVED FOODS, AND ENTERTAINMENT GOODS, AND EVEN LIGHTNING DEVICES.

OCCASIONALLY, FRESH FOODS AND LIQUIDS CAN BE OBSERVED ON THE SHELVES. HOWEVER, AIR QUALITY WITHIN THIS LEVEL IS NOTED TO BE POOR, POSSESSING UNPLEASANT QUALITIES SUCH AS FOUL ODORS AND AIRBORNE DUST AND MOLD. THEREFORE, IT IS ASSUMED THESE ITEMS ARE NOT SAFE FOR CONSUMPTION, AND IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO AVOID UTILIZING THEM UNLESS NECESSARY.

FOOTSTEPS: ENTITY NATIVE TO THIS LEVEL, ALSO COMMONLY CATEGORIZED AS A LEVEL-UNIQUE PHENOMENON. AS ITS PHYSICAL APPEARANCE IS UNKNOWN, DESIGNATION IS BASED OFF OF THE CONTINUOUS NOISE OF HIGH-PITCHED CLICKING, TYPICAL OF FOOTWEAR WITH LEATHER SOLES. UNUSUALLY, CURRENT INSTANCES ARE OBSERVED TO MANIFEST NOT LONG AFTER THE PRESENT ROTWATCHER AND JJ'S ARRIVAL, WHEN STANDARD FOOTSTEPS ARE OBSERVED AFTER A WANDERER HAS STAYED IN THIS LEVEL FOR SEVERAL BRIGHT-CYCLES.

FOOTSTEPS WILL GRADUALLY APPROACH PRESENT WANDERERS FROM A DISTANCE AT A PACE SLIGHTLY FASTER THAN A BRIGHT COUSIN'S USUAL WALKING SPEED. IF A PRESENT WANDERER PAUSES FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES, FOOTSTEP ENTITIES WILL APPROACH WHILE CIRCLING AROUND THE FLOOR, WITH THE WANDERER AT THE CENTER. FOOTSTEPS ARE OBSERVED TO INCREASE AND INTENSIFY THEIR ACTIVITY OVER TIME, AND WHEN THEY BECOME CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE PHYSICALLY SEEN, MANY WANDERERS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO DISAPPEAR.

THE PRESENT ROTWATCHER HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY ENTRYWAYS OUT OF THIS LEVEL YET. CURRENT RECOMMENDATION IS TO CONTINUE EXPLORATION TO DISCOVER POTENTIAL EXITS.

THE PRESENT ROTWATCHER AT ONE POINT WAS OBSERVED WITHIN A THOUGHTSPACE CONTAINING INSENSATE THOUGHTFORMS. SAID THOUGHTFORMS WERE BOTH HOSTILE AND OFTEN INTANGIBLE, ONLY BEING PHYSICALLY OBSERVED RIGHT AS THEY STRIKE. THE PRESENT ROTWATCHER HAD BEEN ABLE TO AVOID BEING WITHIN CLOSE VICINITY OF THEM AND TRIES NOT TO STAY WITHIN THE THOUGHTSPACES FOR MORE THAN A SHORT DURATION, OR OFTEN.

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FOOTSTEP ARE OBSERVED TO INCREASE IN AUDITORY VOLUME. IN ADDITION, THEY APPEAR TO CEASE MOVEMENT TOWARDS JJ AND THE PRESENT ROTWATCHER, AND ARE INSTEAD BEGINNING MOVEMENT IN ONE SPECIFIC DIRECTION. CURRENT UNUSUAL BEHAVIOR SUGGESTS THE POSSIBILITY OF THEM HEADING TOWARDS A POTENTIAL ENTRYWAY OUT OF THE LEVEL.

IT IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN IF A CORRELATION EXISTS BETWEEN WITNESSING THE FOOTSTEP ENTITY'S APPEARANCE AND DISAPPEARANCE. THEREFORE, THE PRESENT ROTWATCHER ADVISES KEEPING A CERTAIN DISTANCE AWAY FROM PRESENT FOOTSTEP ENTITIES. IN ADDITION, FURTHER STUDY INTO THE FOOTSTEPS' DESTINATION IS RECOMMENDED BY THE PRESENT ROTWATCHER.

FURTHER DOCUMENTATION IS PENDING.