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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mordane76" data-source="post: 1648405" data-attributes="member: 7172">"Our Institute is called the Phoenix Foundation," an older gentleman at the top of the stairs says to the question.  He nods congenially to Priest as he starts down the stairs towards Mr. Valenz and Adam.  "We're not a large operation, but we're not necessarily small, either.  And yes, a new recruit touring the facility is always a special occasion, Mr. Hylund.  Welcome to our home -- my name is Dr. Adolf Janus, acting chair of the Foundation... please, come in, all of you."Inside the estate, Dr. Janus turns to the butler.  "Nehmen Sie Herrn Valenz zur Küche, und informieren Sie ihn über die Situation in Israel, bitte," he says, who motions to Mr. Valenz to follow him.  As they leave, Dr. Janus turns to you both.  "Now, let me show you to around our operation here.  Publically, we are a non-profit organization working in genetics, biology, and disease control and eradication.  Privately, we also conduct research into geneaology and archaeology, hoping this work will lead us to information on others like ourselves -- extraordinary people.  We also opened a private school for extraordinary people in which to master their abilities without the prying eyes of a sometimes unforgiving public."He leads you into a well-appointed sitting room off the right of the foyer, where several youngsters are reading quietly.  "Some of our youngest students are only 6 years old, but their powers developed early in life.  Their parents were ill-equipped to manage the difficulties presented by raising such a child, but we step in and provide an environment of like-abled individuals... a safety-net, so to speak.  We are appointed guardians of many of the children, but they are still in the custody and care of their parents, who are free to visit us at anytime or remove their children from the program if they so desire.  However, there is no such other environment available -- the US government still does not openly recognize the existence of extraordinary people, but we're sure they know we exist."As he prepares to continue, his cellphone beeps.  Was?  Halten Sie ihn nach unten.  Ich bin dort kurz," he says with a blush.  "Please, excuse me.  I'll send Mr. Valenz back as quickly as possible to continue showing you around.  Feel free to talk to the children, though -- I'm sure they can provide an excellent viewpoint on some of our rudimentary programs."</blockquote>

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