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Adam grabbed a children's coloring book from the shelf and some crayons, flipping through the pages until he found a picture of the sun. He asked the child to color it, but he took a piece of cloth first and colored it entirely sky blue without touching the sun. Once the child finished coloring the sun, he handed it to Adam, who stitched it onto a thread and passed the thread over a wooden rod on the ceiling so that the sun would drop right in front of the blue cloth. He then asked the child to place a table opposite the cloth and put a cup of tea or coffee on it. Adam began tossing the thread so that it appeared the sun was falling into the cup. As soon as the process was done, the gate opened automatically, delighting the child, who hugged Adam. The child removed his birthday hat, and a yellow key fell from it. Adam smiled, picked it up, placed it in his hand, and took the child by the hand to search for his friends.
We see Malah, who found himself, unlike the others, in a basement completely different from the rest of the house. He discovered many rooms with simple mattresses on the floor, swarming with flies. The same scene repeated in other rooms. Strangely, each room contained black cartoon-like figures shaped like boys or girls. Malah heard the old mirror woman singing, so he covered himself with a cardboard box and peeked at the grandmother through holes. She said: "Where is that fat one? He ate the food and ran away!!!"
Malah put his hand over his mouth and smiled wickedly, thinking to himself: "Haha, even grandma knows he's fat, and he doesn't want to accept it. I fear she might turn him into a meatball or stuff him with rice."
Malah's stomach gurgled, and the grandmother heard it, saying: "Out!! And I will feed you, you fat one! Are you thinking about your stomach even at a time like this?! Strange!"
Malah came out of the cardboard, resigned, and said: "Let's count to three and run, agreed? One… two… run!!!"
The grandmother said: "Three!!!"
Malah ran, leaving behind obstacles to slow the old woman, throwing objects as he went. He accidentally threw a small child, hitting the grandmother in the face, changing her direction through the rooms. The grandmother tried to eat the child. Malah continued running until he found himself in front of an elevator and took it to the first floor, breathing a sigh of relief.
We see Amin inside a huge room filled with stuffed animals. There was a blackboard on the wall, noticeably larger than his size, making him feel like an ant. He was dressed as a thief and carried a bag. On the blackboard was written that he needed to collect certain stuffed animals. The real challenge: there were flesh-eating eagles flying around. The required animals were: elephant, lion, tiger, leopard, and donkey.
Amin searched the room, which resembled a jungle with yellowed or golden plants, as if the leaves had been exposed to the sun too long. He noticed the lion doll above a sleeping eagle next to its mate. He took the doll and turned, accidentally stepping on a thorn, waking the eagle. The eagle looked at him. Amin said: "Respect your wife at least and stay with her, as Adam the 'gentleman' says."
The eagle puffed up its chest and stared at Amin sternly. Amin replied: "Ohhh! Seems like you don't like English as much as I do? Ahhhhhh!!!!"
Amin ran, but the eagle grabbed him with its legs, spinning him around. Amin pulled out his dagger and stabbed the eagle multiple times, causing both to fall onto a huge cuckoo clock. When the clock chimed, a wooden bird came out. Amin hung above, unsure what to do. The eagle looked at him with bitterness and sorrow. Amin sighed: "I hate these looks—they remind me of people who died and we couldn't help. I can't bear to see you like this, even if there was a chance I'd have to kill you. You're just hungry; I won't face nature…"
Amin took medical tools from his bag and treated the eagle's wounds, bandaging it. He admired the scene and reflected: "Since entering the Playrooms, I haven't seen monsters fighting, but desires and fears clashing. At least the cruelty of this world is visible. But what do you know of the human world, where people have fallen so low that animals are sometimes kinder…"
Suddenly, the wooden bird released the donkey doll. Amin jumped, patted the doll, and said: "Adam, my friend, what are you doing here? Breathing air! Hahaha."
Amin put the doll in his bag but hadn't accounted for the bird returning home, causing him to fall. The eagle carried him, saying: "At least better than humans, don't deny good…" To repay the favor, the eagle gathered all the remaining dolls for Amin, who opened the door for them. Amin left, waving gratefully at the eagle, returned to his normal size, and ran to find the others.
Ziad found himself in a place resembling a cushion house. He entered, and the tiny house transformed into a massive maze. He couldn't exit, despite punching the cushions repeatedly. Realizing he was trapped, he sat thinking. Suddenly, a quick movement appeared; he drew his gun, only to find a discarded teddy bear. He picked it up, playing with it like a child, but the bear attacked him fiercely. He threw it away and fired several shots, causing the bear to bleed.
Anger filled Ziad as he continued. A strange girl appeared in front of him. He raised his gun, but it clicked: empty. She made a gun shape with her hand, moving her head side to side, saying: "Click! Click! Click!!"
Ziad said: "Alright, running is half the courage."
The girl, as Ziad ran: "I don't want to kill you. I just want to add you to my toys. Dolls, do your work!"
She clapped, and numerous moving dolls attacked him. As she approached, she punched him repeatedly until he fainted. When he woke, he found himself wearing a diaper and baby hat, holding a baby bottle in his mouth. Ziad cursed: "Damn you, witch!"
The girl drank tea with the dolls, saying: "Bad baby! Bad! Bad!" She picked up Ziad by the throat, poured tea into his mouth, and cradled him as if she were his mother. While everyone slept, Ziad awoke, noticed a blue key with the girl, took it, and moved slowly. The girl appeared to walk sleepily. Ziad changed clothes and searched for a way out, eventually reaching the exit and went to find his friends.
Everyone met in the same place. Adam asked: "Did no one get hurt?"
They replied: "No, luckily."
Omnia asked: "Who is this child beside you?"
The child hid behind Adam, clutching his hand nervously. Adam reassured him: "He was imprisoned. What about Nema?"
Omnia replied with distress: "She's dead; the grandmother turned her into a monster!"
Suddenly, they heard Angel screaming. Malah told her: "Yes, scream more! Let grandma eat you or turn you into a cake, and we'll be done with you." Omnia hit him on the head, and they continued running. Malah swore to repay her.
They reached the source of the scream, a place covered in spider webs and filled with eggs ready to hatch. Angel ran, followed by a giant spider trying to catch her. They understood and ran toward the exit. Adam stood at the door, holding a stronger gun than the others, firing repeatedly at the spider until his friends passed safely. They descended to the first floor to open the departure door.
The place shook as those who obtained a key opened their respective locks. Amin went first, then Malah, Ziad, Adam, and the child. As Angel entered, the grandmother grabbed Omnia, took Angel's baseball bat, and hit her on the head, yelling: "Run!! Don't forget to deliver my message to my family! I love you and don't want to lose you. I fear losing my memories and myself!"
Angel stabbed the grandmother with the spider's hand to free herself and hit the grandmother several times. The grandmother plunged the spider hand into Angel's stomach, determined to take her down, causing both to fall. Omnia carried her friend and entered a door that wasn't a passage but a chasm, falling downward!
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End of Part One: "The School"
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