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[Frajic]

It's coo guys, I'm uploading the images to ImageShack now. Then I'll fix every single picture with the new image. I MIGHT push yesterday's + today's update forward to tomorrow, and have a triple update. Just sayin'.

EDIT: NVM, you're lucky if you even get the fix.
EDIT2: Imageshack is worse. I've uploaded ALL of the images TWICE now, and I've only got the first 34 ones done.
Anyone have a suggestion for another image uploader?

[breadbocks]

imgur.com

[Sheb]

I admire you, I would have gone berserk.

[Frajic]

imgur.com

I love you.

Pics will be fixed tomorrow, plus Monday's update. Double update for Thursday and Friday. Disregard this, the image fixing itself is an exhorbant amount of work.

DID I MENTION REPLACING 400 IMAGE LINKS IS REPETITIVE, TIME-HOGGING AND BORING?

[breadbocks]

ctrl+click is your friend, bro. So is shift+[arrow]

imgur let's you upload as many images as you like at once. Might take a while to replace the tags, but that is made easier by the fact it provides the tags all preped up for you, co all you have to do is ctrl-v.

[ZaZ]

Any progress so far? I just found this thread and I love it. 

[Frajic]

Any progress so far? I just found this thread and I love it. 

Well... no.
I'm not continuing the LP until the pictures are fixed, and I constantly feel too lazy to fix the pictures. If you ABSOLUTELY want me to continue LPing, and don't trust my will to work(I don't), then I COULD put all my entries' text in a code spoiler, then you guys could replace the old image links with the new ones for me

Though I doubt you will; I mean, who'd bother to replace 400 image links for someone else?

EDIT: Because I feel like it and don't have much do do right now, I'm fixing some links. Currently on day 5/6.

[ZaZ]

Any progress so far? I just found this thread and I love it. 

Well... no.
I'm not continuing the LP until the pictures are fixed, and I constantly feel too lazy to fix the pictures. If you ABSOLUTELY want me to continue LPing, and don't trust my will to work(I don't), then I COULD put all my entries' text in a code spoiler, then you guys could replace the old image links with the new ones for me

Though I doubt you will; I mean, who'd bother to replace 400 image links for someone else?

EDIT: Because I feel like it and don't have much do do right now, I'm fixing some links. Currently on day 5/6.

Well if we all did like...10 or 40 it wouldn't take that many people. All the same you could just continue on from today. I'm not sure whats broken after all except for your last post where you said it got messed up, all the images are working for me 

[Frajic]

Any progress so far? I just found this thread and I love it. 

Well... no.
I'm not continuing the LP until the pictures are fixed, and I constantly feel too lazy to fix the pictures. If you ABSOLUTELY want me to continue LPing, and don't trust my will to work(I don't), then I COULD put all my entries' text in a code spoiler, then you guys could replace the old image links with the new ones for me

Though I doubt you will; I mean, who'd bother to replace 400 image links for someone else?

EDIT: Because I feel like it and don't have much do do right now, I'm fixing some links. Currently on day 5/6.

Well if we all did like...10 or 40 it wouldn't take that many people. All the same you could just continue on from today. I'm not sure whats broken after all except for your last post where you said it got messed up, all the images are working for me 

Monthly bandwith quota. Anyway; I'll just keep on doing it myself, when I'm tired of it I'll just make a post with all the remaining days. And if several people are going to work; post what days you're taking so we won't end up having them done twice.

[ZaZ]

Any progress so far? I just found this thread and I love it. 

Well... no.
I'm not continuing the LP until the pictures are fixed, and I constantly feel too lazy to fix the pictures. If you ABSOLUTELY want me to continue LPing, and don't trust my will to work(I don't), then I COULD put all my entries' text in a code spoiler, then you guys could replace the old image links with the new ones for me

Though I doubt you will; I mean, who'd bother to replace 400 image links for someone else?

EDIT: Because I feel like it and don't have much do do right now, I'm fixing some links. Currently on day 5/6.

Well if we all did like...10 or 40 it wouldn't take that many people. All the same you could just continue on from today. I'm not sure whats broken after all except for your last post where you said it got messed up, all the images are working for me 

Monthly bandwith quota. Anyway; I'll just keep on doing it myself, when I'm tired of it I'll just make a post with all the remaining days. And if several people are going to work; post what days you're taking so we won't end up having them done twice.

Well what days have you done so far if its not already done post day 1 and I'll give it a shot with those.

[Frajic]

Alright; to start off with, here's day 23 to day 18. Preferably do them in that order.

Spoiler: Day 23 (click to show/hide)

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[i][b]Day 23[/b]

Dear diary;

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic380.png[/img]
Today I was going to finish my minecart track.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic381.png[/img]
...after I had updated the calendar, of course.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic382.png[/img]
I was getting pretty high up. I'm so glad I don't have a scare of heights, or else I'd wobble and fall down. And die. And get back to life again. And climb up again. And fall. Again.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic383.png[/img]
Anyway. I was starting to get pretty close to the top.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic384.png[/img]
I dug into the room wall, and lead the track into there.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic385.png[/img]
The stone floor I had put up actually worked pretty well for stopping the cart.
Now my track was finished. It was time to test it.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic386.png[/img]
However, I didn't get time to jump into the cart. It went off without me.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic387.png[/img]
I had to climb all the way down to retrieve it. I had to be more careful, or I wouldn't get anywhere.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic388.png[/img]
I climbed back up again and retried. This time I was going to get my fantastic ride.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic389.png[/img]
It went so fast, I thought it was going to fly of the tracks! It would have been better than any rollercoaster ever, hadn't it been for how bumpy the ride was.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic390.png[/img]
It left me with a few bruises, but I didn't care too much about that. Did I mention I went "WHOOOOO!" while speeding down the tracks?

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic391.png[/img]
I wasn't too sure what I was to do after I had finished the track. I didn't feel like going back into the mines, so I went ahead and started improving the track.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic392.png[/img]
First I remade the end platform with stone. I also put up another torch to light it up.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic393.png[/img]
I climbed up the tower to access my workbench, and when I was at the top, I tripped and fell head-first into the chest. I got knocked out for a few minutes or so. The memory's actually a bit fussy, but the headache I woke up with afterwards and the bump in my forehead made it obvious enough.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic394.png[/img]
After laying down and letting the headache settle, I made the stairs I had come up for.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic395.png[/img]
And this time, I was using my new cart track again. It goes so much faster than climbing.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic396.png[/img]
Of course, it leaves me with bruises everytime. Maybe I should make some pillows to put into it. I could sew it out of wool. But that'll be for another time.
So anyway, I put some stairs up to the track platform. I was pretty much finished; the only thing I was missing was a way to go UP the track.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic397.png[/img]
I COULD try to experiment with that steam power idea, but I don't(didn't?) have any iron to work with. I'll have to delve down into the mines again.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic398.png[/img]
I climbed up the tower again, and started writing today's entry. The sun is rising. You know, up here in the clouds, that moment when the sun rises up in the horizon doesn't look too good. It looks grey and dull. Though I guess that's because it only lights up my grey stone tower. Hrm.
Now, I'm off to the mines. Gonna get that iron I need for the experiments. Maybe even get enough to extend the cart track into the ground... that sounds really useful.

See you later.[/i]

OOC: The cart track is finished! I'm going to make 3 powered minecarts, because I view boosters as a glitch, and it wouldn't tie in well with the story. Besides, boosters don't go "CHOO CHOO".

Spoiler: Day 22 (click to show/hide)

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[i][b]Day 22[/b]

Dear diary;

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic358.png[/img]
I needed more iron for my minecart track, so I went down mining today.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic359.png[/img]
I started digging yet another tunnel, like normal.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic360.png[/img]
A bit of redstone was found.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic361.png[/img]
And magma. That darn magma. I couldn't be bothered trying to find it's chamber.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic362.png[/img]
I avoided it quite easily, though.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic363.png[/img]
And guess what? I dug into one of my old tunnels.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic364.png[/img]
I solved it by putting up some stone to function as a bridge, and dug a bit down so I could get through below it.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic365.png[/img]
Eventually I found some sweet, sweet iron.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic366.png[/img]
And a few diamonds.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic367.png[/img]
And magma, yet again.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic368.png[/img]
I accidentally lost some of my iron in it while I was blocking it off. I swore to myself and decided it wasn't worth trying to recover. It had probably melted down by now anyway.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic369.png[/img] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic370.png[/img]
Later I found more redstone, and even more iron. My mood lightened a bit.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic371.png[/img] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic372.png[/img]
But I lost one of the veins to a magma "trap". Stupid magma, always getting in my way. If only magma could be used for something.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic373.png[/img]
Luckily I found another vein. I had just about enough to finish my mine cart track.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic374.png[/img]
Oh, and I found some more coal, too. Fuel ahoy!

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic375.png[/img]
I made myself a shortcut out when I dug into my own tunnel again. I had gone in a circle. Neat.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic376.png[/img]
I climbed up from the mines, and into the moonlight. This is the first time in a while I've finished my work before a new day has started.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic377.png[/img]
I continued up the tower, and started smelting the ore.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic378.png[/img]
I made the last track parts I'm (hopefully) going to need.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic379.png[/img]
The sun was rising, so I decided to call it a day and write this entry.
Now I'm going to finish my roller coaster ride. I can't wait to ride it all the way down. I think I'm going to use my tower room as the start of the track, it's not like I need it for anything else.

See you later.[/i]

OOC: I actually found today's update a bit boring. Oh well. Tomorrow is minecart day :D

Spoiler: Day 21 (click to show/hide)

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[i][b]Day 21[/b]

Dear diary;

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic347.png[/img]
Pop quiz. What did I make today?

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic348.png[/img]
Tip 1: It's made out of iron tracks.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic349.png[/img]
Tip 2: It goes up around the tower.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic350.png[/img]
Tip 3: You need a cart with wheels to use it.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic351.png[/img]
Tip 4: I accidentally fell down and died when I tried using it.
Alright, that's enough tips. You probably know what it is by now anyway. What I spent the last day and night making was:

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic352.png[/img]
A mine cart track! I'm going to use it to get down from the tower faster. And more fun. It's not finished though; I need some more iron to make more tracks. It's one hell of a lot of fun riding the thing, though.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic353.png[/img]
And again, the sun rised before I could get the day's journal entry done.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic354.png[/img]
I updated the calendar to Day 21. Though, since that thay had already passed...

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic355.png[/img]
I went ahead and made it Day 22.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic356.png[/img]
Looking up my now slightly entangled tower, I wished I could ride the cart upwards. I don't have any propulsion besides gravity, though; so it'll have to wait. Maybe I can make a steam engine or something.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic357.png[/img]
Right now I'm sitting up in the tower, in front of the work bench. I'm urging for some iron, so I can finish the tracks, and maybe experiment with the steam engine idea. Since I already know the idea and concept, it hopefully won't take too long. Maybe a few days.

See you later.[/i]

OOC: Mine carts ahoy!

Spoiler: Day 20 (click to show/hide)

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[i][b]Day 20[/b]

Dear diary;

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic313.png[/img]
I grabbed my second diamond pickaxe, and went down in the mines. Today was mining day.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic314.png[/img]
A bit nervous, I looked around me. No monsters were to be seen. That green thing really got me on my toes.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic315.png[/img]
I started digging a new tunnel.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic316.png[/img]
Shortly after, my pick broke. Just as I expected. Good thing I thought beforehand and brought another one.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic317.png[/img]
I found a few iron veins, but there was little iron in each of them. Imagine if I could make iron out of stone. I'd have more than I'll ever need.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic318.png[/img]
I also found a lot of coal. Not that I'm in need of any more.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic319.png[/img]
And of course, I found the obligatory magma. I'm so tired of it, it always gets in the way. And sometimes kills me, of course.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic320.png[/img] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic321.png[/img] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic322.png[/img]
Curious as I am, I dug around the magma and explored the chamber, looking for ore.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic323.png[/img]
The only thing I could find was a bit of redstone in the ceiling, above the magma. It was way too hard to get to.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic324.png[/img]
However, the magma I had found didn't come from this chamber.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic325.png[/img]
I dug another way around, this time on the other side.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic326.png[/img]
I thought I heard footsteps. I turned around, diamond sword raised. No one was there. I didn't know where the sound came from, but it made me a bit squeamish.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic327.png[/img]
I found out that the magma I had seen was the only magma there was. Tiniest bit of magma I've seen.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic328.png[/img]
I did find another chamber close by, though.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic329.png[/img]
This chamber lead to a cavern.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic330.png[/img]
It had a bit of iron and coal. Not much else.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic331.png[/img]
And guess what, this section lead to another section.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic332.png[/img]
Luckily there were no monsters in either of the sections.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic333.png[/img]
With a bit of digging, I managed to find more of the cavern, blocked of by a wall of gravel.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic334.png[/img]
It split into multiple directions, each of them not going too far.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic335.png[/img] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic336.png[/img] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic337.png[/img]
[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic338.png[/img]
There were ore veins everywhere.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic339.png[/img]
I hummed a happy tune while mining it all.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic340.png[/img]
Once, I thought I uncovered another cavern.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic341.png[/img]
But it was just so dark I couldn't see anything. I don't have a very good night vision.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic342.png[/img]
Then, once I was done, I heard the footsteps again. They were creeping me out, always afraid a monster might pop around the corner.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic343.png[/img]
I didn't find a single one, but the footsteps were haunting me.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic344.png[/img]
I needed a break to psyche myself up again, so I went back to the surface. It was already another day outside.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic345.png[/img]
I updated the calendar to Day 20. Though, in retrospect, I should have just went straight for Day 21. I'll get to that right after finishing this entry.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic346.png[/img]
I climbed up to my home and started smelting the iron. It's happening as I write.
Now, since I have some iron, I wonder what I'm going to do tomorrow. Put it to use? Mine even more? I might have to go for the latter. I have an idea in my head, and it'll take quite a bit of iron. Though I guess I can start experimenting, have myself a little fun... anyway, I think my iron is ready to be made into bars. More writing tomorrow.

See you later.[/i]

OOC: I've started writing this in OpenOffice, so I won't lose all my work if I accidentally quit the page or something, and so I won't get distracted by all the tabs I have open in Firefox.
Hopefully today's update will be done soon(2 hour-ish).

Spoiler: Day 19 (click to show/hide)

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[i][b]Day 19[/b]

Dear diary;

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I decided to renovate my home today; starting with expanding the tower floor yet again.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic295.png[/img]
It didn't take too long.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic296.png[/img]
The second task was to create another floor, below the first one.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic297.png[/img]
I made it match the top floor, and raised walls that made the floor a room.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic298.png[/img]
It was a bit dark and boring, what with the bland stone walls and no light.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic299.png[/img]
So I put up a couple of torches and put windows all around the room, bunker-style.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic300.png[/img]
I remembered that I had some iron ore to smelt, so I went up and fired up the ovens. In the meantime, I made myself some more torches.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic302.png[/img]
The new room didn't look too good; sure, it had a great view and lighting, but it felt so bland and empty.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic303.png[/img]
I made myself some new tools using the diamond I had found, thinking about what could spice the room up a bit.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic304.png[/img]
I kept thinking about it when I went down to update the calendar.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic305.png[/img]
I kept thinking about it when I looked up at my newly expanded home.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic306.png[/img]
And finally; when I took a look at my old cave, I realized what it was missing.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic307.png[/img]
I climbed up to my storage chest, grabbed some stone tiles, glass, and made a wooden door.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic308.png[/img]
The room was much better now. It had a smooth stone floor, and glass in the windows.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic309.png[/img]
Sure, the tiles put the windows closer to the floor, but this made it easier to look at the ground.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic310.png[/img]
And with that in mind, I came up with another idea: an observation floor, made of glass.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic311.png[/img]
I could look at the ground, from all angles, without falling!

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic312.png[/img]
As a final detail to the tower I improved the entrance and put a door in it. I think this is enough home improvements for this time.
The sun had already rised, so it was about time I wrote the entry for today. I guess I'll have to go back to the mines and mine even more. I just hope there won't be any monsters.

See you later.[/i]

OOC: A non-delayed update that's not posted in the evening? Preposterous!
Anyway, my home is a bit more awesome now. I'm gonna go down in the mines tomorrow, and see if I can't find any more of that stupid iron. It's so rare...

Spoiler: Day 18 (click to show/hide)

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[i][b]Day 18[/b]

Dear diary;

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic267.png[/img]
Last time I put you down, a strong wind took me and I fell of the tower. I think I broke my neck when I hit the ground. Shortly after, I woke up close to where I had fell... the same place I was revived the first time I died, and... the place where I first woke up? It seems like there's a specific point I always am brought to. Good thing I put my home here, so I come back to life in a safe place, and not surrounded by zombies. Wait... are they the type of zombies made by a virus? Oh man. Suddenly they became a lot scarier.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic268.png[/img]
I guess I should get back on track. I picked up all my thing again and looked up towards the sky. Now, night and day only matters to me for three reasons: beauty, visibility and safety.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic269.png[/img]
I delved down into the mines and started making a new tunnel.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic270.png[/img]
I didn't find much, only some coal and a little redstone.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic271.png[/img]
I found Mr. Magma again, of course. This is his domain; it's only to be expected.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic272.png[/img]
Curious, I digged up and around where I had found the magma, and dug through to find a magma chamber. The air was scorching hot, and came as an opposite extreme of the cold mine air.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic274.png[/img]
Still, I pressed on through the chamber, avoiding the magma as I went. Because I had caught a glimpse of some very interesting mineral in the wall: more diamonds.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic275.png[/img]
...there was some coal too, but coal isn't too noteworthy, really.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic276.png[/img]
I kept digging in an attempt to find the entire magma lake, some of it was blocked off by stone walls that almost reached down to the magma. I was curious if there was more ore, or even another section of the cavern beyond it.

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I didn't find anything though, so I returned to my main tunnel.

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I found even more diamonds, and another magma pocket.

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Funny enough, this was another section of the previous cavern. I didn't do my job good enough, I guess.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic280.png[/img]
I found a bit of iron in this cavern. Not much else, though.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic281.png[/img]
What really made me remember this was that I tripped and accidentally went in the lava for a moment. I instantaneously combusted.
I did my best efforts to think rationally. I hurried back to the cavern, so that all my belongings would be spared.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic282.png[/img]
This was the third time I've died. Outside, at my revival point, the sun was hanging high in the sky. I wonder. Will I ever get used to dying?

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Delving back into the mines, I saw my plan had worked. All of my stash was lying on the ground, and not utterly destroyed by molten stone.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic285.png[/img]
You'd think one would learn from one's mistakes, but I went back into the cavern. There was more iron to be mined there.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic286.png[/img]
After this, I continued mining in the main tunnel again.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic287.png[/img]
For the third time I found magma, but this time I let it be. I did not feel like getting my body incinerated again, and even the hot air inside the cavern can make you die of dehydration.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic289.png[/img]
I decided to go back to the surface, but on my way, I found something I did not want to see. A monster in the mines. It was different, though; this one was covered in green-white fur, had four legs, and it's eyes and mouth was completely black. Oh, the face... it was bent in a horrific, sad manner; it looked as if it was in suffering.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic290.png[/img]
As I approached it, intending to kill, I heard a noise, like that one of a fuse... the monster started to glow, and I ran away out of fear. Seconds later, it exploded! Stone was blown from the walls, and a shockwave went through the air and threw me to the ground. That thing was a walking bomb.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic291.png[/img]
I didn't feel safe in the mines anymore. With haste, I hurried up to the surface.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic292.png[/img]
I'd go straight up to the tower, but I had to update the calendar. I'm not going to lose track of time. It may... it may help me keep my sanity. Together with you, diary. To express my thoughts, and make sense of them. Give me an emotional outlet. I'm all alone out here. Like a rubber duck, you're my only source of interaction, in a sense. Now, I wonder... maybe there are other people here? Could I not be alone? Who knows... but if there are people here, or even a single person, that's more valuable than anything I may find here. Until then, I have to find comfort in solitude.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic293.png[/img]
Now, as I write this entry, up in my high home, the sun is rising. Day 19. It's time for me to go back to work. But what work? I don't know... I don't feel comfortable in the mines anymore. Maybe I'll build. Expand my home? That could be nice... instead of just a platform, I could have a multistory house. I'm gonna have to think about this, diary.

See you later.[/i]

OOC: What would you like me to do?
==>_

I'm on day 10 now, by the way.

[ZaZ]

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[i][b]Day 23[/b]

Dear diary;

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/E11Dd.jpg[/img]
Today I was going to finish my minecart track.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/WBWHQ.jpg[/img]
...after I had updated the calendar, of course.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/8jYiw.jpg[/img]
I was getting pretty high up. I'm so glad I don't have a scare of heights, or else I'd wobble and fall down. And die. And get back to life again. And climb up again. And fall. Again.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/kQFcJ.jpg[/img]
Anyway. I was starting to get pretty close to the top.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/E8s9j.jpg[/img]
I dug into the room wall, and lead the track into there.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/uQAGA.jpg[/img]
The stone floor I had put up actually worked pretty well for stopping the cart.
Now my track was finished. It was time to test it.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/gTQyR.jpg[/img]
However, I didn't get time to jump into the cart. It went off without me.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/MKxjh.jpg[/img]
I had to climb all the way down to retrieve it. I had to be more careful, or I wouldn't get anywhere.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/kJcLY.jpg[/img]
I climbed back up again and retried. This time I was going to get my fantastic ride.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/KK7Bh.jpg[/img]
It went so fast, I thought it was going to fly of the tracks! It would have been better than any rollercoaster ever, hadn't it been for how bumpy the ride was.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/vrFv6.jpg[/img]
It left me with a few bruises, but I didn't care too much about that. Did I mention I went "WHOOOOO!" while speeding down the tracks?

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/NiQQR.jpg[/img]
I wasn't too sure what I was to do after I had finished the track. I didn't feel like going back into the mines, so I went ahead and started improving the track.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/NiQQR.jpg[/img]
First I remade the end platform with stone. I also put up another torch to light it up.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/5LtjG.jpg[/img]
I climbed up the tower to access my workbench, and when I was at the top, I tripped and fell head-first into the chest. I got knocked out for a few minutes or so. The memory's actually a bit fussy, but the headache I woke up with afterwards and the bump in my forehead made it obvious enough.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/wgsmK.jpg[/img]
After laying down and letting the headache settle, I made the stairs I had come up for.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/gYVsE.jpg[/img]
And this time, I was using my new cart track again. It goes so much faster than climbing.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/efY6N.jpg[/img]
Of course, it leaves me with bruises everytime. Maybe I should make some pillows to put into it. I could sew it out of wool. But that'll be for another time.
So anyway, I put some stairs up to the track platform. I was pretty much finished; the only thing I was missing was a way to go UP the track.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/sbYqD.jpg[/img]
I COULD try to experiment with that steam power idea, but I don't(didn't?) have any iron to work with. I'll have to delve down into the mines again.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/dTlqO.jpg[/img]
I climbed up the tower again, and started writing today's entry. The sun is rising. You know, up here in the clouds, that moment when the sun rises up in the horizon doesn't look too good. It looks grey and dull. Though I guess that's because it only lights up my grey stone tower. Hrm.
Now, I'm off to the mines. Gonna get that iron I need for the experiments. Maybe even get enough to extend the cart track into the ground... that sounds really useful.

See you later.[/i]

OOC: The cart track is finished! I'm going to make 3 powered minecarts, because I view boosters as a glitch, and it wouldn't tie in well with the story. Besides, boosters don't go "CHOO CHOO".

Check me but I'm pretty sure thats right for day 23 it helps that they were in order.

[Frajic]

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[i][b]Day 23[/b]

Dear diary;

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/E11Dd.jpg[/img]
Today I was going to finish my minecart track.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/WBWHQ.jpg[/img]
...after I had updated the calendar, of course.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/8jYiw.jpg[/img]
I was getting pretty high up. I'm so glad I don't have a scare of heights, or else I'd wobble and fall down. And die. And get back to life again. And climb up again. And fall. Again.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/kQFcJ.jpg[/img]
Anyway. I was starting to get pretty close to the top.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/E8s9j.jpg[/img]
I dug into the room wall, and lead the track into there.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/uQAGA.jpg[/img]
The stone floor I had put up actually worked pretty well for stopping the cart.
Now my track was finished. It was time to test it.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/gTQyR.jpg[/img]
However, I didn't get time to jump into the cart. It went off without me.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/MKxjh.jpg[/img]
I had to climb all the way down to retrieve it. I had to be more careful, or I wouldn't get anywhere.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/kJcLY.jpg[/img]
I climbed back up again and retried. This time I was going to get my fantastic ride.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/KK7Bh.jpg[/img]
It went so fast, I thought it was going to fly of the tracks! It would have been better than any rollercoaster ever, hadn't it been for how bumpy the ride was.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/vrFv6.jpg[/img]
It left me with a few bruises, but I didn't care too much about that. Did I mention I went "WHOOOOO!" while speeding down the tracks?

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/NiQQR.jpg[/img]
I wasn't too sure what I was to do after I had finished the track. I didn't feel like going back into the mines, so I went ahead and started improving the track.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/NiQQR.jpg[/img]
First I remade the end platform with stone. I also put up another torch to light it up.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/5LtjG.jpg[/img]
I climbed up the tower to access my workbench, and when I was at the top, I tripped and fell head-first into the chest. I got knocked out for a few minutes or so. The memory's actually a bit fussy, but the headache I woke up with afterwards and the bump in my forehead made it obvious enough.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/wgsmK.jpg[/img]
After laying down and letting the headache settle, I made the stairs I had come up for.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/gYVsE.jpg[/img]
And this time, I was using my new cart track again. It goes so much faster than climbing.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/efY6N.jpg[/img]
Of course, it leaves me with bruises everytime. Maybe I should make some pillows to put into it. I could sew it out of wool. But that'll be for another time.
So anyway, I put some stairs up to the track platform. I was pretty much finished; the only thing I was missing was a way to go UP the track.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/sbYqD.jpg[/img]
I COULD try to experiment with that steam power idea, but I don't(didn't?) have any iron to work with. I'll have to delve down into the mines again.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/dTlqO.jpg[/img]
I climbed up the tower again, and started writing today's entry. The sun is rising. You know, up here in the clouds, that moment when the sun rises up in the horizon doesn't look too good. It looks grey and dull. Though I guess that's because it only lights up my grey stone tower. Hrm.
Now, I'm off to the mines. Gonna get that iron I need for the experiments. Maybe even get enough to extend the cart track into the ground... that sounds really useful.

See you later.[/i]

OOC: The cart track is finished! I'm going to make 3 powered minecarts, because I view boosters as a glitch, and it wouldn't tie in well with the story. Besides, boosters don't go "CHOO CHOO".

Check me but I'm pretty sure thats right for day 23 it helps that they were in order.

Yup, there was only 1 image wrong('twas repeated). Thanks man

[breadbocks]

I'll do 18&19.

[Frajic]

I'll do 18&19.

Thanks man. You guys are a real help.

Just in case, I'm putting these last few days up. I've done everyone up to 13 for now.

Spoiler: Day 16 & 17 (click to show/hide)

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[i][b]Day 16 & 17[/b]

Dear diary;

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic229.png[/img]
The first thing I did since my last entry was to cut down a few more trees and make ladders. I was going to need them for my mine shaft.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic230.png[/img]
I dug carefully, making sure that I wouldn't fall through a cavern, or worse, magma.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic231.png[/img]
I ran out of ladder pieces, though. I was going to need more lumber.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic232.png[/img]
Briefly I considered tearing down a bit of the wall and make ladders out of it.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic233.png[/img]
...I laughed at myself and made an axe. The wall was staying. More trees would be cut. Sure, it was night, but it was a risk I could live with.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic234.png[/img]
Zombies and skeletons ambushed me. I rushed inside and closed the door. They seemed to abandon the chase.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic235.png[/img]
The sun was coming up, so I waited patiently while the monsters got roasted.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic236.png[/img]
I climbed up the wall and made sure they were gone. Not a trace.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic237.png[/img]
Since I couldn't cut trees anytime I wanted, I decided to stock up on lumber.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic238.png[/img]
On my tree-slaughtering rampage, I encountered a memorable monument. The floating stone. There must be magic at work in this place. There's so much that can only be explained through magic.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic239.png[/img]
After my outside visit, I hurried back to the workbench and made more ladders. Hopefully it would be sufficient.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic240.png[/img]
Oh, and remember what I said about not falling into a cavern? I did anyway. It was the first one I had found, so it was lit up and no monsters were there. I guess it's useful having the tunnel connected to the cave.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic241.png[/img]
I ran out of ladders pieces again. Climbing up and down the shaft should be tiresome, but the redstone not only makes me tireless, I think it strengthens my muscles, too. I seem not to care about all the climbing and hauling anymore.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic242.png[/img]
More ladder was made.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic243.png[/img]
More moon was rised.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic244.png[/img]
And guess what? A few more meters down, I hit invinci-rock. So much for all the ladder I had made.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic245.png[/img]
I started mining a bit, but I shortly encountered Mr. Magma. I'm getting used to blocking him off.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic246.png[/img]
When I looked up my final ladder shaft, I was amazed at how far it reached. From the very top to the very bottom. Wow.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic247.png[/img]
Once I was aboveground again, I looked up at the moon, thinking about time. I thought I was losing track of time, and I still do.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic248.png[/img]
The solution? The same way prison inmates do it. Write it in stone. In the middle of my garden, there was now a large "16" made out of stone. I'll update it every day, that way I can keep track of time better. Though, since I have a diary to write in, it may be useless... but I will nonetheless use it.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic249.png[/img]
Now, it was time for me to move to the sky.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic250.png[/img]
I disassembled the furnace, workbench, and chest, and brought everything I could with me.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic251.png[/img]
I brought everything up into the tower, expanded the floor, and set up what I had.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic252.png[/img]
I stuffed a lot of "junk" I had on me into the chest, and threw one of my picks which was almost broken out of the tower. Now I had a much lighter load to carry.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic253.png[/img]
I climbed down again to retrieve what I had left... but it was gone! Everything! Gone without a trace! I was shocked. How could it be? Had someone taken it? Had it simply disappeared?

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic254.png[/img]
I checked outside the wall, where I had thrown away my stone picks. They were gone too. Only the iron pick I had thrown out of the tower was left. Was there something in my fort? No... no. It was magic. Yeah, it was magic. That's what I wanted, and still want to believe, anyway...

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic255.png[/img]
After this, to understate it, puzzling event, I updated my calendar to day 17.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic256.png[/img]
I went up into the tower again, confused, and almost a bit scared.
Now, diary... the rest of my memory here is fuzzy. I fainted when I was about to make some new furnaces... or was it when I was about to place them? After? My memory says I did place it, but when I woke up, nothing was there. The scary part is, the stone I had used to make it was still gone. All these things that's happening. The magic. The monsters. The choices. What's happening to me? Am... am I going mad? Or am I already mad... is all of this... in my head?

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic257.png[/img]
I abandoned the thought. It did not matter, and I did not want to think about it. I made the furnaces, and tried to calm my nerves by enjoying the view. I think it worked.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic258.png[/img]
The view I had from the top of the ladder must've been what really cleared my thoughts. Or blew my thoughts, because the distance down was mind-blowing(get it? ugh, can't believe I'm making puns to myself. Oh well, it's my own diary, I can do what I want.)

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic259.png[/img]
I took the trek down to the mines again, and started digging. I immideatly found iron, which cheered me up. Iron was needed very much, especially since I lost everything I had in the chest.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic260.png[/img]
I encountered Mr. Magma again. He keeps trying to give me a hug. I don't like hugs from anything with a temperature above the boiling point.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic261.png[/img]
But this time, Magma got what he wanted. After finding magma three times in the same area, I was too slow for once. The magma touched me, and I went aflame. I got the magma blocked off. But the fire, it wouldn't go out. I was in extreme pain. Everything was getting dark...

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic262.png[/img]
I woke up again on the surface. All my belongings were gone. I didn't know anything. Why was I alive? Was I alive? Did I die? I didn't know. I'm still not sure.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic263.png[/img]
I climbed down. In a haze, the only thought I followed was the one that wanted answers. I had a feeling they were down there.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic264.png[/img]
They were, to a certain extent. All my items were laying scattered on the ground. Where I died. Was I still dead? I looked at myself. Felt my chest. No, I was still alive. Warm, and heart beating.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic265.png[/img]
I grabbed all of my items and put them on in my usual fashion. I needed to clear my thoughts. Think through everything.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic266.png[/img]
I climbed up to my new home. I slumped into the corner, thinking through everything that had happened. The redstone. The redstone... could it be what is making this happen? Could redstone really be magic? Pure magic? Maybe the monsters contain redstone... maybe the floating stone had redstone, too. And I. I contained redstone. I never got tired. I was stronger. I had come back to life... I am immortal. All of this is hard to swallow. I need to rest on the thoughts.

See you later, diary.[/i]

OOC: Suddenly this story is becoming darker. Then again, I like when the plot thickens :V
And when I said I fainted? Minecraft crashed. I had made the furnace, placed it, then after the crash it was gone. Man, all of this stuff makes for great story material.
EDIT: And I just noticed; I have the most viewed active thread here, second to the X-Com one. I SHALL BEAT YOU, X-COM!

Spoiler: Day 14 & 15 (click to show/hide)

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[i][b]Day 14, 15[s] & 16[/s][/b]

Dear diary,

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic208.png[/img]
I think I'm being haunted by madness. First with my paranoia, then the giant wall project that nearly killed me, the diamond, the lava...

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic209.png[/img]
And after I put you down last time, I ate redstone. I can't believe I did it.

[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/Pokezapper/Pic210.png[/img]
Ever since I ate it, I felt no urge for sleep. An increasing surge of energy flowed through me, urging to get out. I went out for a walk to see if it disappeared.

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Since I had the chance, I decided to throw away my stone picks over the wall. There's no need for them now, I have iron and diamond ones. Good riddance.

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The energy inside me just increased. I needed an outlet. That's when I got the idea... since I was stuck here, in the middle of nowhere, the only thing here for me to do is to build. And if I was going to build, I was going to build big. That's where I got the idea of remaking the watchtower. It was going to be tall. Taller than tall.

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First of all, I tore down the platform. The old pillar I could keep, but the rest of the tower was going to be made of stone.

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I made a larger pillar, hollowed out on the inside and with torches roughly every five meters(I have no accurate measuring tools). There was a ladder on the inside I could climb.

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Speaking of ladders, I was going to need a lot of it. Tall towers means tall ladders.

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I even had to effectivize by putting a space between each ladder piece. 'Course, it's only a small inconvenience.

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I had worked for 24 hours, but I just wouldn't run out of energy. I did run out of ladder, though.

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It was already nightfall again, but I needed that lumber. I went out with an axe, and chopped down a couple of trees.

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Luckily I found no monsters. I had the lumber.

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I went inside, chopped the wood into sticks, and made more ladder pieces. I hurried right back to work.

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Finally, after three, no wait, two days... I can't believe it, I have a horrible sense of time. Gonna have to scratch out day 16.
Anyway! After two full days and nights of work, I had finished the watchtower.

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The view was breathtaking. I was literally in the clouds!

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...the view down the ladder hole made me cringe, though. One misstep, and I'm gonna fall. Far.

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Looking at the tower from the ground, I got that mixed feeling of pride and satisfaction I had when I made the fort wall. The difference between this and the wall being that I'm not in such pain my entire body is numb, and the wall doesn't reach all the way into the clouds.

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I was so amazed by how fantastic it was up in the tower, I only wanted to be up there. I took the diary with me and climbed all the way up.

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I just sat up there and relaxed under the gentle sun. First now I felt even a hint of tiredness. Though I think that's from the work I did, not my lack of sleep.

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Such a fantastic view so far up.

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I hanged out in the tower all the way until nightfall. Normally I'd sleep now, but... I can't sleep, and I don't need to sleep. Now it's either work or relaxing. I just hope the redstone doesn't have any nasty side effects.
Now it's time for work. I've decided to move up here in the tower. I'll grab anything even remotely useful in the cave, and haul it all up here. I'll probably expand the platform, maybe even make another floor, and dig a hole below the tower so I can get directly to the mines. I will no longer need the cave.

Normally I'd say "good night", but since I don't sleep anymore, I'll just have to settle with a...
"See you later."[/i]

OOC: Phew, had to rewrite the entire update. Really makes my blood boil, losing all my work.
So now I have an awesome tower. It's building things like this that makes me have fun playing Minecraft. That redstone thing really lets me play out the night while avoiding plot holes. Oh, and yeah, I did actually think I played 3 in-game days, but it looks like I only played 2. Hmph. If you're lucky, you'll get one, possibly a double update, tonight.
And one last thing; I'm not leaving today anyway. It's been moved to tomorrow morning.