Thinking with portals shellshock

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The area just beyond that, with the foyer and the elevator tower, is dated 1952. The abandonment hatch to Test Shaft 09 Zulu Bunsen is dated 06 15 1961. After Wheatley throws Chell and PotatOS down the shaft, we start to encounter dates painted on the walls presumably these are the construction dates for various parts of the old facility.