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		"synopsis" "Aperture Science, being specialized in the development of portal technology, fit naturally into the cosmology of Half-Life.  Rather than forcing Portal into the Half-Life franchise, we used it as an opportunity to make our world bigger.  By suggesting a long-term rivalry between Aperture Science and Black Mesa, we open up possibilities in both games that didn't exist when they were separate entities."
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