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Madeline's ventures into the Mirror Temple weren't "voluntary", unlike prior chapters; instead, she enters the temple in order to follow [[Theo]], whom ventures into the temple himself in order to "take selfies". Madeline is clearly shown to be selfless here, and willing to help; however, she does have a bad feeling about this. Shortly after entering the temple, Madeline discovers Theo's cellphone, which was left on the ground, in front of a mirror; this quickly increases her worries.
The initial section of the Mirror Temple, whilst brightly lit, does exhibit isolation. In contrast to Celestial Resort, the music does not change when doors are unlocked; Madeline is truly "lost" within the temple during this time. The music, a soft yet slightly eerie piano piece which forms a portion of {{soundtrack|num=11|track=Quiet and Falling}}, plays throughout this section.
A few mazy corridors later, Madeline discovers Theo, whom is now trapped behind a mirror; she quickly displays concern. Theo, on the other hand, sees that Madeline is on the other side of the mirror; his reality is inverted. He attempts to unveil what happened, but eventually faces a threat, and as such, has to abandon Madeline once again. She's truly on her own now. The music shifts, and the piano mostly disappears, inducing this sense of "being lost" even further. The second checkpoint, Depths, is very dark (when compared to the rest of the temple); it is extremely difficult to see without lighting up the corridors first. However, despite all of this, Maddy's fears do not demonstrate themselves.
This all changes following the ''mirror'' cutscene, which plays between Depths and Unraveling. The music, {{soundtrack|num=12|track=In the Mirror}}, becomes significantly more eerie, and Madeline starts panicking again. Confronted by Badeline, Maddy instantly lays the blame upon her, but unlike all previous chapters, she is mistaken; Baddy is not to blame. She explains how she's not the only "creepy thing" living in Madeline's head, and that the temple carries the same powers as the mountain itself. Maddy eventually starts panicking, but snaps and gets angry at her other self, before reiterating that she could do this herself.
{{Q|I'm a trespasser in my own world.|Madeline}}
The next few rooms feature plenty of [[Seekers]], another product of Madeline's self. She eventually reaches another mirror, where she sees herself, albeit outside of the mirror; she quickly starts degrading herself, but is stopped by this reflection, which tells her to "get up" and save Theo.
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