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When I reached the lower level, I encountered two ued, but ceased their discussion as soon as I appeared They both wore yellow hele coveralls No dirt stained the one on the left, but mud spattered the other man’s

"I’m Opal"

Mud-spattered man said, "He’ll be out soon" They entered theelse to do, I explored the area, searching for another entrance Eventually, a lankyin greasy clumps to his shoulders and his skin looked as if it hadn’t seen the sun in years He wore oversize dark glasses

"I’ e coveralls and pointed to a privacy screen "Regulations Leave your backpack on the shelf No one will bother it"

I changed The durable ainst my skin, but the fabric blocked the chilly air When I stepped out, he gave me a helmet for safety

"Shall we?" He swept his arlanced around The other uest" He grinned Black grit discolored his teeth "I would be rened just anyone to show you around Besides, you want to visit a highly restricted area"

His bulky glasses blocked his expression, but there was so…off about him Creepy seeood idea, but it was too late to change my mind I followed Galen into the h aboveevery couple of feet and a nice breeze fanned my face The da of rock

As we traveled, I noticed scratches and deep grooves ht diined the dark corridor before us as the gullet of a large beast, sing us

My guide grabbed one of the lanterns to carry with us He paused every so often and pointed out an interesting rock forical feature

If it wasn’t for the current of air, I ed and we passed so many other branches and caverns that I was soon lost The distant sound of machinery echoed off the hard walls I spotted a fewheld back by that one lantern

I felt the pressure of the ht hanging over us I asked Galen about cave-ins

"Unlikely This section is new We haven’t opened it up yet"

"What about along the way out?"