'qa' Overdue Maintenance: reordering some events
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Roaring water echoes from somewhere deep below. Annie grabs her bag and
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goes ahead. The tunnel wall to the right features doors, large gates,
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and windows that allow a peek into abandoned offices, storage spaces, and
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control rooms. The end of the tunnel connects to a balcony with rusty
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walkways connecting to either side, extending into a narrow ravine.
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She steps onto it, making sure to keep her distance to the railing, and
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looks around. The walkway to the right connects to the top of a dam
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blocking the ravine. A couple bushes, purple flowers, and a small tree
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grow on top of it and the wall is partially green from moss. Water flows
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over the spillway, falling into the depths below where it joins a torrent
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of water coming from two big pipes at the bottom of the ravine.
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control rooms. The end of the tunnel connects to a balcony with rusted
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metal walkways going to either side, extending into a narrow ravine.
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She steps onto it, making sure to keep her distance to the rusty railing,
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and looks around. The walkway to the right connects to the top of a dam
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blocking the ravine. A couple bushes, flowers, and a small tree grow
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there, partially concealing the rusty <span class="comment">armatures?
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</span> and the wall is green from moss and small ferns. Water flows
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over the spillway, falling into the depths below where it joins a
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torrent of water rushing out of two big pipes at the bottom of the
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ravine. The other walkway leads to a freestanding staircase going all
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the way down.
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She turns around to see Jack getting a toolbox from the truck bed and
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James and Michelle waiting next to a door, holding a large box full of
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random spare parts. She hurries over to them and opens it by pulling a
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loop of wire through the latch.
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Jack walks up next to her, grabbing hold of the railing, trying to
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shake it but it doesn't budge.<br />
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<span class="quote speech">Looks like it's gonna hold.</span><br />
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He turns to the right and steps onto the walkway before having an idea.
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He turns to Annie and Michelle:<br />
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<span class="quote speech">Ladies first.</span><br />
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While Annie is still thinking about a response, Michelle's response
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is immediate:<br />
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<span class="quote speech">Thanks but you can go ahead.</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">You two are lighter though.</span>
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</p>
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<p class="comment">
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They walk to the dam, look into the windows
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</p>
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<p class="comment">
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Some events have changed, this needs to be tied together again.
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</p>
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<p>
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<span class="quote speech">Annie?</span> Michelle calls
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<span class="comment">?</span> her. They are standing by one of the doors
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in the tunnel wall. Jack pulls a wire through the latch and opens it.
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Inside is the main control room. The wall to the right is lined with
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metal cabinets that have levers, buttons, dials, and large gauges on
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metal cabinets that have levers, buttons, switches, and large gauges on
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them. The wall to the left features a front of windows, allowing a view
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of the spillway and the top of the dam, below which is a random
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collection of furniture, primarily desks and chairs. Some of the windows
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have cracks but, by some miracle, none are broken. The center of the room
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is taken up by a large console with more buttons, switches, and gauges
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that is facing the windows and an opening in the floor covered by a thick
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glass pane.
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of the spillway and the top of the dam. Some of the windows have cracks
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but somehow none are broken. In front of the windows is a collection of
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random furniture, mostly desks and chairs. The center of the room is
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taken up by a large console with more buttons, switches, and gauges that
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is facing the windows and an opening in the floor covered by a thick
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glass pane. They roam around the room for a moment. Annie looks outside,
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admiring the flowering lilypads floating in the water that is held back
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by the dam.
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</p>
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<p>
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They set down their things and roam around the room. Out of nowhere,
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Michelle asks:<br />
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<span class="quote speech">Jack, what's the status on that dome city
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you're building? You guys only have two years to finish that
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project.</span><br />
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Michelle asks: <span class="quote speech">Jack, what's the status
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on that dome city you're building? You guys only have two years to
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finish that project.</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">Oh no, I guess we're gonna have to slack
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less while waiting for bureaucracy to take its course.</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">Look, the power lines are gonna get hooked up
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Jack looks at a clipboard that was placed on the control panel on the
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center console.<br />
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<span class="quote speech">The next maintenence expedition is scheduled
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for 2011 – I don't think anyone ever stepped foot in here
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after <dome city> was closed off.</span><br />
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for 2011... I don't think anyone ever stepped foot in here after
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<dome city> was closed off.</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">It wouldn't surprise me.</span> Annie
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leans against the center console. <span class="quote speech">Apart from a
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small group, the entire city is legitimately scared of the outside
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world.</span><br />
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turns around and leans against the center console.
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<span class="quote speech">Apart from a small group, the entire city is
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legitimately scared of the outside world.</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">I mean they're probably right, the
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outside world is dangerous. Look down, by the way.</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">Whoa!</span><br />
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glass pane. It allows a view down into a hall filled with machinery.
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<p>
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They look down into it. Water is pouring out of a burst pipe and from
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the flanges between pipes.<br />
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They gather around it and look down. The floor is flooded by water
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rushing out of a burst pipe and spraying out from the flanges of many
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other pipe sections.<br />
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<span class="quote speech">It's a miracle this place is still
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running.</span>
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</p>
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<p class="comment">
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missing section
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</p>
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<p>
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Jack walks up to the rusty railing, grabbing it and trying to shake it
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as hard as he can but it doesn't even rattle.<br />
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<span class="quote speech">Quality engineering.</span><br />
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Using the walkway to the right, they get on top of the dam.
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<span class="comment">And now what?</span>
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</p>
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<p>
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The other walkway connects to a freestanding staircase leading all the
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way down.
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</p>
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<p>
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Jack turns the key and the gate starts to move up, scrathcing and
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squeeking as it does, revealing a bunch of crates. About half-way
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