diff --git a/qa-Overdue_Maintenence-power_station.html b/qa-Overdue_Maintenence-power_station.html index 4afb45c..137c5af 100644 --- a/qa-Overdue_Maintenence-power_station.html +++ b/qa-Overdue_Maintenence-power_station.html @@ -4,54 +4,53 @@ Jack parks the truck just before the exit of a tunnel and they get out. Roaring water echoes from somewhere deep below. Annie grabs her bag and goes ahead. The tunnel wall to the right features doors, large gates, - and windows that allow a peek into abandoned offices and control rooms. - The end of the tunnel connects to a balcony extending into a narrow - ravine with walkways going from either side. She steps onto it, making - sure to keep her distance to the railing, and looks around. The walkway - to the right connects to the top of a dam blocking the ravine. Large - flowers, a couple bushes, and a small tree grow on top of it and the wall - is partially green from the moss growing on it. Water flows over the - spillway, falling into the depths where it joins a torrent of water - coming from two big pipes at the bottom of the dam. + and windows that allow a peek into abandoned offices, storage spaces, and + control rooms. The end of the tunnel connects to a balcony with walkways + connecting to either side, extending into a narrow ravine. She steps onto + it, making sure to keep her distance to the railing, and looks around. + The walkway to the right connects to the top of a dam blocking the ravine. + A couple bushes, purple flowers, and a small tree grow on top of it and + the wall is partially green from moss. Water flows over the spillway, + falling into the depths below where it joins a torrent of water coming + from two big pipes at the bottom of the dam.
- She turns around to see the others unloading the truck. Jack is getting a - large toolbox from the truck. James and Michelle are standing next to one - of the doors, holding a box full of random spare parts that Jack had - found in the bunker. She hurries over to them and opens the door pulling - a loop of wire through the latching mechanism to bypass the lock. + She turns around to see Jack getting a toolbox from the truck bed + one word or two? and James and Michelle + waiting next to a door, holding a large box full of random spare parts. + She hurries over to them and opens it by pulling a loop of wire through + the latch.
- Inside is the main control room. The walls are lines with metal cabinets - that have levers, buttons, dials, and large gauges on them. The wall to - the left features a front of windows allowing a view of the spillway and - the top of the dam. Some of the windows have cracks but, by some miracle, - none are broken. In front of them is a ransom collection of furniture, - primarily desks and chairs. The center of the room is taken up by a large - console with more buttons, switches, and gauges, facing the windows and - an opening in the floor covered by a thick glass pane. + Inside is the main control room. The wall to the right is lined with + metal cabinets that have levers, buttons, dials, and large gauges on + them. The wall to the left features a front of windows, allowing a view + of the spillway and the top of the dam, below which is a random + collection of furniture, primarily desks and chairs. Some of the windows + have cracks but, by some miracle, none are broken. The center of the room + is taken up by a large console with more buttons, switches, and gauges + that is facing the windows and an opening in the floor covered by a thick + glass pane.
+
They set down their things and roam around the room. Out of nowhere,
Michelle asks:
Jack, what's the status on that dome city
you're building? You guys only have two years to finish that
project.
Oh no, I guess we're gonna have to slack
- less while waiting for bureaucracy to take its course. I sure hope we
- get these plans approved by the end of the month.
+ less while waiting for bureaucracy to take its course.
Look, the power lines are gonna get hooked up
to the battery bank in a couple days. Aren't you excited for
that?
Not my department but I sure hope we're
- no longer gonna habe to rely on batteries down there. Having a working
+ no longer gonna need these portable batteries down there. Having a working
power grid is gonna be so nice.
They are looking at a calendar on the wall and laughing. It shows October
- 1991 with a bunch of crossed-out days and a few entries over the rest of
- the month.
+ 1991 with a few entries and crossed-off days.
- Annie steps onto the glass pane in front of the center console and looks - down. -
+ Jack notices that Annie has unwittingly stepped onto the glass pane. +
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