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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.
</p>
<p>
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
<span class="comment">one word or two?</span> 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.
</p>
<p>
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.
</p>
<p>
They set down their things and roam around the room. Out of nowhere,
Michelle asks:<br />
<span class="quote speech">Jack, what&apos;s the status on that dome city
you&apos;re building? You guys only have two years to finish that
project.</span><br />
<span class="quote speech">Oh no, I guess we&apos;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.</span><br />
less while waiting for bureaucracy to take its course.</span><br />
<span class="quote speech">Look, the power lines are gonna get hooked up
to the battery bank in a couple days. Aren&apos;t you excited for
that?</span><br />
<span class="quote speech">Not my department but I sure hope we&apos;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.</span><br />
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.
</p>
<p>
Annie steps onto the glass pane in front of the center console and looks
down.
<p>
Jack notices that Annie has unwittingly stepped onto the glass pane.
</p>
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