'qa' Overdue Maintenance, 'qb' The Floor Is Water: revision, split end into new chapter, continue writing 'qa'

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   out. Roaring water echoes from somewhere in the distance. Annie grabs
   her bag and follows the others towards the end of the tunnel. The wall
   to the right features doors, large gates, and a few windows that allow
-  a peek into abandoned offices, storage spaces, and a machine shop.
+  a peek into abandoned offices, storage spaces, and a small machine shop.
   The end of the tunnel connects to a large balcony extending into
-  a narrow ravine with rusted metal walkways going to either side.
+  a narrow ravine with rusted metal walkways going to the left and right.
+</p>
+<p>
+  They walk onto the balcony and take a look around: The walkway to the
+  left goes to a freestanding staircase tower that goes down to the bottom
+  of the ravine and is just as rusty as the walkway itself. The walkway
+  to the right connects to the top of a concrete dam blocking the ravine.
+  A couple bushes, flowers, and a small tree grow there, partially hiding
+  rusty cranks and levers, and the dam is green from moss and small ferns
+  growing all over its side. Water flows over the spillway, falling into
+  the depths below. To the right of the dam, inset into the same rock face
+  as the tunnel exit, is a wall with a window front.
 </p>
 <p>
-  They walk onto it and take a look around: The walkway to the left
-  goes to a freestanding staircase tower that leads down and is just
-  as rusty as the walkway itself. The walkway to the right connects
-  to the top of a concrete dam blocking the ravine. A couple bushes,
-  flowers, and a small tree grow there, partially hiding rusty cranks
-  and levers, and the dam is green from moss and small ferns growing
-  all over its side. Water flows over the spillway, falling into the
-  depths below. To the right of the dam and walkway, inset into
-  the same side of the ravine as the tunnel exit, is a wall with
-  a front of windows.<br />
   <span class="quote speech">Annie, check this out!</span><br />
   Jack gestures for her to come to the railing. She hesitates.<br />
   <span class="quote speech">That railing is gonna hold, yeah?</span><br />
@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@
   and &quot;jump&quot;</span> onto the beam holding it, leaving the
   section of floor barely hanging on.<br />
   Michelle asks: <span class="quote speech">You okay?</span><br />
-  <span class="quote speech">Yeah &ndash; less so the floor...</span>
+  <span class="quote speech">Yeah &ndash; can&apos;t say the same for
-  <br />
+  the floor...</span><br />
   The two walk the rest of the way across, meanwhile Annie and Jack stay
   on the balcony.
 </p>
@@ -66,96 +67,155 @@ dam first, then turn their attention to the windows.</p>
   <span class="quote speech">Looks like there might be a way back to
   the tunnel from inside. We could let you in that way.</span><br />
   Jack replies: <span class="quote speech">That would work
-  but we probably don&apos;t wanna break these windows.</span><br />
+  but we probably really don&apos;t wanna break these windows.</span><br />
-  <span class="quote speech">Nobody said anything of
+  <span class="quote speech">Nobody said anything about breaking
-  <i>breaking</i>...</span><br />
+  them...</span><br />
-  James takes a screwdriver out of his pocket. He jams it inbetween
+  James takes a screwdriver out of his pocket and jams it inbetween
-  the window and its frame, then quickly pulls on it. The window jumps
+  the window and its frame, then he quickly pulls on it. The window jumps
   open with a bang.<br />
+  Michelle looks at him a bit <span class="comment">befuddled?</span>.
+  <br />
+  <span class="quote speech">What?</span><br />
+  <span class="quote speech">You seem to have some <i>interesting</i>
+  skills...</span><br />
+  <span class="quote speech">The more intact old world buildings tend
+  to have locked doors. Gotta get in somehow.</span>
 </p>
 <p>
   Jack and Annie are waiting in the tunnel next to a door.
-  The handle moves down and they hear the deadbold retracting with
+  The handle moves down and they hear the deadbolt retracting with
-  a click. The door creaks as it gets pulled inward, revealing a hallway.
+  a click. The door creaks as Michelle pulls it inward, revealing
-  Michelle is on the other side, leading the way. James is standing in
+  a hallway. She leads the way. James is standing in a door to the left,
-  a door to the left, holding it open. They go through and enter the
+  holding it open. They go through and enter the control room, a somewhat
-  control room, a somewhat large room packed with equipment. Across the
+  large room packed with equipment. Across from them are the windows,
-  room is the wall with the window front, allowing a view of the spillway
+  allowing a view of the spillway and the top of the dam, with a random
-  and the top of the dam. In front of it is a random collection of
+  assortment of office furniture and a few electronic devices
-  electronics and furniture, mostly desks and chairs and terminals,
+  <span class="comment">zusammengeschoben? piled up?</span>
-  <span class="comment">zusammengeschoben? piled up?</span> for storage.
+  in front of them. The wall to the left is lined with metal cabinets
-  In the center is a large
+  with a few buttons, switches, large gauges and levers on them. The wall
-  console with more buttons, switches, and gauges that is facing the
+  to the right is taken up by storage <span class="comment">cabinets?
-  windows and an opening in the floor behind it, covered with a thick
+  the drawer thingies...</span> and an assortment of large devices and
-  glass pane.
+  contraptions. A bit towards them from the center of the room is
-  The wall to the left is lined with metal cabinets with buttons,
+  a large console facing the window front with many buttons, switches,
-  switches, large gauges and levers on them.
+  gauges, and two telephones on it. Annie walks past it and looks out
-  The wall to the right is taken up by storage
+  the windows, admiring the flowering lilypads floating behind the dam.
-  <span class="comment">cabinets? the drawer thingies...</span>
-  and an assortment of large devices and contraptions.
-</p>
-<p class="comment">TODO: They take a brief look at the control room
-and then climb outside onto the dam, returning to the control room
-afterwards.</span>
-<p>
-  <span class="comment">This needs to be tied together again as the
-  beginning of the chapter has been rewritten.</span>
-  They roam around the room for a while. Annie looks outside, admiring
-  the flowering lilypads floating in the water held back by the dam.
-  Meanwhile, Michelle looks at an old calendar.<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.</span><br />
-  <span class="quote speech">The power lines are gonna get hooked up
-  to the battery bank in a couple days. Aren&apos;t you excited for
-  progress?</span><br />
-  <span class="quote speech">Not my department but I sure hope we&apos;re
-  no longer gonna need these portable batteries down there. Having a
-  working power grid is gonna be so nice.</span><br />
-  They are laughing. The calendar shows October 1991 with a few entries
-  and crossed-off days.
 </p>
 <p>
-  Jack looks at a clipboard that was placed on the control panel on the
+  Jack picks up a clipboard and pencil that lay on the center console.
-  center console.<br />
+  <br />
-  <span class="quote speech">The next maintenence expedition is scheduled
+  <span class="quote speech">Maintenance checklist for October 2011 &ndash;
-  for 2011... I don&apos;t think anyone ever stepped foot in here after
+  I don&apos;t think anyone has stepped foot in here since Sunside Cove was
-  Sunside&nbsp;Cove was sealed off.</span><br />
+  sealed off.</span><br />
-  Annie turns around and leans against the center console.<br />
+  Annie turns around and leans on the console.
   <span class="quote speech">It wouldn&apos;t surprise me. Many people are
   legitimately scared of the outside world.</span><br />
   <span class="quote speech">I mean they&apos;re probably right, the
   outside world is pretty dangerous. Watch your step, by the way...</span>
   <br />
-  <span class="quote speech">Whoa!</span><br />
+  She looks down and ... <span class="quote speech">Whoa!</span><br />
-  She stumbles backwards. Without noticing it, she had walked onto the
+  Without noticing, she had walked onto a thick glass pane covering
-  glass pane. It allows a view down into a hall filled with machinery.
+  a large opening in the floor. It allows a view into a hall filled with
+  machinery. The floor is flooded by water rushing out of a burst pipe and
+  spraying out from the flanges of many other pipe sections.
+  <br />
+  Jack says: <span class="quote speech">It&apos;s a miracle that there is
+  still power being generated here. Michelle, James, have a look down
+  there.</span><br />
+  Michelle responds: <span class="quote speech">Yeah, we saw on the way in.
+  This place is overbuilt to take it.</span><br />
+  He walks around the console and tries to get a better look.<br />
+  <span class="quote speech">Looks like it might not tale it for much
+  longer. All four turbines have water, but only three are spinning.</span>
 </p>
 <p>
-  They gather around it and look down. The floor is flooded by water
+  After a short time discussing with Michelle and flipping through
-  rushing out of a burst pipe and spraying out from the flanges of many
+  the paper on the clipboard, they come up with a plan and Jack sits down
-  other pipe sections.<br />
+  at the console. He picks up a telephone and dials a number.
-  <span class="quote speech">It&apos;s a miracle this place is still
+  While wedging the receiver between his shoulder and ear, he pulls a few
-  running.</span>
+  pages from the clipboard and lays them out in front of him.<br />
-</p>
+  <span class="quote speech">Good afternoon, this is Jack, I am calling
-<p class="comment">
+  from the Ivydale hydro power station. Am I talking to infrastructure
-  missing section
+  control?</span><br />
+  Short pause while he listens.<br />
+  <span class="quote speech">Yes, I am.</span><br />
+  Another pause.<br />
+  <span class="quote speech">Sir, I don&apos;t care. We have an emergency.
+  Am I talking to infrastructure control?</span><br />
+  &ndash;<br />
+  <span class="quote speech">I&apos;m not here to answer questions.
+  I am calling to inform you of an imminent power outage. Follow procedure
+  thirty-nine. Switch the battery banks to autonomous and disconnect the
+  transformers.</span><br />
+  &ndash;<br />
+  <span class="quote speech">Follow emergency procedure thirty-nine.</span>
+  <br />
+  &ndash;<br />
+  <span class="quote speech">As I said, I will not answer your
+  questions.</span><br />
+  &ndash;<br />
+  <span class="quote speech">Follow the procedure. You have fifteen
+  minutes.</span><br />
+  &ndash;<br />
+  <span class="quote speech">Will you do your fucking job already?
+  You need to get the city running on backup power <i>right now</i>.
+  Questions can be answered later.</span><br />
+  &ndash;<br />
+  <span class="quote speech">If the grid goes down with the power station,
+  that&apos;s on you. Follow emergency procedure thirty-nine. You can call
+  me back on the two five five two. Have a good day.</span><br />
+  Jack puts the receiver back down and shakes his head.<br />
+  <span class="comment">TODO: James is probably unfamiliar with
+  telephones.</span>
 </p>
 <p>
-  Jack turns the key and the gate starts to move up, scrathcing and
+  In the meantime, Michelle has gone around and flipped some switches on
-  squeeking as it does, revealing a bunch of crates. About half-way
+  the control panel cabinets to the left. The gauges are lit up and their
-  up, it gets stuck, making a buzzing noise. He lets go of the key and it
+  needles no longer sit at their resting points. Jack flips a switch on
-  stops. They duck under the gate and look around. They find themselves in
+  the center console and it lights up like a christmas tree. He gives it
-  a warehouse much larger than the gate and windows facing the tunnel would
+  a once-over, then he presses some buttons on his watch and gets up.
-  lead to assume.<br />
-  <span class="quote speech">Now that, ladies and gentlemen, is what I call
-  an adequate stockpile of spare parts.</span><br />
-  Jack walks up to a huge crate and wipes the dust off the label:
-  <span class="quote non-speech">Turbine C, replacement 2</span>.
 </p>
-<p class="comment">
+<p>
-  exploring the warehouse, they find a forklift and a railroad in the back
+  The four climb back outside onto the dam. Jack and James attempt to
+  <span class="commenr">man-handle?</span> the mechanism to lower the
+  spillway gate. To their surprise, it actually moves and the water flow
+  increases.<br />
+  <span class="comment">ToDo: something missing here, Idk</span>
+</p>
+<p>
+  A bell starts ringing in the control room. They climb through the window
+  again and Michelle sits down at the center console. She hits a button
+  and the ringing stops.<br />
+  <span class="quote speech">Power draw is dropping. Looks like
+  they&apos;re doing their part.</span><br />
+  Jack looks at his watch.<br />
+  <span class="quote speech">Sixteen minutes. About time...</span><br />
+  A few minutes later, the bell goes off again. The needles on most of the
+  gauges suddenly swing to zero. The phone rings. Jack answers:<br />
+  <span class="quote speech">Ivydale hydro power station, this is
+  Jack.</span><br />
+  &ndash;<br />
+  <span class="quote speech">Affirmative, you are disconnected.</span>
+  <br />
+  He looks up and holds the receiver away from his mouth.<br />
+  <span class="quote speech">Annie, can you flip that big switch?</span>
+  <br />
+  <span class="quote speech">This one?</span><br />
+  It moves down with a satisfying <i>ka-chonk</i>. Michelle turns
+  some <span class="comment">what do you call this style of switch?</span>
+  on the console and slowly pulls back one of four levers. The console
+  buzzes at her and some status lights start blinking.<br />
+  She tries the other three levers, only the third one moves without
+  buzzing.<br />
+  Jack speaks into the phone again: <span class="quote speech">We&apos;ll
+  need to manually shut down three of the turbines. In the meantime,
+  is it in your power to gather volunteers?</span><br />
+  &ndash;<br />
+  <span class="quote speech">As many as we can get. We need people to
+  dismantle and rebuild large machinery and plumbing.</span><br />
+  &ndash;<br />
+  <span class="quote speech">I don&apos;t know? Talk to the news or
+  something.</span><br />
+  &ndash;<br />
+  <span class="quote speech">Thanks.</span>
 </p>
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+<h1>The Floor Is Water</h1>
+
+<p class="comment">missing section</p>
+<p>
+  Jack turns the key and the gate starts to move up, scrathcing and
+  squeeking as it does, revealing a bunch of crates. About half-way
+  up, it gets stuck, making a buzzing noise. He lets go of the key and it
+  stops. They duck under the gate and look around. They find themselves in
+  a warehouse much larger than the gate and windows facing the tunnel would
+  lead to assume.<br />
+  <span class="quote speech">Now that, ladies and gentlemen, is what I call
+  an adequate stockpile of spare parts.</span><br />
+  Jack walks up to a huge crate and wipes the dust off the label:
+  <span class="quote non-speech">Turbine C, replacement 2</span>.
+</p>
+<p class="comment">
+  exploring the warehouse, they find a forklift and a railroad in the back
+</p>
+
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