Better Off Dead
“— Dante’s Inferno THIRTEEN “So, dude,” Bill started, glancing down at the copy of Dante’s Inferno, which he held in his hands open to Canto Three, “it looks like we, uh, missed a few stops along the way.”
“What are you talking about, Bill?” I asked, even though I couldn’t say my attention was wholly focused on him. Instead, I stood gaping at the entryway to the Underground City, gulping despondently. The entry was comprised of an iron and brick gate that towered over us, maybe twenty... feet high. The iron, a bluish-grey color, looked incredibly aged and worn, while inside the ironwork were layers of bricks. The bricks also looked ancient, as if they’d vanish into dust if you so much as swiped your finger across their rough surfaces. The remains of long dead and sticky vines clung to the gate and bricks, making the macabre reliefs of animal and human faces appear even more gruesome.
The black clouds overhead were moving on fast-forward, and the light of the moon refracted in rays of jaundiced illumination.MoreLess
“What are you talking about, Bill?” I asked, even though I couldn’t say my attention was wholly focused on him. Instead, I stood gaping at the entryway to the Underground City, gulping despondently. The entry was comprised of an iron and brick gate that towered over us, maybe twenty... feet high. The iron, a bluish-grey color, looked incredibly aged and worn, while inside the ironwork were layers of bricks. The bricks also looked ancient, as if they’d vanish into dust if you so much as swiped your finger across their rough surfaces. The remains of long dead and sticky vines clung to the gate and bricks, making the macabre reliefs of animal and human faces appear even more gruesome.
The black clouds overhead were moving on fast-forward, and the light of the moon refracted in rays of jaundiced illumination.MoreLess
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