The Road to Hell
“said Susan, looking around in awe at the Underworld.
“Oh, it’s real, alright,” replied Harrison.
Rusting iron pipes carried steam from one section of the Underworld to another. Pressure valves released plumes of vapour in bursts, regulating the flow. Water dripped from the ceiling onto the metal walkway suspended from the cave wall.
The sounds of industry churned away in the background. Miners chipped away at veins of coal on one side of the vast chamber while a series of railway tracks crisscr...ossed the floor, some forty feet below, carrying ore and stone, tools and workers around the cavern. Harrison pointed at a robotic flyer darting around the cave; a remote control camera watched their every move.
“Don’t be fooled by the antiquated technology. They don’t miss much. This is just one of the nodes. There’s about twenty in all, spread out beneath the city. They’re linked by a series of tunnels, some man made, others naturally formed. Each node serves a different purpose.MoreLess
“Oh, it’s real, alright,” replied Harrison.
Rusting iron pipes carried steam from one section of the Underworld to another. Pressure valves released plumes of vapour in bursts, regulating the flow. Water dripped from the ceiling onto the metal walkway suspended from the cave wall.
The sounds of industry churned away in the background. Miners chipped away at veins of coal on one side of the vast chamber while a series of railway tracks crisscr...ossed the floor, some forty feet below, carrying ore and stone, tools and workers around the cavern. Harrison pointed at a robotic flyer darting around the cave; a remote control camera watched their every move.
“Don’t be fooled by the antiquated technology. They don’t miss much. This is just one of the nodes. There’s about twenty in all, spread out beneath the city. They’re linked by a series of tunnels, some man made, others naturally formed. Each node serves a different purpose.MoreLess
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