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‘All right,’ she said quickly. ‘Get us back to Earth <strong>and</strong> we’ll<br />
help you. What do we do now?’<br />
‘Concentrate your mind,’ said <strong>the</strong> Queen Spider. ‘I shall<br />
lend you some <strong>of</strong> my powers... Turn your back, my child...’<br />
The <strong>Doctor</strong> moved swiftly through <strong>the</strong> tunnels, keeping in<br />
shadow as best he could. Several times he had to duck into clark<br />
corners to avoid patrols. Without <strong>the</strong> machine, taken from him<br />
when he was first captured, he would be helpless against <strong>the</strong><br />
power <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> jewelled staves. To avoid detection, he was forced<br />
to move fur<strong>the</strong>r <strong>and</strong> fur<strong>the</strong>r away from <strong>the</strong> busier areas. Soon he<br />
found himself in an unlit disused tunnel, like <strong>the</strong> one by which<br />
he had entered. The <strong>Doctor</strong> paused to consider his next move.<br />
Arak <strong>and</strong> his army would be here soon. He’d st<strong>and</strong> a far<br />
better chance <strong>of</strong> rescuing Sarah with <strong>the</strong>ir help. He decided to<br />
lie low until <strong>the</strong> fighting started, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>n join up with <strong>the</strong>m.<br />
Suddenly he heard a voice calling from <strong>the</strong> depths <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> tunnel<br />
that stretched away before him. ‘<strong>Doctor</strong>, <strong>Doctor</strong>!’ It was Sarah.<br />
He must have stumbled on her place <strong>of</strong> imprisonment! Scarcely<br />
believing his good luck, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Doctor</strong> began to follow <strong>the</strong> sound <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> voice. Somehow it seemed to be always just ahead <strong>of</strong> him.<br />
There it was again. ‘Help, <strong>Doctor</strong>, help!’ The <strong>Doctor</strong> ran on,<br />
ever deeper into <strong>the</strong> blue mountain.<br />
He noticed that <strong>the</strong> tunnel walls around him were taking on<br />
a different look. The blue crystals were scattered ever more<br />
thickly. Soon <strong>the</strong>y began to give <strong>of</strong>f a glow <strong>of</strong> blue light. More,<br />
even fiercer, blue light shone ahead <strong>of</strong> him. The <strong>Doctor</strong> paused,<br />
wondering where he was coming to. This part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mountain<br />
was quite different from anything he had seen before.<br />
Still Sarah’s voice lured him on. ‘<strong>Doctor</strong>, help me! Please<br />
help me!’ The more he hesitated, <strong>the</strong> more anguished her cries<br />
became.
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