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암흑 속에서

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위의 하늘이 어두워지고 있었고, 번개가 번쩍이기 시작했으며, 굵은 빗방울이<br />

후두둑거리며 시체매의 지붕을 때리고 있었다. 제이크는 조종간을 단단히<br />

붙잡고, 덩굴 사이로 시체매를 몰아 굴 안으로 들어갔다. 일단 바람이 부는<br />

곳을 벗어나자, 전방 추진력을 이용해 굴 위쪽으로 올라갈 수 있었다. 가끔씩<br />

추진기로 힘을 실어 주기만 하면 되었다. 그의 전조등이 암흑을 헤집었지만,<br />

반들반들한 흑요석 벽밖에 보이는 것이 없었다. 상이 검고 매끈한 화산암<br />

표면에서 반짝반짝 무수한 빛이 났다.<br />

Fifty meters in, Jake allowed the craft to settle to the floor of the tunnel.<br />

This should be deep enough into the tunnel. If not, he could always go deeper<br />

into the mountain. He had no idea how far this cave extended, but the sensors<br />

on his vulture revealed at least another hundred meters, possibly more.<br />

Beyond that, the display was indeterminate.<br />

50 미터쯤 들어가서, 제이크는 시체매를 동굴 바닥에 세웠다. 그 정도면<br />

충분히 들어온 것 같았다. 만약 아니라면 얼마든지 더 들어갈 수 있었다. 이<br />

동굴이 어디까지 뻗어 있는지는 알 수 없었지만, 시체매에 장착된 감지기에는<br />

최소한 100 미터가 더 나타나 있었다. 그 너머부터는 화면을 정확히 판별할 수<br />

없었다.<br />

Jake climbed down from the vulture. He flipped open the faceplate of his<br />

helmet and took a deep breath. Already the air smelled wet. Even this deep<br />

into the lava tube, there was a noticeable draft coming from the entrance. The<br />

opening glowed as a bright circle of light, already darkening, occasionally<br />

flickering from unseen lightning strikes. He approached just close enough to<br />

feel the wet spray of the storm. It was already hammering in with powerful<br />

horizontal surges that left the walls of the tunnel dripping. The water came in<br />

faster than it could drain. Jake wondered if he should move the vulture farther<br />

up the tube, but as he walked back up the slope, it was clear that the water<br />

wasn’t reaching up this far. He was safely beyond the worst forces of the<br />

storm.

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