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Group B: Shane, Perry, Tommy, Jjaks, Chr<strong>is</strong>, MattShane let go of Tommy once <strong>the</strong> level of water had receded enough for <strong>the</strong>ir feet to touch ground, andwaded towards <strong>the</strong> door. He gripped at <strong>the</strong> bolt and yanked at it. It refused to budge. Shane grimaced.He looked up at <strong>the</strong> four walls surrounding <strong>the</strong>m, smooth stone in <strong>the</strong> dark red light that reached up toohigh for <strong>the</strong>m to see <strong>the</strong> floor where moments ago <strong>the</strong>y had stood.Perry splashed h<strong>is</strong> way over. "How <strong>is</strong> it?""Stuck," Shane said, with a futile kick at <strong>the</strong> door."It's probably just stiff," Chr<strong>is</strong> said. "It's got to open. There's no o<strong>the</strong>r way out of here."Shane mopped wet hair out of h<strong>is</strong> eyes and tried <strong>the</strong> bolt again, putting h<strong>is</strong> strength into it; and <strong>the</strong>n,finally, it gave a little, moving out with agon<strong>is</strong>ing slowness."What's th<strong>is</strong> place for?" Jjaks asked, gazing upwards at <strong>the</strong> far-off ceiling. "Who built it...""Government taxes have to go somewhere," Shane said, finally sliding <strong>the</strong> bolt out and lookingaccompl<strong>is</strong>hed."A cage," Matt said.Tommy looked at him. "What?""Like it was meant to keep something in," Matt said quietly. "Something that doesn't like water."Tommy paled. Jjaks and Chr<strong>is</strong> looked around uneasily.Perry clapped Shane on <strong>the</strong> back. "Right. Let's get th<strong>is</strong> open and get out of here." He grabbed <strong>the</strong>metal handle on <strong>the</strong> door and pulled, <strong>the</strong> door creaking grudgingly open."I don't see anything," Jjaks said cautiously."Could be inv<strong>is</strong>ible," Matt said. "You hear that?"There was a soft fluttering in <strong>the</strong> d<strong>is</strong>tance, coming from <strong>the</strong> direction of <strong>the</strong> ceiling; <strong>the</strong> beat of inv<strong>is</strong>iblewings far above <strong>the</strong>m-A slow panic was creeping over Tommy's face.Chr<strong>is</strong> and Perry fin<strong>is</strong>hed shoving <strong>the</strong> door open. A gap yawned in <strong>the</strong> opening: a cuboid passagewaywith smooth sides one metre high and one-and-a-half metres across, just high enough to sit in, stillthrobbing with that same red light.Shane poked h<strong>is</strong> head in. "Looks safe," he decided, when an inhuman screech pierced <strong>the</strong> air."...What was that?" Chr<strong>is</strong> asked.Silence.And <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong>re was a sudden gust of wind from above as something made a sudden swoop towards<strong>the</strong>m, screeching, and yanked Jjaks by inv<strong>is</strong>ible talons up into <strong>the</strong> air.

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