'We walk for more than an hour. The end of the tunnel is still not in
sight. Our torches are getting short. We didn't expect the tunnel would
be this long, and we're wondering if we'll ever make it to the other end.
'Up ahead is a dim glow. We walk faster. Maybe it's the end of the
tunnel.
'The light gets brighter. It's coming from around the next bend. We're
especially careful now, and as we come to the bend we lean over to peer
around and beyond.
'A piercing shriek cuts the air behind us.
''We gotcha!' a voice roars.
'We whirl around, staring into the darkness, ready to fight. We see
nothing at first. After a moment, we make out tiny gleams, in pairs and
close together. Eyes-many eyes-staring at us.
''Oh no, you haven't got us,' I shout. The Princess, you and I stand close.
'Come on,' I whisper, 'let's make a run for it.'
'We turn and dash around the bend. We stop in surprise.
'The tunnel ahead of us opens into an enormous cavern. Lighted torches
along the walls cast shadows in all directions. The center of the cavern is
taken up by a huge black box, and next to it, staring at us are-now, be
ready for this.
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