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Chapter 8

           Chuckheldafingertohismouth.

           Thomasalmostscreamedinfrustration,buthekeptquiet.HeresolvedtomakeChucktellhimlater,whethertheguywantedtoornot.

           AlbyandNewthadreachedthecrowdandpushedthemselvestothefront,standingrightoverthedoorsthatledtotheBox.Everyonequieted,andforthefirsttime,Thomasnotedthegrindsandrattlesoftherisinglift,remindinghimofhisownnightmarishtripthedaybefore.Sadnesswashedoverhim,almostasifhewererelivingthosefewterribleminutesofawakeningindarknesstothememoryloss.Hefeltsorryforwhoeverthisnewkidwas,goingthroughthesamethings.

           Amuffledboomannouncedthatthebizarreelevatorhadarrived.

           ThomaswatchedinanticipationasNewtandAlbytookpositionsonoppositesidesoftheshaftdoorsacracksplitthemetalsquarerightdownthemiddle.Simplehook-handleswereattachedonbothsides,andtogethertheyyankedthemapart.Withametallicscrapethedoorswereopened,andapuffofdustfromthesurroundingstoneroseintotheair.

           CompletesilencesettledovertheGladers.AsNewtleanedovertogetabetterlookintotheBox,thefaintbleatingofagoatinthedistanceechoedacrossthecourtyard.Thomasleanedforwardasfarashepossiblycould,hopingtogetaglanceatthenewcomer.

           Withasuddenjerk,Newtpushedhimselfbackintoanuprightposition,hisfacescrunchedupinconfusion."Holy...,"hebreathed,lookingaroundatnothinginparticular.

           Bythistime,Albyhadgottenagoodlookaswell,withasimilarreaction.

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