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The Hedges

           TherehadbeenavalanchesintheareaandthenotoriousKGBagentSlobbohadkilledhisgirlfriendwithapoisondart,butsomewherenearwastheRussianantigravitymachine.Perhapsattheendofthisverytunnel.Hedrewhisautomaticandwentalongtheconcretetunnel,hiseyeswideandalert,hisbreathplumingout.

           Thefarendoftheconcreteringwassolidlyblockedwithsnow.Hetrieddiggingthroughitandwasamazed(andalittleuneasy)toseehowsoliditwas,almostlikeicefromthecoldandtheconstantweightofmoresnowontopofit.

           Hismake-believegamecollapsedaroundhimandhewassuddenlyawarethathefeltclosedinandextremelynervousinthistightringofcement.Hecouldhearhisbreathing;itsoundeddankandquickandhollow.Hewasunderthesnow,andhardlyanylightfiltereddowntheholehehaddugtogetinhere.Suddenlyhewantedtobeoutinthesunlightmorethananything,suddenlyherememberedhisdaddyandmommyweresleepinganddidn’tknowtherehewas,thatiftheholehedugcavedinhewouldbetrapped,andtheOverlookdidn’tlikehim.

           Dannygotturnedaroundwithsomedifficultyandcrawledbackalongthelengthoftheconcretering,hissnowshoesclackingwoodenlytogetherbehindhim,hispalmscracklinginlastfall’sdeadaspenleavesbeneathhim.

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