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They continued on their way and soon reached the electrical closet. Drifter used his unique key for them to gain entrance and they slipped inside or tried to. The room was still as packed as before, and Allie found herself stumbling over the thick cords on the floor. One particularly large snake wrapped around her ankle. She yelped as she fell forward.
Drifter turned and caught her against his chest. She looked up at him and gave a sheepish smile. “I guess I still have my land legs.”
“I should have cleaned up before having visitors,” he teased as he righted her.
Drifter turned to the strange sun dial mechanism at the back and strode up to the closest console. He removed the compass from around his neck and lowered it into the depression in the central pedestal. Allie’s eyes
