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Scout expected the tunnel to end in an opening under the bridge, but it just kept going on and on, and she realized they must be heading along the length of the bridge. The passage was narrow, more a forgotten gap between the massive stones than a purposely built corridor.
That impression became stronger as the stones to either side started pressing in closer and closer around them. Once more Scout was walking sideways through a space too narrow for her hips and shoulders to pass through straight on.
Then it ended altogether.
“Now what?” Scout asked, her glasses showing her what details they could ascertain in the total darkness.
“Up,” Daisy said and started to climb. Scout saw the irregularly spaced rungs of a ladder as soon as Daisy had climbed up out of view.
“Can you make it u
