The hole remained open, a sightless eye directed up towards heaven. Kate"s equipment was still here, if a little worse the wear for having been left out. Kether and Kate climbed in with big, powerful torches tied to their belts. He and Kate had figured the ones they had were too feeble for a good search so they had stopped off at a DIY warehouse on the way over and bought one each.
McEwan felt his panic rise. He knew it was irrational. He knew he"d done this before. That didn"t make his fears evaporate. He concentrated on keeping his breathing regular. And lowered himself into the first chamber. It was how they had left it. He could still stand up. He breathed more easily. The other two had waited for him, patiently. He smiled.
They inspected each chamber on the way down, but found nothi
