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The man leaned forward, reached past Tracy, and pointed out to the front of the bus. “Drive over to that hill,” he ordered. “Stop just in front of it.”
Tracy adjusted her direction slightly and headed to where the man indicated. She stopped in front of the hummock and stared out at the feature. A section of the ground at the base of the hill seemed to slope down, like there was a path, or and entrance of some kind leading downwards, underneath the hill.
“Turn off the engine,” the man ordered.
Tracy glanced down, turned the ignition key, and the engine fell silent. When she lifted her head and again looked out to the front of the bus, she almost gasped in surprise. There was someone emerging from beneath the hill. First, she saw his head, and as he emerged, she noticed the bottom half
