Even Further Down The Ramp

Deciding that the chain was way too

     dangerous, you begin to make your way

            deeper into the void. Slowly at first and

                   then you begin to pick up the pace. A

                        sudden fear grips your heart as you start

                              to jog down the ramp, nearly stumbling

                                    over yourself in the darkness.

Suddenly, trip and tumble d

                                             o

                                                 w

                                                     n

                                                         the ramp, your face smashing into

the rough surface of the old wood. As if

     responding to your fall, the wood creaks

           its sympathy before suddenly giving way

                 beneath you. Down you go to the next

                       level of plank below the one that busted.

                             You slam into the wood hard and remain

motionless for quite some time. Minutes pass,

     and finally, you raise your spinning head to glance

           around. Groaning in slight pain, you struggle to get

                 to your feet. Once there, you lean against the wall,

                      breathing deeply. You rub the back of your head,

trying to ease the pain. Your eyes wander back

   up the shaft and you discover that you're trapped.

          The ramp you fell from is no more as is the way

                  back up. All that's left is to go down. And so,

                        turning your head to take a long look down

                              the remaining stairwell, down you go.......

Down in it..