“It’s a-a-a cave,” says the Cold Man.<\/p>\n
“How far did hough.<\/i>” Rita’s still coughing up rock dust. “Did we fall? Jesus faagh.<\/i>”<\/p>\n
“Oh,” he says, and pokes his head into the shaft of light. “I forg-g-got you c-can’t–”<\/p>\n
She waves him off and tries to stand. Nothing gives yet. She spits.<\/p>\n
“No flashlight,” she murmurs.<\/p>\n
“I-I can sssee,” he says. “C-can you see m-m-me?” He steps back. She can, though she can’t see anything around him.<\/p>\n
“Yes,” she says.<\/p>\n
“Y-you shouldn’t,” he smiles. “Bu-b-but that’s g-g-g-good.”<\/p>\n
He holds out one gloved hand, and for the second time, she takes it.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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