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These tunnels look even more utilitarian than those of the normal line, with barely any emergency lights - not that they'd help you without power, of course.
Do you still know where you're going? Did you ever?
You could swear you already saw this spot already. Did you get turned around, or did the tunnels shift with you?
Bullet marks pock the walls, interspersed with finger-deep scratches and dried blood.
A bobbing light in the distance, a flurry of movement, and a drawn-out scream. You're alone with the darkness, again.
Behind you.
It is peaceful down here, away from the harsh sun and the noises of the new world. You could lose yourself in the dark, still embrace of the tunnels. Maybe you want to.
The tunnel's wall is covered in a thin membrane of shuddering flesh, growing (flowing? crawling?) from a broken pipe. You keep your distance.
You notice a single line of three-fingered footprints, starting on the floor but continuing without pause on the walls before disappearing in a hole on the ceiling that's dripping sticky, bluish ichor.
There is a shimmering spot above the rails. Looking through, you can see the night sky and hear something howl with hatred and hunger. You're certain it could not pass through an opening so small. You're also certain the gateway will grow.
The wall is carpeted by green-gray mushrooms, their caps turning towards you with anticipation.
The wall's concrete is warped into a spiral relief, drawing your eye inexorably to its center. You force yourself to look away, and feel something shift behind the wall.

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