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..8......]...THIS IS THE CENTER OF AN OP
EN COURTYARD. MOSCOW'S BUILDINGS RISE AR
OUND YOU. BEFORE YOU A HALF-CYLINDRICAL
TUNNEL GROWS FROM THE COURTYARD'S SURFA
CE. ITS MOUTH FACES SOUTH. SET INTO THE
FLOOR BEFORE THE TUNNEL IS A HEXAGONAL K
NOB..YOU CANNOT. THOUSANDS OF NEARLY INV
ISIBLE, NEEDLE-SHARP FIBERS PROTRUDE FRO
M THE TUNNEL'S INNER WALL. THEY FLOAT, L
IKE CILIA, IN THE TUNNEL'S MOUTH..THE FI
BERS RETRACT. THE TUNNEL ENTRANCE IS CLE
AR..YOU ENTER THE TUNNEL, AND THE CILIA
CLOSE UP THE TUNNEL MOUTH BEHIND YOU..TH
E TUNNEL'S MOUTH IS ROUGHLY 2 METERS WID
E. THE TUNNEL ITSELF IS SOME 10 METERS L
ONG..THE KNOB IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A BAS
EBALL. THERE ARE THREE SMALL HOLES IN IT
S TOP SURFACE..THE FIBERS COULD BE SOME
KIND OF SILICATE MATERIAL. THEY SEEM AL
MOST LIKE THE TENDRILS OF A LIVING CREAT
URE..PMTUNN.......}.....P......U...'S.7.
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