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Adam nodded in agreement, as much as he hated that her statement was the truth. A Mother wouldn’t have hesitated to take out whoever she needed to in order to get what she wanted, even if it was her own child. Esther certainly seemed different than that sort of mother.
They continued to fly down the tunnel for what seemed like at least a half an hour. The air was different in here. Cooler. Adam thought they might be headed down as they were cutting into the mountain. He never would’ve guessed something like this was possible. He only hoped no one was coming back their direction as they plowed ahead. If that should be the case, Esther wouldn’t have time to slow, whether her sons were on board or not.
Eventually, the tunnel widened, the ceiling lifting, and they slowed. A large chamber with dozens of other boats and vehicles, lit by what appeared to be some sort of primitive electric torches, spanned as far as Adam could
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