How to Avoid Death on a Daily Basis
“But why don’t we go see your friends first? I’ll be happy to answer your questions, if I can, on the way.”
He sidled past his desk to the door behind it, got out his jangling bunch of keys and chose the biggest one. He put it in the keyhole, turned it with a loud click and then spun the large wheel in the middle of the door. He slowly pulled the heavy door open.
A warm blast of air hit me in the face.
“This way, if you please.”
On the other side of the door was a bridge lit by glowing stones set in the handrail. Either side of us hung a vast darkness. From beneath us rose an unexpected noise — I concentrated, trying to identify it — like far off thunder or a distant waterfall.