Things Slip Through
He sticks his hatchet pommel-first under his belt, clicks the flashlight on and reads the strange words silently, realizing that after this, there’s no return.
Without looking behind him he reads the words printed on the sheet. Harsh consonants rasp against his teeth, twisting his tongue in unnatural ways. His voice, low and guttural, gurgles and croaks and echoes as he comes to the end of the strange invocation. He looks up, shines his flashlight on the door . . .
Nothing.
And then . . .
Rock shifts against rock, and what sounds like a great wind—though not a breath touches him—moans down the stairs. The rock-on-rock sound swells, then fades. The whispers fall silent.
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