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It's really dark down here. I've got a flashlight, one of those old battery powered ones, but I am keeping it off mostly to conserve power. I also have no idea what might be alive in these old tunnels. It's actually kind of peaceful down here. There is that low comforting rumble of the city even out here in the outskirts. I can also hear a faint oscillating sound coming from deep within the tunnel. There is a damp thickness to the air down here and it smells like an old train station.

Reggie showed me the entrance like he promised. Ron was no help at all. He was being so secretive, not even telling me if he had actually been to the Underground or not. I think he was trying to give off the impression that he went, just so that he could cover his ass for being too afraid to go. I see now why Deklin doesn't like him.

As I had no one else to ask, here I am. Alone, in a dark tunnel, deep within the earth. I was at least able to acquire a pistol. Reggie knew someone who sells certain illicit items from a sketchy alleyway in district 7.

I am certain that this is the tunnel that Deklin used. When we came upon the entrance, it was caved in and covered in rubble (when the war started, one of the first things our side did was hit the supply tunnels). As we were digging through the rubble though, it was clear that someone had dug through the same path recently, and filled it back in as they went along. It's comforting, if not slightly delusional, to think that it was Deklin.

Well, I better get moving. I think that oscillating sound is actually getting louder.

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