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They trekked on. Soon there were signs that

they were approaching the prisoner holding

station. Lewis showed them a good place to

hide while he came up with a plan. Large

boulders around the entrance to the prisoner

holding station meant they could wait and

watch without being seen.

The tunnel before them widened into a dark

room sized area. The only light came from a

small flame burning torch. They could barely

see two Groundlings crouched in front of a

kind of caged-off cave. They were playing a

game on the ground with stones and sticks.

“They would have brought your group

somewhere like this, Jay,” Ella whispered.

“I’m sorry it’s far too late for us to try to

rescue any of them.”

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