Lion, Tiger, Bear | 341 Noise soft, the view out the windows showed nothing but a black hole ahead, the only visible clue of their progress being the eerie yet sublime reflection of the running lights off-the smooth, shiny tunnel walls. Who knows? Now it was Schafers turn to grip the railing. These legendary tunnels stretch from one part of the Earth to another. Tens of thousands of kilometers. Bernie clicked the intercom. XAny damage back there? //Lappe is gone, dead, Bernard, and le professeur is much shaken, said Gwafa. Monsieur Gerlach asks where we are headed. XGone? How? I have no idea where were going. Will advise.