The World Beneath (Joe Tesla)
“Steam tunnels Joe passed a few locked doors before he found the one that led to 520 First Street. One of his master keys fit into the lock, and it turned easily. People kept these locks well oiled. He hoped that he didn’t run into them.
A cluster of pipes turned here—some went into the wall next to the door, and others curved down into the floor to another, deeper level. This juncture wasn’t on his maps. Someday he’d explore that level.
He entered the building’s sub-basement—a simple ...room with raw concrete walls. Gray metal lockers ran along one wall, a gray metal table and two chairs stood in the middle of the room, and a sink with a hotplate and an ancient coffeepot sat in the corner. The film of dust coating everything looked at least a decade old. Either someone was a very bad housekeeper, or no one had been in this room in a long time.
Joe opened the first locker and smiled. It contained a tattered orange safety vest with a blue and white Con Edison logo stuck on the left breast.MoreLess
A cluster of pipes turned here—some went into the wall next to the door, and others curved down into the floor to another, deeper level. This juncture wasn’t on his maps. Someday he’d explore that level.
He entered the building’s sub-basement—a simple ...room with raw concrete walls. Gray metal lockers ran along one wall, a gray metal table and two chairs stood in the middle of the room, and a sink with a hotplate and an ancient coffeepot sat in the corner. The film of dust coating everything looked at least a decade old. Either someone was a very bad housekeeper, or no one had been in this room in a long time.
Joe opened the first locker and smiled. It contained a tattered orange safety vest with a blue and white Con Edison logo stuck on the left breast.MoreLess
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