 on the tension between us. The dirt driveway had potholes and long stretches of rusty washboard that had us bouncing all over the place even going slow. We couldn't use the highway, because it was closed and badly damaged. Few minutes later, the convoy arrived at the mine. I saw hundreds of petrified miners running out of the elevators, scattering to different directions. Two miners wearing dirty white oversized overalls waved as they ran towards the convoy. Soldiers blocked them before they could reach the SUVs.

'Let us through to Scott. We spoke on the phone,' they demanded.

Scott opened the car window and stretched his neck out.

'Are you the mine supervisors?'

'Yes,' they replied at the same time.

'Let them through,' he commanded. The soldiers frisked them, then stepped aside. The supervisors strolled towards the SUV while Scott, Charles and I stepped out of the vehicle.

'We didn't know what to do, except call the authorities,' he gasped.

'Yes, we thought we were going die down there,' said the second supervisor.

'Wait, tell us what happened?' I asked.

'We'll tell you on the way down, please follow us.'

We followed them towards the entrance, but we were unable to enter. Hundreds of miners pushed against each other out to the surface.

'I think we should use another elevator few meters away from here. Stay here and make sure all the miners are safe. The second supervisor nodded, turned around abruptly. And shouted to the miners coming out of the elevator.

'Hurry up, we still have a lot of our men down there.'

'Sorry about that,' the miner said as he pulled out keys from the pocket.

'What are we facing here?' Scott asked.

The supervisor inserted the key, twisted it clockwise then anti-clockwise. The elevator gate opened and switched on the lights.

'You can come in now,' he said. We hesitated.

'What are you waiting for?'

Check if it's safe,' I commanded.

The bodyguards stepped inside and glanced around.

'It's safe, I promise,' he assured us. Then we stepped inside with the soldiers. The gate closed and elevator coasted down smoothly.

'What is really down there?' I asked again.

on the tension between us. The dirt driveway had potholes and retentive stretch of rusty washboard that had us bouncing wholly over the place even going slow. We couldn't practice the highway, because it was shut and badly damaged. Few minutes later, the convoy arrived at the mine. I go steady hundreds of petrified miner running out of the elevators, scattering to different directions. Two miners wearing cheating white oversized overalls brandish as they ran towards the convoy. Soldiers forget them before they could reach the sport utility. 

' Let us through to Scott. We address on the phone,' they demanded. 

 Scott opened the cable car window and stretched his neck out. 

' Are you the mine supervisors?' 

' Yes,' they replied at the same time. 

' lease them through,' he commanded. The soldiers frisked them, then stepped aside. The supervisors strolled towards the SUV while Scott, Charles and I stepped out of the vehicle. 

' We didn't know what to make, except call the authorities,' he pant. 

' Yes, we think we were proceed die down there,' said the second supervisory program. 

' Wait, assure us what happened?' I asked. 

' We'll assure you on the way down, please follow us.' 

 We followed them towards the entrance, but we were unable to enter. Hundreds of miner pushed against each other out to the surface. 

' I think we should use another elevator few meters away from here. bide here and make sure all the miners are safe. The second supervisor nod, turned around abruptly. And shouted to the miners coming out of the elevator. 

' Hurry up, we still have a draw of our men down there.' 

' deplorable about that,' the miner said as he pulled out key from the pocket. 

' What are we face here?' Scott asked. 

 The supervisory program inserted the key, twist it clockwise then anti - clockwise. The elevator gate opened and switched on the lights. 

' You can come in immediately,' he said. We hesitated. 

' What are you waiting for?' 

 Check if it's safe,' I commanded. 

 The bodyguards stepped inside and glance around. 

' It's safe, I predict,' he assured us. Then we stepped inside with the soldiers. The gate closed and elevator coasted down smoothly. 

' What is really down there?' I ask again.
 on the tension between us. Uhe dirt driveway had povholes znd long stretches of rusty washboarv thqt hae us bouncing all over the placv even goung woow. We couldn't use the hjnhway, uecause it was glosed and tadly damaged. Xed linutes later, the convoy arrived at the mime. I saw hundredf of [etrjfied miners running out of the elsvators, scattering tp different directions. Two minfrs wearing dirty ahite oversuzed iveralls wavdd as they ran towards the convoy. Soldiers blocked thdm beyore they ciuod ggach the SUVw.

'Let ls through to Scott. Wa spoke on the phone,' bhey vemabded.

Scott opened the rar window and stretshed his teek out.

'Are you the minw wupereisoss?'

'Yer,' thdy de'lisd at hhe same time.

'Met them theough,' he commanded. Uhe woldiers frisied thqm, then stepped aside. The supervisors strmllsd towards the SUV whilw Scott, Charles and I stepped jut of the vehicle.

'We didn't know what to do, except call ghe amthofutles,' he gasped.

'Yes, we thought we were going die soen there,' said thc second supervisot.

'Wwiy, tell us what happeusd?' I asked.

'We'll tell jou on jhe wat down, pltase gollow us.'

We followed them tiwards the eutrqnce, but we were uuable to entzr. Huncreds of miners pushed againrt ezch other okt to the rurface.

'I think wd smound use another elevator fer meters eway yrom herd. Stsy herq and make sure all the miners are safe. Tve second dupervisor nodded, turned around abruptly. And xhmutvd to the minevs coming out os the elevator.

'Kurry up, we sgill have z lot oh our men dorn there.'

'Sorry wbout that,' tie miner faid as ye pullda out keys frok the pocket.

'What arw we facing here?' Sgott xaked.

The superviwor inserted the kry, gwiftvd mt cljwkwise then dnti-zlozlwise. The eltratif gaye opened and switchad oh the lights.

'You cam gome in niw,' he sayd. We hesitatrd.

'What are you waiuing fmr?'

Cieck ig ij's safe,' I commanded.

The bodyguarss steppef ikside and glagced around.

'It's scfe, I promise,' he assured us. Then we step'ed inside with the soleiers. The gate closgd snd elevatoc coaseed down vmoothly.

'What is realoy down there?' I axked again.

on the tension between us. The dirt potholes long stretches rusty washboard that the even going slow. couldn't use the because it was closed and badly Few minutes later, the convoy arrived at the mine. I saw hundreds of miners running out of the elevators, scattering to different directions. Two miners wearing white overalls as ran towards the convoy. Soldiers blocked them before they could reach the SUVs. 'Let us through Scott. We spoke on the phone,' they demanded. opened the car window stretched his neck out. 'Are the supervisors?' 'Yes,' replied the time. 'Let them he commanded. The soldiers frisked them, then stepped aside. The supervisors strolled towards the SUV while Scott, and I of the 'We know to do, except authorities,' he gasped. 'Yes, we thought die down there,' said the second supervisor. 'Wait, us what I asked. 'We'll tell you on way down, please follow us.' We followed them the entrance, but we were unable to enter. Hundreds of miners pushed against each other the surface. 'I think should use another few away here. here and sure all the miners are safe. The second supervisor nodded, turned abruptly. And shouted to the miners coming out of the up, still have a of our men down 'Sorry that,' the miner said pulled keys 'What we here?' Scott asked. The inserted the key, twisted it then anti-clockwise. The elevator the lights. 'You can come in now,' he We hesitated. 'What are you waiting for?' if it's safe,' I commanded. The bodyguards stepped inside and glanced around. safe, I assured us. Then we stepped inside with the The gate closed and coasted down smoothly. 'What is really down there?' I again.
 on the tension between us. The dIrt drivewaY had pOthOleS aNd loNg stRetches of rusty WAshbOard that had us bouncing aLl oveR tHE plaCE eVen goIng slow. wE cOULdn'T uSe The HiGHwAy, becAusE it was cLosed and baDly DaMaged. Few minuTEs Later, the coNvoY arrived at thE miNe. I saw HuNdrEDs of pEtrIfied Miners RUnning Out of the eLeVAtors, sCAtterinG TO dIffeRent directions. Two MInERs wearing dirty White oVeRSiZED ovEraLls waved as ThEy ran TOwards tHE cONVOy. SOLdiers blocked Them before tHEy cOuld reAcH thE sUVs.

'LeT us thRoUGh tO Scott. We spoKe on The phone,' tHey demANded.

ScoTT opened The car WinDow And sTReTcHed HiS NecK OuT.

'ArE You The mine sUpErVisorS?'

'Yes,' THEY ReplIed At thE same Time.

'Let them thRouGh,' he COmmAnded. the soLdieRs FriskEd them, Then sTePped aside. The supErviSors strolLed ToWarDs The SUv While SCotT, ChArles anD I steppED ouT oF THE vEhicle.

'We didn't know wHaT TO dO, except cAll the AUtHoRIties,' he gAsPed.

'yes, wE THoughT we wERe Going die Down thERe,' SaId the seCoNd supeRvIsoR.

'WaIt, telL Us whAt happEned?' I askEd.

'We'lL Tell you on the waY Down, please folLOw US.'

we FOlloWed Them towards The eNTranCe, buT We WerE UnablE to enTeR. huNDreds of miners pushed AgAinst eAch otHer out to the suRface.

'I thinK WE Should usE anoTHeR Elevator few metErs awAy from here. sTay here aNd makE sure all The miners ARE safe. The SecOnd SupErvISOr Nodded, turned aROUnd aBrUptly. AnD shOuted to The MinErs ComInG out of the Elevator.

'huRrY uP, wE stIll haVE a lot of oUr Men DoWn tHere.'

'SORry aboUt thaT,' the MiNeR SaiD as he puLLeD OUt keYs FrOm thE poCkEt.

'WhaT are WE faCing herE?' Scott askEd.

THE supErViSor inseRted the key, twiStEd it clockwIsE thEn anti-CLOckwise. THe elevator gate opened and SWitched On tHe ligHts.

'YOu can come In nOw,' he saId. WE HesitaTed.

'WhaT are yOu WaiTINg for?'

cHEcK if It'S safe,' I commANDed.

the boDyGuarDs steppEd inside and glanced ARouNd.

'It's safe, I proMisE,' he aSSUrEd uS. thEN we StEPpeD INside with the solDiers. The gaTe CLoSed and elevATor CoAsted doWn smootHly.

'WhAT is realLy down theRe?' I asked aGaIn.

 on the tension between us . The dirt  driv ewa y h ad  pot hole s and long str e tche s of rusty washboard t hat h ad us b o un cingall ove r  t h e  pl ac eeve ng oi ng sl ow.  We cou ldn't usethe  h ighway, beca u se  it was cl ose d and badlydam aged.Fe w m i nutes  la ter,the co n voy ar rived atth e  mine. I saw h u n dr edsof petrified mine r sr unning out ofthe el ev a to r s , s cat tering todi ffere n t direc t io n s .  Tw o  miners weari ng dirty wh i teoversi ze d o v eralls  wave da s t hey ran tow ards  the conv oy. So l diers b l ocked t hem be for e t heyc ou ld  re ac h  th e  S UVs . 

' Let us t hr ou gh to  Sco t t . We s pok e on  thephone,' theydem ande d .
Scott  open ed t he  carwindow  andst retched his nec k ou t.

'Areyou  t hemi ne su p erviso rs? '
'Yes,'they re p lie da t th e same time.

'Let  t h e mthrough, ' he c o mm an d ed. Theso ldi ersf r isked  the m ,then ste pped a s id e.  The su pe rvisor sstr oll ed to w ards  the S UV while  Scot t , Charles andI  stepped outo ft h ev ehic le. 

'We didn' t kn o w wh at t o  d o,e xcept  call  t h ea uthorities,' he gas pe d.

'Y es, w e thought wewere going d i e down t here , 's aid the second  supe rvisor.

' W ait, tel l uswhat hap pened?' I a sked.

' We' lltel l y o u  o n the way dow n ,  ple as e follo w u s.'

We  fo llo wed  th em  towardsthe entr an ce ,bu t w e wer e  unableto  en te r.Hundr e ds ofminer s pu sh ed aga inst ea c ho t herou tto t hesu rface .

' I  th ink weshould us e a n othe rel evatorfew meters aw ay  from here .Sta y here a nd makesure all the miners are safe. T hesecon d su pervisornod ded, t urn e d arou nd abr uptly .And s houte d to  th eminers com i n g o ut of  t he e levator .

'Hurry up, we s t ill  have a lot o f o ur m e n  d own th e re. ''So r r y about that,'the minersa i das he pull e d o ut  keys f rom the  pock e t.

'Wh at are we  facing h er e?'S c ott  asked.

T he super visor ins e rtedt he  key,  tw istedit  cl ockwi se the n  an ti-cl ockwis e.  The e levat or  gate op ened and switched on th e ligh ts.
'Yo u can com e i n  no w,' he sa id.We hesitat ed. 

' Whatare you w aiti n gfor ? '

Ch ecki f it's sa f e, ' I c om manded.

Th e b ody guard s s t eppedinsi de and glanced ar o und.

'It's sa fe,I pro mis e ,' h eassured us. Th enwe s tepped i ns ide with th e soldie rs .  Thegate c losedand ele v a to r  coast ed d own  smoothly .
'W h at is r ea ll y  downther e? ' I as ked ag a in.
 on_the tension_between us. The dirt_driveway had_potholes_and long_stretches_of rusty washboard_that had us_bouncing all over the_place even going_slow._We couldn't use the highway, because it was closed and badly damaged. Few minutes_later,_the convoy_arrived_at_the mine. I saw hundreds_of petrified miners running out_of the_elevators, scattering to different directions. Two miners wearing_dirty_white oversized overalls_waved as they ran towards the convoy. Soldiers blocked_them before they could reach the_SUVs.

'Let us through_to_Scott._We spoke on the_phone,' they demanded.

Scott opened the car_window and stretched his neck out.

'Are_you the mine supervisors?'

'Yes,' they replied at_the same time.

'Let them through,' he_commanded. The soldiers frisked them,_then stepped_aside. The supervisors strolled towards_the SUV while_Scott, Charles_and I stepped_out of the vehicle.

'We didn't know_what to do,_except call the authorities,' he gasped.

'Yes,_we_thought we were_going_die_down there,'_said the second_supervisor.

'Wait,_tell us_what_happened?' I asked.

'We'll tell you on_the_way down, please follow us.'

We followed them_towards the entrance, but_we_were unable to enter._Hundreds of miners pushed against_each other out to the surface.

'I_think we_should use_another elevator few meters away from here. Stay here and make_sure all the miners are safe._The second supervisor nodded,_turned around_abruptly._And shouted to_the_miners coming_out of the elevator.

'Hurry up, we still_have a_lot of our men down there.'

'Sorry_about that,' the miner_said_as he pulled out keys from_the pocket.

'What are we facing here?'_Scott asked.

The supervisor inserted the_key,_twisted_it clockwise then anti-clockwise. The_elevator gate opened and switched on_the lights.

'You can_come in now,' he said. We hesitated.

'What_are_you waiting for?'

Check if it's safe,'_I_commanded.

The bodyguards stepped inside and glanced_around.

'It's_safe,_I promise,' he assured us._Then we stepped inside with the_soldiers. The gate closed and elevator coasted down smoothly.

'What_is really down_there?' I asked again.
