dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs tˈaɪm ðə pɹˈaɪvət ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪɾɚ hˈaɪɚd baɪ ˈɛɡbɚts pˈɛɹənts tə fˈaɪnd hˌɪm spˈɛkjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə pɹˈɛs ðæt pɚhˈæps ˈɛɡbɚt hæd ɡɔn ˌɪntʊ ðə stˈiːm tˈʌnəlz tə plˈeɪ ɐ lˈaɪv vˈɜːʒən ʌvðə ɡˈeɪm ænd ɡˈɑːʔn̩ lˈɔst.
During this time the private investigator hired by Egbert's parents to find him speculated in the press that perhaps Egbert had gone into the steam tunnels to play a live version of the game and gotten lost.