thats what theyre meant to be , said mick . `` thanks , '' he said , keeping his voice politely neutral . even at the slowest pace the elevator would be in the bowels of the earth by this time . now that was a picture he liked . even if he hated it , i was surprised he was n't even trying to be gentle . it has to be solid , then we can make it public . the trail had once been a road of some sort . 