latchkey_lex_2000: it smells strange down here almost sweet

latchkey_lex_2000: what am I looking at there is something like a lake at the end of the cave fires scattered on outcroppings in the rock the air is thin its hard to breathe the walls have streched higher and are covered with what is this I'm taking pictures

latchkey_lex_2000: [photo attachment: murky water, reflection of fire on waves, a single leaf a paper floating on the surface.]

latchkey_lex_2000: [photo attachment: a wall of rough stone, illuminated in firelight, hundreds of paper scraps covered over one another, attached by rusted steel pegs.]

latchkey_lex_2000: [photo attachment: close up of rough stone wall, writing on paper visible, personal diary dated 1828.]

latchkey_lex_2000: [photo attachment: close up of rough stone wall, writing on different page visible, personal diary dated 1903.]

latchkey_lex_2000: [photo attachment: close up of rough stone wall, writing on third scrap visible, torn at corner, note dated 1772.]

latchkey_lex_2000: are you guys seeing this

latchkey_lex_2000: why is no one saying anything

latchkey_lex_2000: [photo attachment: close up of rough stone wall, writing on lined page visible, personal diary dated 1969.]

latchkey_lex_2000: [photo attachment: close up of rough stone wall, writing on torn parchment visible, dated 1651.]

latchkey_lex_2000: [photo attachment: close up of thick material stained dark on edges, roughly-cut and resembling animal hide, inked tattoo in swirly black text, "Lucas is my footloose man".]

latchkey_lex_2000: oh got that was skin human skin what is this place I'm the only one down here but there is something in the water I cannot believe the walls is this real is this really real Alexa, sweetheart no no no

latchkey_lex_2000: the air is too thin I have to go back up

latchkey_lex_2000: wait her phone I'm crossing the water

latchkey_lex_2000: slipping on there is so much under the water I'm putting my hand oh got oh got its real there must be thousands where the hell am I is this hell oh got is this hell

latchkey_lex_2000: [photo attachment: male hand dripping from murky water below, in his grasp at least seventeen gold rings, delicate engravings lace the inner bands.]

latchkey_lex_2000: [photo attachment: male hand, soaking wet, holding a waterlogged leather journal, stamped on the cover, pages falling out into the dark water, flames from small fire visible in corner of image.]

latchkey_lex_2000: [photo attachment: male fist gripping a handful of cellphones, below him a soaking pile of phones and pagers, models ranging from 1990s to present.]

latchkey_lex_2000: These were all under the water this is so much more than I anticipated I made it across the water Alexa's phone is here with four others should I be grateful that they weren't in the water yet maybe she's still alive

latchkey_lex_2000: Have to leave this flooded cavern the whispers are all around me old pages stuck to the walls are fluttering in wind a flame went out oh got oh got running up the path