A Waste Land
In time, the captives unearthed a tantalizing secret: the utility corridor, a tantalizingly unwatched gateway to freedom. If they could only widen the gaps in their cells, they could scale the building’s innards, ascending three floors to the rooftop. A daunting challenge awaited them: a towering shaft they’d have to shimmy up, their bodies pressed against cold metal, to finally taste the sweet, liberating air of the world beyond their prison walls.
At first, the men were met with a series of impenetrable shafts, their entrances sealed shut with unyielding cement. It appeared as if all hope was lost, until Lady Luck decided to intervene. Hidden amidst the labyrinth of closed-off paths, they stumbled upon an elusive access point. With a wrench, handcrafted with a mix of desperation and ingenuity, they painstakingly forced it open, unlocking a new chapter in their adventure.