In which the Traveller, beset by a haunting apprehension of pale, elusive creatures dwelling beneath the earth, gathers his courage to descend a perilous shaft into a shadowy underworld where strange machinery hums and spectral figures lurk. Amid the oppressive darkness and an unsettling encounter with these uncanny beings, he struggles with fatigue and fear before clambering back to the comforting light and innocence of the upper world.
