From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!esquire!cmcl2!philabs!sdcsvax!sdccsu3!ma177cb Newsgroups: net.jokes Title: long adventures of the Wraith part III don't read unless bored Article-I.D.: sdccsu3.375 Posted: Fri Mar 11 09:31:26 1983 Received: Sat Mar 12 08:14:31 1983 synopsis:the Wraith is entered a storm drain during a storm, and his flashlight short circuted. He is currently being pursued by a blob creature which is filling the tunnel behind him. The way ahead is partially blocked by a big pile of silt. The Wraith managed to pound pieces of the dirt until an opening appeared wide enough for him to enter by crawling on his hands and knees. However, the blob thing grabbed him by his ankle with one of it's tendrils. However, the Wraith was strong enough so that he could manage to get free in a couple seconds. However, the tunnel behind both the Wraith and the blob, which was becoming more and more flooded by water as a result of the outlet of the storm- drain being blocked by a landslide as a result of the storm (the Wraith didn't know about this), became so water-logged (up to the ceiling) that the water- pressure became very great. It was so great, in fact, that the blob thing had a difficult time grabbing hold of the tunnel so as not to slide down the passage . In a few seconds, it had to let go, and it carroomed down the passage, smacked into the Wraith, broke the pile of dirt completely to dust (now mud) and propelled the Wraith into a huge cavernous chamber. The blob thing and the Wraith flew across a the yawning maw of a chasm, and the Wraith was slammed into a wall against the blob, which immediately slid off the damp embankment (being stunned) and into the chasm, with a final slurping noise. Luckily for him, the Wraith humg onto a pillar of rock and began to feel sorry for himself. Although nobody could know, he was bruised all over and some of his ribs were broken completely into two pieces. He rolled over quickly, staggered away from the chasm, and found a place to lie down, incredibly, without any source of light. He managed somehow to not fall into a pit or get eaten by a grue (perhaps they don't exist, I wouldn't know, and neither would the Wraith, who is now unconsious. The water from the other tunnel poured into the chasm on the other side. Stay tuned(?)