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bustling facility. The further they delved into the stagnant and
dying building, the worse the nightmare became. A soft rippling drip
echoed through the corridor drawing Fadei and Baker through the
cavernous room and down another descent into an all consuming
madness.
    Baker's boots squeaked and slid as he fought for a
footing amongst the blood and viscous goo that coated the slowly
descending ramp way. Baker went rigid as he felt his feet aqua
planning on the slick mire beneath him, then the world inverted as he
left the horizontal plane and slammed down on his shoulders, his
momentum lent a charge to his landing as the ceiling hurtled by.
    The lights in the ceiling reflected the amber glow of
his barrel mounted torch, the light arcing and flashing off the
casements like a star bursting in the inky blackness of night, the
lenses of his mask dulling the repetitive strobe like flash only
slightly as he sped by.
    A deep echoing thump began to take hold as his vision
pin-holed slightly. The rhythmic thump driving his senses into
overload as he hurtled towards the bottom, the flashing reflection of
his torch beam slowly slipped into sync with the thumping in his
head. His only escape from the mental torture was the sickening soup
like sensation of the clotted blood and bodily excrement as it slid
across his uniform. The cold wet sensation smeared itself along his
bare skin, as the wet slime plastered his clothing to him. The
thickening goo smeared over his skin as he slid through the viscous
soup that was the only remnants of the last few uninfected
inhabitants.
    He tried in vain to quell the revulsion as the bile
began to rise through his gullet, stinging his throat and nasal
passages as it sought desperately for a way to be free of its
oesophagus prison.
    Bile and vomit filled the inside of Bakers mask as he
lost the battle against his own body. With a bone jarring jolt, he
crashed into the thick, clinging gravy of blood and excrement as it
flowed from the passage above. Ripping the mask from his head, he
heaved, spilling forth a rancid bile green mixture, as his body
forced itself to evacuate his stomach's mediocre contents.
    Tearing off his glove, his gas mask tossed carelessly
aside Baker clawed at his face, peeling the lumps of stale food and
mucus from across his eyes. The acid stung his tear ducts as his eyes
streamed trying in vain to rid themselves of the acidic slime that
had adhered to them.
    The cloying vapour rose slowly up through his nostrils
as he tried to clear his throat only causing his gagging to resume
tenfold as he involuntarily wretched again spilling more of the
mixture to the waiting floor below.
    Fadei's hand slowly appeared in Baker's vision as the
behemoth stoically suppressed the smirk that wanted to twist its way
across his features. Baker looked up at the proffered hand and the
heavy aluminium bottle it contained. 'It is a mixture of water and
anti-contaminants that was issued to my unit. It should help to
cleanse your skin of any residual infection, although judging by the
bodies we passed at the top you will not find any amongst this mess.'
    Baker took the one litre-bottle and emptied the contents
over his head and back using his free hand to wipe away the collected
muck as best as he could. 'Thanks.' Baker grunted as he pulled the
freshly cleansed mask over his head, his words half muffled by the
sudden invasion of the heavy rubberised lining of the S-10 mask. The
echoing clang of the aluminium bottle made them both start slightly
as Baker glanced down at his feet. The lattice worked walkway beneath
his feet puzzled him. Shining the torch beam around him his eyes
widened in utter surprise as he took in what was before him.
    'Fuck me,' the two men said in complete unison as they
both gazed out at the area before them. Chrome steel and glass tubes
hung for as far as the two soldiers could see, a seemingly haphazard
spaghetti like array of clear plastic and steel shod tubing snaking
its way to and