February+15+Part+2

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//__**GLACIER CAVE **__//

 * //__BY: Miles Anderson [[image:gc.jpg width="212" height="280" align="center"]]__//**

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//﻿ ﻿﻿ ﻿A // gust of cold air blew my hair back. Above the mouth of the cave, icicles hung down like teeth, hungry teeth. I walked further into the cave. Ice hung onto the wall, and a blue mist shrouded the floor, hanging onto my legs. Deeper, the walls turned to ice, as I walked further into the glacier cave. Lanterns hung from the roof of the cave, barely lighting my way. Water trickled down the caves sides, falling into pools in small gaps in the wall, almost glowing. As I walked on, I reached a deep decent into the glacier. My way was lit by dull lanterns and glowing water. As I reached the end of the slope, I heard the sound of roaring water. Under me, metal planks with small holes supported me. Under the planks I could see a shallow river, splashing against rocks and rolling pebbles slowly moving the glacier along. I walked out into an open room. A large waterfall thundered down in front of me, down through a hole in the planks. The spray of cold water splashed at my face, and mist sailed around the ground. The freezing air cooled the cave down to a low temperature, icing my hands. When I let out a breath it hung in the air clearly visible. From farther into the cave I could see a cold, icy blue glow illuminating the path ahead. I walked on through the narrow path. Water trickled down the walls and fell into narrow rivers that snaked along either side of the path. Soon I reached a metal bridge, bringing me over a deep crevice. Many small rivers flowed down, and fell into the abyss, splashing into what sounded like a lake. As I crossed the bridge, I looked over the edge and saw icicles hanging down like stalactites, dripping down into the deep dark. After crossing the bridge, I came to another decent abyss, this one with metal stairs leading me down. On one side of me, there was an icy wall, on the other side, a frozen floor, shining like polished glass. I slipped across it like an ice skating rink. At the other end, I saw a beacon of light, walked through it, and out of the cave. ======

