Very little light was reaching the group. They weren’t sure whether to fan out and explore or remain close together for safety. All that they could see in front of them were black shapes moving but they had no idea what they belonged to. Sometimes they felt that the objects were that close they were slightly brushing their shoulders. After some time, they realised that nothing was happening if they stayed together, but they weren’t making progress either. They slowly fanned out into a circle, making sure that they could see each other. Sometimes they felt a light touch on their back but when they span round there was simply the shadows from their neighbour’s torch. Eventually they fanned out until each of them was a faint glimmer but they still hadn’t found an opposing wall. Then each distant torch began to flicker and it got longer and longer before each man could spot his neighbour. Suddenly, they all went out.
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