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Beth felt a charge of fear race down her spine, nearly causing her to shiver in disgust She remembered now that the pills she’d taken had a cyclone syiven to cal that Dr Ocampo had told them about

Beth nor aspirin only when she absolutely had to And now she was their lab rat She was terrified about what continued use of the drug ht do to her, but as her alternative? She believed the guard when he said he’d kill her if she didn’t take it Tagaan wouldn’t be any more lenient

She had to escape somehow

“I have to go to the aan said “But I’ll be back later to take her to the paintings Make sure she’s fed again before then”

Fed Like an animal

Then the word paintings hit her Plural Now she felt a thrill at the is? That was definitely a reason to stay alive

The door closed She opened her eyes and saw that the tray was gone

She stood and found her legs to be a bit wobbly Escape would have to coet a peek at what her surroundings were outside to help plan how she et away

She went to the , and her jaw dropped now that she had a better view outside

Froe point, she could s around a central plaza But what caused her to gape was the view high above

Water streamed down from a circular hole at least five hundred feet in the air, where the h Her heart sank as the idea of escape was snuffed out with the realization that there were several huge stalactites hanging from the limestone roof that extended so far that she could see no walls

There was no outside for her to flee into She was being held captive in a gigantic cavern

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BANTAYAN ISLAND ARCHIPELAGO

FIFTEEN MILES NORTHEAST OF NEGROS ISLAND