В моей не долгой жизни было не так много канцтоваров, и все они были достаточно скудного вида, так как производств по их изготовлению осталось совсем мало. Большинство было разрушено землетрясениями, ураганами и другим стихийными бедствиями, которых с каждым днем на нашей планете становилось все больше и больше.
The candle was almost burnt out in my hands. I urgently needed a lamp; I could deal with drawings later. Using the same method, a lamp appeared. I tucked away the extinguished remains of the candle in my backpack, just in case. The new light illuminated the path farther than before. After walking several dozen steps, I found myself at a dead end. Well, that’s not what I wanted; a dead end was far from ideal. Who knows who else might be here besides me? There was no retreat, and going back was quite a distance. Leaning against the wall, I heard a faint sound, as if something was dripping.
Свеча почти догорала в руках. Надо было срочно светильник, рисунками займемся позже. По той же схеме появился светильник. Потушенный остаток свечи я убрал в рюкзак, мало ли что, вдруг сгодится. Новый свет освещал дорогу куда дальше прежнего. Пройдя несколько десятков шагов я оказался в тупике. Вот дела, тупик это не совсем то что мне хотелось бы, мало ли кто тут есть кроме меня, а отступать некуда, возвращаться назад далековато. Прислонившись к стене я услышал тихий звук, как буд-то что-то капает.
The wall under my palm and ear began to turn into wet sand, slowly cascading to the floor in waves. Startled, I recoiled to the side. Beyond the sand was glass, through which thin streams of water trickled. Whether it was water or something else, I didn’t know; there was no time to think about it. Beyond the glass was an oval-shaped hall with two passages facing each other. I moved aside so as not to be seen through the glass. If there’s a hall here, then there are those who use it. It must exist for a reason. Along with the sound of dripping water, I heard the noise of an unfamiliar, hoarse, heavy breathing and slow footsteps. Now I was sure it wasn’t my usual scary monsters; I hadn’t thought about them in such detail, or at all, right now. A slight tremor began inside me; I needed to make a decision urgently. Panic clouded my thoughts; they raced back and forth so quickly that forming coherent sentences was incredibly difficult. An answer, just give me an answer, without questions.