Butcher Bird
Butcher Bird
“"Anyone back there?""What's wrong?" asked Spyder. "I thought I heard something behind us in the tunnel. Who'd a thought there'd be weird sounds in Hell?" "Is there a river ahead?" asked Shrike. "We have to cross it to get to Pandemonium." "Yeah, there's a river, and no problem crossing it." "Lay it out for us, Lulu," said Spyder. He had his back to a stone outcropping just beyond the tunnel. Around them were dozens of voices, people screaming and talking, people on crying jags. From above came ...a metallic humming punctuated by momentary squeals, the wail of rusted wheels and rotten gears. Spyder didn't like the idea of machines that he couldn't see hanging over his head."I don't know where to start. We're in a what's his name? Bosch. We're in a Bosch painting," Lulu said. "Hear all those people? They're standing around waiting to get across the river. I bet you don't smell roses anymore, do you? There's pipes all around dumping what looks a lot like shit, blood, carcasses and lord knows what other puke into the river.MoreLess
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