The water closed over my head.
For a moment, all I could hear was the sound of my own breathing.
I came back up a short distance from the steps and reached towards my face. After putting the sunglasses away, I fitted the clear mask from the breathing set over my eyes.
'It's a little better.'
I lowered my head again.
The light attached to my harness reached the wall beside me, but not much farther. Everything beyond it remained dark.
I kept one hand on the extraction line and followed it towards the passage.
The water grew deeper with each step.
Eventually, my boots stopped touching the floor.
"….."
I pulled myself forward along the rope.
It was strange how quickly the entrance disappeared. When I looked back, I could barely see the light beside the equipment.
A little farther ahead, the ceiling of the passage almost touched the water.
There wasn't enough room to keep my head above it.
'Right. Under it is.'
