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Post by Hyede on Jun 21, 2008 20:28:17 GMT -5
Digging deeper into the rock, Hyede watched at the tunnel he was forming grew longer and the face eventually turned orange as he bashed the stone from the face. Another cart of rubble went out and a minute later another arrived to take on more.
{9/10}
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Post by Hyede on Jun 21, 2008 20:28:25 GMT -5
Giving the wall a few more heavy whacks, Hyede freed another chunk of stone and behind it laid the silver face of a mass of iron. A few well placed impacts with his pickaxe and the chunk came loose just in time for dinner.
{10/10}
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Post by Hyede on Jun 21, 2008 20:43:41 GMT -5
Dumping the chunk of Iron into the product cart, Hyede headed back up to the mining quarters for dinner. That meal was filling and did him sell. Within minutes of finishing he could already feel his strength returning.
{1/10}
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Post by Hyede on Jun 21, 2008 20:43:54 GMT -5
Getting up to return to the rock face, Hyede was confronted however by the foreman and the base physician. They were both concerned that the work load the young man was too much for him.
{2/10}
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Post by Hyede on Jun 21, 2008 20:44:04 GMT -5
Laying their fears to the side, Hyede simply told them that if he felt overworked he would stop, but for now he was comfortable. The two agreed to let him go and continue but only as long as this was the last load.
{3/10}
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Post by Hyede on Jun 21, 2008 20:44:12 GMT -5
Smiling Hyede agreed and headed back down to the mine shafts. Along the way he snickered to himself about how he was getting tired and probably would pull out another load after this one. Beside that fact was the fact that he was now in the over time shift and only one load was allowed during it anyway.
{4/10}
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Post by Hyede on Jun 21, 2008 20:44:21 GMT -5
Returning to his tunnel, Hyede picked up his trusty pickaxe and resumed work. His pace was deliberately slower now so he could save energy. If he could pull this load out before bed but without wrecking himself he’d be able to take it relatively easy the next day.
{5/10}
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Post by Hyede on Jun 21, 2008 20:44:31 GMT -5
*Clang…… Clang…… Clang…… Clang……*
Hyede continued to progress during the early evening hours, moving a bit slower then before. There wasn’t much time left in the work day, but he was quite sure he’d be able to pull this seventh and last load out before he had to retire for the evening.
{6/10}
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Post by Hyede on Jun 21, 2008 20:44:41 GMT -5
Digging further into the rock wall, Hyede started to see the tell tail color change of the rock as he closed in on his next score.
{7/10}
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Post by Hyede on Jun 21, 2008 20:44:51 GMT -5
Banging away, Hyede pushed the wall back another few inches and revealed the start of another pocket of iron. Pleased he continued to dig around the vein.
{8/10}
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Post by Hyede on Jun 21, 2008 20:45:01 GMT -5
Covered in sweat, the young man finaly freed his seventh mass of iron from the stone walls of the mine. Loading the chunk into the cart, he quite for the evening, secure in the knowledge that all he’d have to do tomorrow was repeat yesterday’s performance.
{9/10}
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Post by Hyede on Jun 21, 2008 20:45:11 GMT -5
Triumphant, Hyede placed his pickaxe by his product cart and headed back up to the mining quarters for another much needed shower and an evening snack before bed.
{10/10}
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Post by Hyede on Jun 21, 2008 21:00:51 GMT -5
Awaking the next morning Hyede stretched and was about to go about his usual morning routine when he realized he wasn’t on his yacht, but still at thhe mining facility on Mercury. Grinning as his own morning confusion he made his way to mess hall for breakfast.
{1/10}
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Post by Hyede on Jun 21, 2008 21:01:01 GMT -5
Much like the previous day, Hyede breakfast was large, nutritious and diverse. The platter was filled this time with fruit topped waffles, eggs, ham, bacon and the obligatory bowl of oatmeal and two glasses of OJ and milk.
{2/10}
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Post by Hyede on Jun 21, 2008 21:01:13 GMT -5
Eating at a leisurely pace today, Hyede finished his breakfast with the rest of the miners and then headed down to the shafts.
{3/10}
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