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A radio blared to life.

STATUS: MINING OERATIONS/DAY 370

CONTINUE WORK AS USUAL.

Zone E looked busy as ever. The staff sat in their little offices filing paperwork, with elevators carrying fresh gem material to the surface for shipping to kindergarten facilities. The beams holding the ravine apart creaked and groaned, but stood their ground.

Two peridots walked by.

Peridot F-2189 C-3267: This effort does seem a bit risky, but it's been going well so far.

Peridot F-2067 C-8326: I agree. Wish they would finish up and get us out of here.

They both looked at the departing ships filled with material. Their sleek forms rocketed into space toward the nearest claimed star.

Peridot sighed.

Peridot F-2189 C-3267: At least it's doing good so far.

...

An unusually heavy load came across the bridge of the ravine.

A Ruby grinned with her whole face.

Ruby: HEY! Here's our load for today!

One of the beams creaked unsteadily.

An Amethyst came over and looked at the heap of ore.

Amethyst: Very good. Now get back to work.

Ruby: Yes mam!

The beam wavered dangerously.

The Amethyst carried the wheelbarrow off the bridge...

And the beam snapped.

All the others beams couldn't handle the added stress, and snapped.

Amethyst: wHOAH-

The ravine quickly closed in on both sides, and slammed together.

...

Zone III shook.

Glass had no time to react before slamming into the wall. She poofed.

The lights instantly shattered, and the ceiling began to collapse.

Radio: Mayday! Mayday-

The ceiling crushed the ground.

...

The lights flickered in Zone II, then suddenly cut out.

Peridot: Hey! What happened?

Suddenly the walls began to rumbe.

Peridot: Oh crap! D:

Rubble started coming through the tunnels.

Peridot: RUN!

...

Zone I remained unaffected.

...

The quake had struck.