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The Vault Under Glasswater Falls

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Marco held up a hand. "Wait. Fresh scratches means someone's still down here." He clicked off his headlamp. We stood in the dark, listening over the roar of the falls. Then we heard it—boots on stone, somewhere deeper in the cave. Coming our way.

Marco panicked and bolted toward the exit. His foot caught a loose rock and the clatter echoed everywhere. The boots stopped. Then they came fast, sprinting toward us. "Run!" I yelled. We scrambled for the cave mouth, the falls roaring louder with every step.

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We burst out behind the waterfall, soaked and gasping. The boots stopped at the cave mouth. A park ranger stepped into the light, furious. "This mine's been condemned for years! You kids could've died down there." We got a long lecture and a ride home—but at least we made it out.

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