What is an epiphany? One of its definitions is as follows: “a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience.” What gave Dennis the insight he needed? His arms hurt from lifting the trap door to the tunnel.

     Dennis took a deep breath and cracked the door. He snaked through and rolled across the floor to the windowsill. Heck, he was already filthy; rolling on the floor wouldn’t hurt anything. He craned his head to look out the window and caught a glimpse of dark trousers and a hand holding a half-smoked cigarette. Good to know they weren’t on high alert.
     But what if the FBI had someone posted behind the school? He’d never make it. He crawled along the hallway. He hadn’t crawled this much since he was a baby.
     How could Silas, who had thought about everything else, forget something so key as a way to get in and out of the tunnel?

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A standard tactic used in this type of situation is to cut off the water and power supply. Especially as they believe the kids to be in the basement, where there would be no light source, and they don’t think the 7th Graders will last long in the dark. But before they have a chance to cut off the water and power, Dennis leads a team to find the generator …

     The generator was set to auto start when the power failed. Hmmm. If it switched on automatically, would the FBI find a way to cut it off too? Maybe they should start it when they needed it.
     Dennis stretched his index finger toward the switch. An eighth of an inch away, he paused, finger hovering. If the FBI cut the power, he’d have to find his way back here in the dark to turn the generator on. He shuddered.
     “That’s the right switch.” Charlene’s breath gusted against his earlobe.
     “Argh.” He jumped and his knuckle grazed the panel.
     “Just push it to the left.”
     “Geez, Charlene. Do you have to stand right behind me?” He took a deep breath and slowly released it.

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