down the manhole ladder

the smell of cold air 

rushing out 

reminding of an old building from somewhere in the past

Alice adjusted the toolbelt and shone her headlamp into the darkness

a flash 

a flurry and quickly

 a scurry 

what bright eyes you have 

 a ten foot bunny 

with a satchel of money 

 "I've robbed the First National, 

now off to buy carrots.

Carrots, carrots,

LOTS of carrots!"

Alice got on her phone to the office 

to report the situation

and then thought the better of it 

'I've a job to do and 

I'll do it well.
No need to talk or 

to tell."
She followed instructions 

to a "T"

in the tunnel and accordingly went left 

'One half kilometer

or is it a mile
darn it I've lost my state of thought,

ah here it is."

the electrical panel was clearly misused

the metal door was broken and abused.

'Now who could have done such a lowly thing?'
she gave it a tap
and it gave a ring
the wires were all in such disarray
"I might need to be here
' least half a day."