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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rybaer" data-source="post: 1596634" data-attributes="member: 118">Brass Rails, Downtown, Coast CityApril 1722:40Thomas tells his version of the previous night's fight at the Hightower.  With each drink, it becomes more fantastic and exaggerated.  After a couple hours, Deuce suggests that they go back to his apartment for some poker.  Everyone agrees and the bill is quickly settled.The streets are full of foot traffic, mostly going from club to club in this part of town.  With Deuce's apartment only a few blocks away and the weather pleasantly cool, everyone agrees to walk.  The guys are all in good spirits, making jokes (mostly at Thomas' expense) and ogling the more attractive women in their clubbing attire.The street intersection about a block from the Brass Rails is obstructed by a pair of city utility vehicles and a police car with its lights flashing.  The smell of sewage starts to impinge upon the relatively fresh evening air the closer Thomas gets.Passersby are gawking at the trucks, curious to see what is going on.  A manhole cover is open in the center of the intersection and two men with blue coveralls and hard hats stand nearby while a cop tries to direct traffic around the site.As Thomas and his friends are crossing through the intersection, a shriek rips out from the manhole.  The two crewmen immediately look down the hole.  A panicky voice calls for help from below, then cuts off with a gurgling cry.</blockquote>