a shot.After a moment, the white staircase suddenly flashed, as if a curtain had been ripped open. Behind it, the walls had changed color, and white spiders had crawled to their feet, beginning to spi... gunfire and curses. In the distance, flames shot into the sky, indicating that the border police had arrived to provide support.At the edge of the ripples lay John, unconscious. Beneath a fallen, twi...