Humming Silver Box

Whir-click! The glass door slid open an inch and zip—I slipped straight inside! A steady, deep vibration rumbled through the floorboards. Humming! A low, heavy drone calling out to me! I darted forward, skidding across the smooth hardwood toward a giant brushed-metal cabinet. Clack! I landed right against the bottom metal grill where the warm air puffs out. It was pulsing with such a rhythmic shudder! I reached out with a jagged electric arm and pressed flat against the cold metal edge. Tap-tap-buzz! Every shudder traveled right up through my frame in rapid pulses!