Tunnel of the Deep Gutter

A dark opening called to me from the patio corner! I left the bench shelter and hopped straight across the wet bricks to the bottom of the black drainpipe. It curved right down into the ground! I clicked my flashlight on—click!—and shoved the glowing lens directly into the opening. The light stretched down the slick curved plastic, showing rippling trickles of water. I stuck my snout right at the entrance and gave a sharp, echoing huff. WHOOSH-GLUG! The pipe answered back with a bubbling roar, spitting tiny cool mist droplets right onto my nose!