There was an earthquake today, and it seems that the house sunk into the swamp. All people left in panic - there's noone left to open the locked cellar door for me and let me out! I tried yelling for help and smashing the door, but to no avail...

I decided to try to dig a tunnel to the surface.. luckily there are food and water supplies here, so I can survive for a few weeks. I hope I can make it.

I can't dig to the surface! I'm afraid that if I dig in the wrong place the swamp water will flood my tunnel and I will drown instantly! I'll try to dig a little further to the east before I try it again. Luckily the natural caves I found help me a lot.

I think I hear someone else digging somewhere here. I hope it's my men, coming to rescue me... I will dig the direction of the sound.

My water supply is low.

so much searching

so much waiting

so much - too much

too much time

too long

too agonizing to go on

where is it!

where IS IT!

I SWEAR THERE IS A SECRET CAVE IN THESE HALLOWED CAVERNS, I SWEAR!

What I thought to be digging men are in fact strange green creatures with many arms or eyestalks, who can dig very fast. I they are called "Beholders".

They did not attack me yet, although I am sure they can sense me. Who knows, maybe they have no interest in me, and I can use their tunnels to get out of here? I will not attack them, unless I have to defend myself.

I stopped counting the days, because I lost all feeling for time down here.

Oh, how I long to see humans again!

There is a whole family of those Beholders here. They do not seem to mind me.. 

I often have strange dreams in which those creatures talk to me using their eyes. But those are only nightmares for sure.

I found a small underground stream where I can get water from, so I can survive down here.

I've given up hope for my men to come looking for me. Pah, humans.. they are probably not even thinking about me anymore.