Beyond the construction site, Deacon and Scott find themselves confronted with a maintenance tunnel that runs under part of the road--which means that they've managed to loop around the construction zone that blocks traffic, and that continuing on their current path will bring them into Silent Hill in short order.<br/><br/>The good news is that the fog seems to be thinning a bit and the noises are fading like bad memories behind them.  Asphalt under the feet gives a sudden, welcome solid feel to the world...<br/><br/>Unfortunately, the underpass has been visited by the usual good-for-nothings with cans of spray paint and a taste for vandalism.  Among the obscenities and declarations of grandeur and references to graduation year, three things stand out:<br/><br/>One is two simple words in bloody red:  Turn back<br/><br/>Another is in smaller letters, as if stenciled:  It is chessboards all the way down<br/><br/>The third is a disturbing, headache-inducing magic circle...<br/><br/>+++<br/><br/>Zach and Alexander find that the fog lifts a little.  But only a little.  The air turns colder, and there comes a smell of impending rain...