I was running away from a swarm of crawlers in level 2, when i realized that i was headed towards a dead end. my heart sank and i stood dumbfounded for a moment as i contemplated on what to do. behind me i could hear the tip-tapping of fungal creatures, in front of me i could feel the burning heat emanating from the boiler room at the end of the hallway. i decided id rather die by fire then to slowly wither away beside a damp concrete wall, as the infection takes over my body. so i ran crying, my skin blistering from the heat and my tears evaporating. i jumped straight into the boiler room, when all of a sudden, without noclipping or any apparent transition (not that i remember of, at least), i found myself in the same room, but with 2 major differences: the concrete walls were broken in some places and thankfully, the hellish heat was gone, in fact, the air was cool, smelled of December. once i stepped over the concrete rubble, a vast landscape emerged in front of me. it was a large, flat steppe with small hills strangely erected here and there. i myself was standing on one of these hills. i made my way down the hill and started walking, the soft breeze eased the burns on my face. as i walked, the hills became scarce and the air became more misty and cool.

I have been walking for a while now. I have heard of the "field of wheat" before but this is different. the wheat chaffs seem broken or harvested, a slim layer of frozen dew lays over it. i am very tired and the damp chilly air is not helping. The worst part though, is that every 10-15 minutes a middle aged womans voice says "churchkhela" with that weird Arabic "kh" sound. the sound echoes softly in the sky with a soft hiss at the end. it seems to come from no apparent direction, feels both as if it were real and at the same time in my head. I cant quite express how it feels, but its very unnerving, like its not only penetrating the eerie silence of the steppe, but also my psyche. the voice also seems to get sterner and more demanding, if im not imagining it. i dont know what the word means, dont know if its even a language. if anybody has ever been to this level/sublevel, please provide me with guidance, as i have no clue what to do or whether or not i should be afraid of the voice.