# The Cave Story

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [January 4, 2008, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236 "2008-01-04T09:08:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Oroc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c68b51/32.png) [@Oroc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oroc)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236/1 "2008-01-04T09:08:57Z")

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Really good read if your bored and have time on your hands

[http://www.freewebs.com/huclan/caver/](http://www.freewebs.com/huclan/caver/)

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**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236/2 "2008-01-04T09:32:27Z")

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read this a couple years ago. not bad

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**Author:** ![psphinx81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@psphinx81](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psphinx81)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236/3 "2008-01-04T09:45:13Z")

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bored at work again mike? lol

😉

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**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236/4 "2008-01-04T10:01:25Z")

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Reminds me of a Lovecraft story

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**Author:** ![Oroc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c68b51/32.png) [@Oroc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oroc)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236/5 "2008-01-04T10:24:45Z")

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> [@psphinx81](#):
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> bored at work again mike? lol
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> 😉

shutup fag i work hard! i’m just upping my post count. :lol:

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**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236/6 "2008-01-04T10:27:08Z")

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> [@Avatar](#):
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> Reminds me of a Lovecraft story

hp lovecraft?

creeeeepy. but i love it.

i’ll give this one a shot

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**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236/7 "2008-01-04T11:28:35Z")

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this just killed a shitload of time at work :tup:

kinda creepy since I’m claustrophobic… lol

I wonder what was in the cave, or if he’ll ever really go back…

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**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236/8 "2008-01-04T11:29:24Z")

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> [@Geoff](#):
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> this just killed a shitload of time at work :tup:
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> kinda creepy since I’m claustrophobic… lol
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> I wonder what was in the cave, or if he’ll ever really go back…

You read to the end???

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**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236/9 "2008-01-04T11:32:22Z")

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> [@Avatar](#):
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> You read to the end???

I saw the blue italicized writing and assumed that was it… hold on, let me really read the last few paragraphs :ohnoes:

edit: ok so he goes back in… where’s the update!!!

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**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236/10 "2008-01-04T11:57:56Z")

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If i had to guess, the writer didn’t find much of anything and made up this story for kicks.

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**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236/11 "2008-01-04T12:19:32Z")

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it was written in 01 and no updates?

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**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236/12 "2008-01-04T12:21:56Z")

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> [@Jam](#):
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> it was written in 01 and no updates?

WOoooooo… :eek:

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**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236/13 "2008-01-04T12:27:08Z")

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> [@Avatar](#):
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> WOoooooo… :eek:

aggghhhhhhh freaky

rly though, does anyone know of any updates?

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**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236/14 "2008-01-04T12:34:39Z")

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still reading… but like it so far :tup:

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**Author:** ![Skurge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skurge/32/7285_2.png) [@Skurge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skurge)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236/15 "2008-01-04T13:12:39Z")

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lol updates, wow you guys are behind on the times

i’m almost sure they found this all to be fake, but who knows

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**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236/16 "2008-01-04T13:19:33Z")

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> [@Skurge](#):
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> lol updates, wow you guys are behind on the times
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> i’m almost sure they found this all to be fake, but who knows

It is just a good story and a fun read. I forget the author’s name, but if I remember correctly he was a professor somewhere… studied bats… now deceased

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**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236/17 "2008-01-04T13:41:01Z")

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I don’t think he ever came back from that second trip…

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**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236/18 "2008-01-04T14:45:09Z")

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if this is real, this is fuckered up…

creepy. those pics are fucking CREEPTOWN. i couldnt imagine being in a tunnel that small

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**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236/19 "2008-01-04T17:58:37Z")

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im pretty sure this shit was made up but yeah putting youself in a cave that small is uber creepy.

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**Author:** ![MXS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mxs/32/7507_2.png) [@MXS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MXS)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-cave-story/41236/20 "2008-01-04T18:39:32Z")

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> [@Avatar](#):
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> It is just a good story and a fun read. I forget the author’s name, but if I remember correctly he was a professor somewhere… studied bats… now deceased

The website is based on a short story called “The Fear of Darkness” by Thomas Lera. You can read the original here: [http://www.zenadsl6236.zen.co.uk/Thefearofdarkness.pdf](http://www.zenadsl6236.zen.co.uk/Thefearofdarkness.pdf)

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