Working in a coal mine - 7

“Shhh” Phill said, turning. “they will be rehearsing for a performance. Just enjoy the singing.”

We continued walking along the passage coal going the opposite way on our left, on the belt, ducking now and then to avoid a beam, the singing getting louder.

Suddenly we came to a widening of the tunnel. Ahead a massive circular copper disk, at least 8 metres across, with steel inserts. It was turning slowly and coal was falling from it.

In the widened tunnel four workers, working and singing.

Singing stopped.

“Tell them not to stop singing for me… for us” I said.