Compound Ventilation Shafts

A sprawling network of ventilation shafts and grills snakes through the compound, forming hidden conduits primed for disaster. Van Lutyens points out how seaweed exploits these passages to spread unchecked, undermining Harris's barricade plan outside Robson's quarters. The system's reach turns routine airflow into a vector for infestation, forcing leaders to reckon with the facility's internal fragility amid rising panic.