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If Layer 7 is going to be exponential, then you're probably looking at centuries between the time they entered and the current moment.There’s a lot here but i need to point out the time difference. 100 years down below is 3000 years on the surface. So if they’ve been in the 6th layer for a day, it’s already been a month up above. If they’ve been for 2 weeks, it’s already been a year.
and that’s only layer 6. Layer 7 is probably exponentially more. I’m guessing at least 100 times faster than the surface.
I’m not sure how long this journey has actually been but I see an epilogue where they make it to the surface in time to see that their friends from the orphanage are all old men. Or one of them becomes a white whistle and comes down to meet them.
That said, I'm not sure if they can return unless some Deus ex machina makes them immune to the curse. It's been established repeatedly that they're so deep that returning is lethal, except for Reg, who is likely an artifact himself.