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Someone cried out in a language I didn't understand. It was a simple cry of desperation, a plea for help. Chain mail clinked, a blow fell; I heard a moan of pain.

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Suddenly they were all around us, keeping pace with our descent. I smelled burning tar and smoke and sweat, and an overwhelming stink of fear.

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They were faint at first, but swiftly drawing nearer. Boots stamping. Boots, and the clink of metal. The stairwell echoed with it, and with the voices of many men. There was the rustle of their tunics, the scrape of swords.

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I was about to take my fingers away when I heard the sounds.

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It stippled my skin, and made an electric charge run up the hairs on the back of my neck. An unpleasant feeling - but that was it was. Just cold.

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To my relief, all I could feel was the chill in the wall. It was a deep, dry, lifeless cold that had sunk into the stones over a great many years.

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It certainly seemed so. I didn't doubt it for a minute. And so it was only for my private reassurance that I took off a glove and tucked it in my pocket. It was only out of merest curiosity that I let my fingertips trail against the stonework as we spiralled slowly down.

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"Though we didn't get any psychic readings at all there, did we?"

"No. And we're not getting any here, either." George spoke with unusual firmness. "It's just a legend."

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"Right...So they just assumed...But naturally, it would have to have been that main staircase, wouldn't it, if it had been anywhere."

"Yep. That's right."

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"Well," George continued, "they didn't expressly say it, as it happens. They just mentioned some "old steps". But everyone's always assumed it was the main one, what with those carved dragons and skull niches and all the rest of it."

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We descended steadily, step by careful step, going round and round and down. Lockwood's candle dimmed and flickered, then grew strong again.

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"You're sure? Did the legends definitely say it was the main staircase of the hall?"

"Yes."

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Behind me, George chuckled. "No. Don't worry. That was the other one."

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"We'd better go slow now."Lockwood handed out some spearmint gum. Chewing mechanically, we started down the steps again, spiralling towards the cellar level. A thought occurred to me.

"This staircase..." I said in a casual voice. "It's not...It wouldn't be the staircase,would it

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"I remember," I said. "This is where that cold spot was."

"Yes, we're down to three point five degrees," George said. "That's the coldest reading in the house." His voice was tight. "We're getting close."

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The staircase opened out briefly into a tiny square chamber, with blocked arches on either side, before continuing its way down. Lockwood paused. "We're at ground level here," he said. "Must be right behind that tapestry. You remember - the one with the picture of that dodgy bear

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We all felt the strain now; our senses were on red alert, waiting for the slightest trigger. Outwardly it all seemed quiet - no sounds, no death-glows, no floating wisps of plasm. But this meant nothing. the Red Room had started the exact same way.

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"I guess because I'm nervous."

I sighed. "Yeah...fair enough. So am I."