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Chapter 56

           Thensheturnedatthebrink,putherhandsontothegroundandfeltherfeetontotherungsoftheironladder.Intensecondsshewasoutofsight;couldhavepulledthe"lid"down,andanyonecomingovertheriseofgroundfrominlandwouldhavebeencompletelyataloss.Shereachedthebottomsomefifteenfeetbelowandcalled;ahollowsubterraneantimbretohervoice;palefaceupturned.Ibegantoclamberdownafterher.Itwasunpleasantlyclaustrophobic.Butatthebottom,oppositetheladder,wasatriangularroomrunningtowardsthecliff.Notverylarge;equilateraltwelvefootsides.OnthesidefarthestfromtheladderIcouldjustmakeouttwodoors.Juliewasstandingbyoneofthem.Shecamebacktowardsme,tothefootoftheladder."Thedoorsarelocked."Sheseemedsurprised."Shouldn’ttheybe?IexpectHermeshasbeendown.""Haveyougotamatch?"Istruckone.Theleftwallofthetriangularroomwaspaintedwithaluridmuralabeercellarscene,foamingstemsofbeer,bosomygirlswithwinkingeyes.Dimtracesshowedthattherehadoncebeencolors,butnowitwasonlyblackoutlinesthatremained.AsremoteasanEtruscanwallpainting;ofaculturelong-sunkenundertime.Ontheright-handwallwassomethingmuchmoreskillfulaperspectivestreetscenethatIdidn’trecognize,butguessedtobeofsomeAustriancity.Viennaperhaps.Iguessed,too,thatAntonhadhelpedtoexecuteit.Ilitafourthmatch.Thereweretwoheavydoorslikebulkheaddoorsaboardaship.Bothhadmassivepadlocks.Shenodded.

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