:============================: : THE SPIRAL IS VERY DEEP. : :============================: / '0' ! XB | | --------------------- ooo oo ooo o WWWW WW WWWW W W > THE FORMER STAIRS-NOW-SPIRAL ENDS IN A WIDE CIRCULAR CAVERN. > THERE IS A NATURAL BIOLUMINESCENCE FROM THE ROCK WALLS. NO MORE LAMPS. > THE AIR SMELLS CLEAN AND COOL. THERE IS AN UNDERGOUND RIVER FEEDING A SMALL POND. > A RECTANGULAR SHAPE IS BARELY VISIBLE ON THE OPPOSITE SHORE. > SMALL FLAT STONES MAKE A ROUGH PATH ACROSS THE POND. :============: : ADVISE ME? : :============: > EXAMINE THE POND. > CROSS THE POND STONES. > GO BACK UP THE SPIRAL. > SEARCH THE CAVERN FOR ANOTHER ROUTE.