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...towards each other as the six bodies forming your group walk up the hastily build staircase. As you step onto the sixth step — barely five feet off the ground — you feel the step beneath your front foot give way, as the imposing man behind you gives you a shove. You fall into darkness, surprisingly unnoticed by the bloodthirsty crowd. As you tumble, your head hits a wall, and darkness engulfs you.

You come to your senses an indeterminate amount of time later. Shaking your head, your wits slowly come to you as you feel a distinct pain emanate from the side of your skull. A gentle touch leaves a wet, sticky substance on your left hand. Must have grazed something on the way down. Looking around cautiously, you see what appears to be candlelight flickering in the distance, off to your right.

You get up, groggy, but surprisingly nothing feels broken. A mild breeze plays at your unshorn locks from your left, wafting a rank, stagnant odour in your direction.

Head left, in the direction of the source of the fetid breeze. An exit — to where, you wonder — seems likely in that direction.

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