You spend a single (1) gold piece (GP.) The
door slams shut behind you and will not re-open. The night
is long. Morning does not bring the usual chamber crowds.
Far, far in the distance you can hear muffled cries and a
crashing, grinding sound, of perhaps a great mechanical
disaster. Hours pass. There are sounds of struggle to the
N, and later to the E. A low, pained wail begins somewhere
beyond the Orange Chamber, beyond the Yellow Chamber,
continues through all the night, and then intermittently
throughout the next three days. Finally, it falls silent.
You test the bars with your powerful arms, but they refuse
to budge. Now you can see: set into the wall opposite your
cell, by the archway illumined by orange radiance from the
chamber beyond, is a white plate with a black keyhole at
its center. The glowing Triangle Key in your pocket looks
the perfect fit, and pairing the two will surely open the
shielded alcove in the wall to your left. You test the
bars with your powerful arms, but they refuse to budge.
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