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The stairs descended further than the tree ascended, wrapping around almost infinitely, at least to my wearied senses, which were depleted of vividness by the treacherous toils of the proceeding day. THE STAIRS DESCENDED FURTHER THAN THE TREE ASCENDED RAPPING AROUND ALMOST INFINITELY AT LEAST TO MY WEARIED SENSES WHICH WERE DEPLETED OF VIVIDNESS BY THE TREACHEROUS TOILS OF THE PRECEDING DAY
s we made our way criss-crossingly to the west. The walking was no more difficult than on the ground, for the boards were firmly secured to the great branches, which were at least five or six feet wide, and there were short rails as well. After no more than half an hour of travel on the 'Treeway', we reached another large platform in the center of a great tree which was very much like the first one, excepting that the trunk of the tree came up through its center and there was a door leading into the trunk. There were eight guards on this platform, but they let us pass without more than a friendly gesture, their scouts having, no doubt, seen us long before and ascertained our identity and intentions. They seemed to have been expecting the return of Wagner's group, though the addition of me they appeared to eye curiously. Wagner led us directly to the door, which opened into a set of circular stairs that wound down the inside of the tree like the insides of an old world lighthouse tower. ING ON THOSE PATHS WE MADE OUR WAY CRISS CROSSINGLY TO THE WEST THE WALKING WAS NO MORE DIFFICULT THAN ON THE GROUND FOR THE BOARDS WERE FIRMLY SECURED TO THE GREAT BRANCHES WHICH WERE AT LEAST FIVE OR SIX FEET WIDE AND THERE WERE SHORT RAILS AS WELL AFTER NO MORE THAN HALF AN HOUR OF TRAVEL ON THE TREE WAY WE REACHED ANOTHER LARGE PLATFORM IN THE CENTRE OF A GREAT TREE WHICH WAS VERY MUCH LIKE THE FIRST ONE EXCEPTING THAT THE TRUNK OF THE TREE CAME UP THROUGH ITS CENTRE AND THERE WAS A DOOR LEADING INTO THE TRUNK THERE WERE EIGHT GUARDS ON THIS PLATFORM BUT THEY LET US PASS WITHOUT MORE THAN A FRIENDLY GESTURE THEIR SCOUTS HAVING NO DOUBT SEEN US LONG BEFORE AND ASCERTAINED OUR IDENTITY AND INTENTIONS THEY SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN EXPECTING THE RETURN OF WAGNER'S GROUP THOUGH THE ADDITION OF ME THERE APPEARED TO EYE CURIOUSLY WAGNER LED US DIRECTLY TO THE DOOR WHICH OPENED INTO A SET OF CIRCULAR STAIRS THAT WOUND DOWN THE INSIDE OF THE TREE LIKE THE INSIDES OF AN OLD WORLD LIGHTHOUSE TOWER
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