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This narrow chasm led onward for about three hundred yards, the walls stretching upwards in such a fashion that it brought to mind images of Moses crossing the Red Sea, with great walls of water suspended in air on either side, ready at any moment to come crashing down upon them, their lives in the hands of another. THIS NARROW CHASM LED ONWARD FOR ABOUT THREE HUNDRED YARDS THE WALLS STRETCHING UPWARD IN SUCH A FASHION THAT IT BROUGHT TO MINE IMAGES OF MOSES CROSSING THE RED SEA WITH GREAT WALLS OF WATER SUSPENDED IN AIR ON EITHER SIDE READY AT ANY MOMENT TO COME CRASHING DOWN UPON THEIR LIVES IN THE HANDS OF ANOTHER
lmost infinitely, at least to my wearied senses, which were depleted of vividness by the treacherous toils of the proceeding day. Down, down, down went the stairs, until at length we reached the bottom and found ourselves in a cave, the stairs ending in a small foyer area which opened out into the cave, it being delved into the bedrock layer, indicating that we had indeed passed below the surface on our descent. The passage was really a narrow defile with high walls on either side, impenetrable due to the fact that they were the foundations of the earth above. It stretched on for a ways, its whole length commanded by little, turret like stations which stuck out from the upper wall, in which were stationed groups of archers, and though they now stood in a solemn, dignified manner, any opposition that attempted to force a way through would have been decimated. Yet they stood at attention and made no noise or movement at our passing, instead being the essence of well disciplined soldiery.  ASCENDED RAPPING AROUND ALMOST INFINITELY AT LEAST TO MY WEARIED SENSES WHICH WERE DEPLETED OF VIVIDNESS BY THE TREACHEROUS TOILS OF THE PRECEDING DAY DOWN DOWN WENT THE STAIRS UNTIL AT LENGTH WE REACHED THE BOTTOM AND FOUND OURSELVES IN A CAVE THE STAIRS ENDING IN A SMALL FOYER AREA WHICH OPENED OUT INTO THE CAVE IT BEING DELVED INTO THE BED ROCK LAYER INDICATING THAT WE HAD INDEED PASSED BELOW THE SURFACE OF OUR DESCENT THE PASSAGE WAS REALLY A NARROW DEFILE WITH HIGH WALLS ON EITHER SIDE IMPENETRABLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY WERE THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARTH ABOVE IT STRETCHED ON FOR A WAYS ITS WHOLE LENGTH COMMANDED BY LITTLE TURRET LIKE STATIONS WHICH STUCK OUT FROM THE UPPER WALL IN WHICH WERE STATIONED GROUPS OF ARCHERS AND THOUGH THEY NOW STOOD IN A SOLEMN DIGNIFIED MANNER ANY OPPOSITION THAT ATTEMPTED TO FORCE A WAY THROUGH WOULD HAVE BEEN DECIMATED YET THEY STOOD AT ATTENTION AND MADE NO NOISE OR MOVEMENT AT OUR PASSING INSTEAD BEING THE ESSENCE OF WELL DISCIPLINED SOLDIERY
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