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The tower, as Perscors now saw, was not only windowless but evidently without a door. In the cold, dim light he could make out no entrances as he walked about the tower, which seemed nearly as broad as it was tall. Perscors came back to where he had started his circuit, to find that Valentinus was digging vigorously at a spot a few yards in front of the tower. A tunnel was thus uncovered, through which Valentinus preceded Perscors, each of them employing a kerosene torch. The way was surprisingly long, longer than seemed reasonable to Perscors. Finally, Valentinus pulled himself up through a trapdoor. Perscors followed to the bare stone of the tower's first floor. The round room, as he probed it with his light, appeared to be totally empty except for the circular steps leading up to the next floor, which seemed to he lit up. Valentinus hesitated at the foot of the stairs.
"What is it? " Perscors asked impatiently. "There's nothing on this level, is there?"