| 190 Not wishing to spend any time searching the old volumes you turn and grasp the door handle. Just as a precaution you place your ear against the door in case the hall is not empty. To your surprise you can hear the muffled sounds of many iron-shod boots marching up the passage from the south. Intermittently the marching stops, there is the rattle of a door handle and then the marching recommences. The patrol is coming straight towards you. Stepping back from the door you ready yourself for combat. The marching again stops but this time it is outside your door. Perspiring heavily from the ever present heat you stand silently, watching the door handle flick up and down as the lock is tested. Then the patrol moves on and the sounds of heavy boots fade away. For some seconds you stand there motionless. When you begin breathing again you place your ear against the door and hear nothing, the guards have moved on. Carefully you open the door and step out into the passage. The way south seems clear.
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