### 270

The rain and the gloom hide your approach, and you reach the marble stairs unseen. The steps are overgrown with mould and weeds, but a path has been trod through them leading into the darkness of a huge underground vault.

If you possess a Torch and a Tinderbox in your Backpack, turn to 29.

If you possess a Firesphere, turn to 168.

If you have neither of these items, you can continue your way forward in darkness and turn to 246.

Alternatively, you can leave the vault and attempt to enter the temple via the crypt door by turning to 183.