#23 Vanadium- Chapter 20
The last chapter in which Larry appears. Everything after this is the fantasy novel, lovingly titled Interlude.
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Shk. Shk.
The sound of Larry's shoes scuffing the carpet carried through the halls, seeming magnified by the emptiness of the place. He had heard the Zieferts mention servants, but he had been wandering the halls for an hour now and not only had he not seen another living soul, but he no long had any clue where he was.
"Damn giant house... who the hell needs a mansion for a family of four anyway? And they called me the stuck up jerk..." Larry seethed to himself. "Dammit, I must've passed that same fucking door five times already." He grumbled to himself and opened the door.
There was a dark hallway behind the door, and it seemed to absorb the light from the hall that Larry was in. He flicked the light switch and a flickering light came on. He closed the hall door behind him and entered into the small hallway.
Running total: 17,245/50,000
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"I haven't been here, yet..." he muttered to himself and descended the stairs. "Maybe this will lead to the ground floor..." However, after a few minutes, he reached the end of the stairs which was marked by another door. But when he opened the door, he found that he was not on the ground floor but in a dark, wet room made of stone. He pulled out his lighter and flicked it on. The door closed behind him with a crack and he found himself alone in a dark, cold room underground.