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ice calling her name in a lonely place。
       ;Can 。。。 can you see me�拭─�Simon gasped。 He scrabbled toward her across the floor。 She continued to stare at the spot where he had been。
       Terror rushed through him。 He had lost her� �His limbs turned boneless and he slumped forward onto his belly。 Behind the black´haired woman a fountain of water sparkled�察�the drops that flew through the slanting light of the windows glowing like gems。 She closed her eyes�察�and Simon felt a questing touch at the farthest edge of his mind。 She seemed only a few short steps away�察�but at the same moment as distant as a star in the sky。 ;Can't you see me�。拭─�he howled。;I want to e inside� �Let me in� �
       She stood as immobile as a statue�察�her hands folded before her。 The high´windowed chamber grew dark�察�until she alone stood in a column of radiance。 Something brushed against Simon's thoughts�察�light as a spider's step�察�soft as a butterfly's breath。
       Go back�察�little one。 Go back and live。
       Then she opened her eyes and looked at him again。 Her eyes were full of a wisdom so vast and kind that Simon felt himself lifted and held and known。 But her words were bitter for him。
       This is not for you。
       She began to fade。 For a moment�察�she was only another shadowy figure in the ancient parade of shapes。 Then the beautiful airy room itself flickered and vanished。 Simon was sprawled in the dirt。 His torch burned fitfully on the ground�察�half a pace from his outstretched fingers。
       Gone。 Left me behind。
       Simon cried until he could not cry any more�察�until he was hoarse with weeping and his face hurt。 He dragged himself to his feet and went on。
       He had almost forgotten his name´he had certainly forgotten how many times he had slept�察�and how many times he had sucked at the diminishing wad of moss crammed in his pocket´when he found the great stairs。
       There were only a few rags left to replace the one that burned on his torch。 Simon was thinking about what that meant�察�and realizing that he had gone too far to find his way back to the pool of Perdruinese Fire before he was plunged into darkness�察�when he walked through one of the sweeping portals of the labyrinthine castle and found himself on a vast landing。 Above and below this open place stretched a flight of wide stairs circling around emptiness�察�an uncountable sweep of steps that curled up into shadow and down into darkness。
       The stairs� �A memory�察�dim as a fish in a muddy pond�察�came floating up。 The。。。 Tan'ja Stairs�拭�Doctor Morgenes said 。。。 said 。。。
       Long ago�察�in another life�察�another Simon had been told to look for stairs like these´anti they had led him upward to night air and moonlight and damp green grass。
       Then that means 。。。 if I go up 。。。
       A shockingly ragged laugh burst out and echoed in the stairwell。 Something�察�bats or sad little memories�察�fluttered away into the darkness above�察�rustling like a handful of parchments。 Simon began climbing the stairs�察�his throbbing ankle�察�his terrible thirst�察�his utter�察�utter loneliness almost forgotten。
       I'll breathe the air。 I'll see the sky。 I'm 。。。 I'm。。。 I'm Simon。 I won't be a ghost。
       Before he had gone half a hundred steps upward�察�he found that a section of the wall had tumbled down�察�smashing the outermost edge of the steps so that a ragged gap faced out into the empty darkness。 The rest of the staircase was blocked by fallen stone。
       ;Bloody Tree� ─�he screamed in rage。 ;Bloody�察�Bloody Tree� �
       ;。。。 ree 。。。; the echo repeated。 ;。。。 ee 。。。;
       He waved the torch over his head in a furious challenge to the empty air�察�the flame billowed and streaked across the black。 At last�察�defeated�察�he hobbled back down the wide stairs。
       He remembered little of his first journey up the Tan'ja Stairs almost a year before�察�a journey that had taken place through both outer and inner darknesses 。。。 but surely there had not been so many of these damnable steps� �It was almost impossible to believe that he could descend so far without finding himself in the pits of Hell。
       His plodding descent seemed to take at least a day。 There was no way off�此�the arches that led from the landings were blocked by rubble�察�and the only other escape would be over the baluster and a plummet down into 。。。 who knew what�拭�By the time he stopped at last to sleep on one of the dusty landings�察�he wished he had never stepped onto the stairs at all�察�but the thought of dragging himself all the way back up that near´infinitude of steps to the spot where he had entered was horrifying。 No�察�down was the only direction left to him。 Surely even these monstrous stairs must e to an end somewhere� �Simon curled up and fell into a thick slumber。
       His dreams were powerful but confusing。 Three almost painfully vivid images haunted him´a young fair´haired man bearing a torch and a spear down a steeply´sloping tunnel�察�an older man�察�robed and crowned�察�with a sword lying across his knees and a heavy book opened on top of it�察�a tall figure�察�hidden in shadow�察�who stood straight´backed in the middle of a strangely mobile floor。 Again and again the same three visions appeared�察�changing slightly�察�showing more while revealing nothing。 The spearman cocked his head as though he heard voices。 The gray´haired man looked up from his reading as though disturbed by a sudden noise�察�and a bloom of red light filled the darkness�察�painting the man's strong features scarlet。 The shadow´shape turned�察�a sword was in his hand�察�and something like antlers lifted from his brow。。。。 Simon awakened with a gasp�察�sweat cooling on his forehead�察�limbs a´tremble。 This had not been the stuff of ordinary sleep�此�he had fallen into some rushing river of dream and been carried along like a piece of bark�察�helplessly careening。 He sat up and rubbed his eyes�察�but he was still on the broad landing�察�still adrift on the ocean of stairs。
       Dreams and voices�察�he thought desperately。 I need to get away from them。 If they don't leave me alone�察�I'll die。
       His second´to´last rag was now on the torch。 Time was running out。 If he did not find his way soon�察�if he did not find the air and the sun and moon once more�察�he would be alone in darkness with the shadows of dead time。
       Simon hurried down the steps。
       The Tan'ja Stairs became a blur�察�and Simon himself was a cracked millwheel�察�his legs going up�察�down�察�up�察�down�察�every other step bringing a sharp pain as he forced his wounded ankle to bear the weight of his hurried descent。 Shallow breaths fluted in and out of his dry mouth。 If he had not been mad before�察�madness finally took him now。 The stairs were the teeth of a mouth that wanted to swallow him�察�but as fast as he bounded downward�察�falling and not feeling the pain�察�clambering to his feet and plunging down to the next step�察�he could not escape。 There were always more teeth。 Always more white�察�even teeth。。。。
       The voices that had been silent so long rose up around him like the choir of monks in the Hayholt's chapel。 Simon paid them no heed。 All he could do was fling himself down step after step after step。 Something in the air was different�察�but he could not let himself pause to decide what it was�此�the voices were haunting him�察�the teeth taunting�察�waiting to snap closed。
       Where there should have been a step�察�there was instead a flat white expanse of 。。。 something。 Simon�察�in mid´leap downward�察�was brought up short and sent tumbling forward。 His elbows cracked painfully against stone。 He lay for a moment�察�whimpering�察�clutching his torch so hard his knuckles throbbed。 Slowly he lifted his head。 The air was 。。。 the air smelled 。。。 damp。
       The wide landing stretched before him�察�then ended in blackness。 There were no more stairs�察�or at least none he could see。
       Still making pained noises�察�Simon crawled forward until the blackness was just before him。 As he leaned out�察�his arm swept a small scree of dust and gravel over the edge。
       Plink。 Plink�察�plink。 The sound of small stones falling into water。 And not falling very far。 Panting�察�he leaned out�察�holding his torch as far over the darkness as he could。 He could see a reflection just a few ells below�察�a wavering smudge of fiery light。 Hope welled up in him�察�and that was somehow worse than any of his pain。
       It's a trick�察�he mourned。 It's another trick。 It's dust。。。 dust 。。。 dust 。。。
       Still�察�he crawled around the edge of the landing�察�looking for a way down。 When he discovered a small and elegantly carved staircase�察�he crab´climbed down the steps on his hands and knees。 The stairwell ended in a circular landing and a small spit of pale stone that stretched out over the blackness。 The torch light did not reveal how far it extended�察�but he could see the sweep of the pool's sides as they vanished away into the shadows in either direction。 It was huge´almost a small lake。
       Simon dropped onto his stomach and extended his hand�察�then stopped�察�sniffing。 If this great pond were full of Perdruinese Fire and he brought his torch close�察�there would be nothing of Simon left but a scrap of cinder。 But there was no oily smell。 He dipped his hand in and felt the water close over it�察�cold and just as wet as wet should be。 He sucked his fingers。 There was a fai
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