The stairway is steep and barely wide enough for Raman to descend without 
brushing his shoulders against the walls. The steps are carpeted and seem as 
sturdy as stone. They end at a small space barely a meter square. To his right 
is an opening cut from the juncture of two concrete walls, through which Raman 
can only fit sideways. He pushes aside a heavy black curtain as he passes 
through.