Jim turned away from the long hallway of Episode 0 and began to climb the stairs. He counted each step to himself as he went.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6....
His footsteps bounced off the concrete steps and echoed down the blank white walls of the stairwell.
26, 27, 28, 29....
He passed several windows. All of them were obscured on the other side by thick white curtains.
64, 65, 66, 67....
Jim tried to recall the last time he had been up these stairs. It had been a long time.
85, 86, 87, 88....
Almost there. He heard the rustling of wings from somewhere nearby.
98, 99, 100. Jim paused at the top of the stairway to catch his breath.
Sun Jan 11 22:58:35 2004