of the entrance and threw them deep inside the cave.
"Were not safe here," said Count Non. "We have to get down below. "
"Back here. " Shrikes voice came from deeper in the cave. "Stone doors. Theyre warm. And they smell like an abandoned florist. "
Spyder and the others scrambled to her through the dark. At the rear of the cave, stood two massive doors, forty feet high, carved from the mountain itself.
"How do we open them?" Spyder asked.
"They feel light," said Shrike. "I think I can just pull them. "
"Wait," said Count Non. "Shrike and Lulu are safe, but you mustnt forget your blindfold. " Non slid Lulus blindfold from where it hung around her neck, unknotted it and stepped behind Spyder to tie it on.
"Shouldnt we put that back on Lulu?"
"Dont worry. I doubt even the Clerks can see through dead eyes in Hell. "
"I hope youre right. I didnt like the idea of stumbling around down there with all of us blind. "
Quietly, Non said to Spyder, "We made it, little brother. The entrance to the Inferno. And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places. " As the cool cloth of the blindfold slid over Spyders eyes, something nicked his left ear. Then his arm. He heard something shoot by and strike the wall.
"Get down!" screamed Lulu.
Spyder didnt have a choice. Count Non had collapsed against his back, knocking them both to the ground. The Count was dead weight on top of Spyder. He slowly crawled forward. Things flew by over his head, but he made it behind a bend in the rocks. From there Spyder looked back and saw Count Nons body bristling with
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