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"Gideon?" I called out again, this time walking to the other end of the ballroom. I saw another door, and walked out into another dark hallway. This one had white floors, stained with rust colored spots. There were silver accents all over the molding, and the doors were a creamy off-white color. I came to a staircase at the end of the hallway, and followed the steps up to a huge, beautiful sitting area, with burgandy velvet chairs, and a blonde-wood table between two of them. Off to the left, there was another hallway with similar decor. Before venturing off down the hallway, I noticed that there were cups and plates still sitting on the table, like someone left in a hurry. I looked at the cups, seeing that the liquid had long since evaporated. I thought back to my parents. Were they sitting here, having tea? Were they inturrupted? I started down the hallway to the left. There were silver engravings on each of the doors. I once again came to a door with another silver 'N'. Only this t