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Neighboring Silo Staircase

The neighboring silo’s staircase links its surviving levels above foul floodwater; green emergency lights still illuminate the route.

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The stairwell had working green emergency lights and an upward current of cold air when Juliette explored the other silo. Its lower reaches were flooded beneath a film of oil and gas, with lights still glowing underwater. Two weeks of pumping lowered the flood by less than a foot.

Solo secured a rope to the railing for Juliette’s descent toward the submerged pumps. Air from her descent collected beneath the hollow stair treads, while the green lights remained lit during her ascent. Later, Juliette and Solo rested on landing one-thirty-two during their difficult climb, with cold air circulating above the water. Juliette continued upward by hauling her exhausted body along the railing. An old bloodstain remains at the railing where Solo now stands above the receding water.

Appearance

A stairwell lit by green emergency lights, including lights beneath the foul floodwater. Cold air circulates through it, and an old bloodstain marks the railing above the receding water.

Role

The route between levels and the approach to the submerged pumps, crossed by Juliette and Solo during their repair work and difficult climb.

Relationships

Juliette — Juliette descended through its flooded lower reaches and later hauled herself upward using the railing.
Solo — Solo secured the diving rope to its railing and now stands above its receding water.
Sources — 12 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 39
  • The other silo’s stairwell has working emergency lights that give off a green glow.
Chapter 42
  • An upward current of cold air moves through the stairwell.
Chapter 56
  • The flood in the stairwell is coated with oil and gas, with emergency lights still glowing beneath it.
  • Two weeks of pumping have lowered the stairwell flood by less than a foot.
Chapter 62
  • The lower stairwell is flooded with foul water through which Juliette must descend to reach the pumps.
  • Solo secures a rope reaching the bottom of the flooded stairwell to the railing.
Chapter 69
  • Air from Juliette’s descent is trapped in the hollow undersides of the submerged stair treads.
  • The staircase’s green emergency lights remain lit during Juliette’s ascent.
Chapter 74
  • Juliette and Solo rest on landing one-thirty-two during their difficult climb.
  • Cold air circulates over the floodwater and through the stairwell.
Chapter 77
  • Juliette climbs the silo’s stairs using the railing to haul her exhausted body upward.
Chapter 83
  • An old bloodstain remains at the railing where Solo stands above the receding water.
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