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On her way back to Yorthops, Ava heard feet on the spiral staircase that lead down to the office levels
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Just after the last one, the corridor became a wide and gradual staircase that lead to the floor above and a bridge to a court atop the next building
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She had to come all the way down around the staircase and back up the entry hall to see who it was, but she was confident it would be the Brazilian with the boat
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Al Snafu turns his attention to the teachers at the bottom of the staircase, clears his throat, tries to reclaim some air of dignity
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‘There’s a staircase down the side of the garage there so you can come and go as you please, although there is also a connecting door inside which links to the rest of the house
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John, Russ and the others start up the staircase
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’ I said, standing at the foot of the stairs, watching as he negotiates the staircase
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Son then walked up the spiral staircase that led to the royal chambers
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staircase, which was now red with the blood that streamed down it
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He led the two women through a doorway into a darkish hallway leading towards the back of the building then, just before they reached the door at the end, he turned and started climbing a narrow, uncarpeted staircase lit by a window halfway up
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There was a definite odour of polish though for the life of her Kara couldn’t see why, it certainly hadn’t been applied to the staircase
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With one hand in front of my face, I felt my way around until, with great relief, I found another staircase leading up to a smaller door at the top
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Kai was heading for the large staircase when he quickly turned around, “Roasted Kuyou!
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Lord Tarak could be heard chuckling loudly as they ascended the staircase
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The staircase to upstairs is out in the hall here, behind the door
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Entry to the first floor apartment is by a staircase up the side of the building but it is not as rough as it sounds
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‘Anna! Restrain yourself, this is a respectable office!’ laughed a voice from the staircase above us
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She glided to the top of the large and ornate staircase in a positively
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Shaun skips up the metal staircase and checks out the two girls leaning over the balcony
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He can see the staircase clearly from here through one of the metal grid walls, which gives him time
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The sound of footsteps, hollow as though they are descending a staircase
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The staircase, clad in robust cord carpet, stretches up the opposite side of the hall to that in her house
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The smell of the man is in Alex's nostrils as he pushes through the swing doors that lead to the main hospital staircase and he heads up to the third floor to start his search for the Intensive Care Unit
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staircase which was the room’s only means of access, he
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way across the room before climbing a short staircase to
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hand down the entire length of the staircase
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By this time the two of them were right at the staircase
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The stranger shot up the staircase and without a second’s notice my father
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They all walked down this scary-looking staircase, and the secret door
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across the tan waxed floor, bouncing off the staircase and racing toward the
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Gina watched as Heather walked up the winding staircase
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currently walking up the spiral staircase
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noticed was the staircase in the foyer
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they began ascending the staircase to the apartments
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"No one lives there?" he answered while taking a seat on the bottom step of the staircase
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" Jim said, "Before it breaks the window" he added shooting up the staircase
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The scene before her instantly changed, brightly colored floral wallpaper covered the dark paneling of the hall and even wrapped around the staircase
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She could now hear footsteps, approaching the staircase
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He walked down the white-carpeted staircase to another door
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A dainty, young girl appeared at the top of the staircase and called
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At the far end—the staircase from which they had just come—more
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Now the dogs ran up the slick human staircase with relative ease, pouncing on the
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for the narrow, rickety staircase at the back of the shop
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The foyer, sunroom, staircase, and of course the
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dining room…speaking of the staircase, you wouldn’t happen to know of a good
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Gina turned and walked up the staircase and pointed out the two stairs that
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freshly revamped staircase that her mother had insisted on having fixed
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was that voice she listened to as she ran down the hallway to the staircase, yelling
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Heather left without arguing, bypassing the staircase and running for the
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walked briskly toward the door, hobbled by the staircase, and disappeared toward
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It was late evening when I woke, thankfully not disturbed by any of the children then I heard the car come up the drive and as I dressed I saw Robin alight and run up the stairs, so I quickly donned my shoes and as fast as I was able then marched down that blasted staircase to the screams of excited children and Dulcie hugging her two sons
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Sprouting through the center of the chamber was a spiral staircase of iron wrapping around what must have, at one point, been an enormous tree, but now served as the centerpiece of the entire palace
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She looked at me from the third step of the staircase and smiled hesitantly
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He groaned and backed me up until my heels hit the staircase
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In the right corner of the hall stood a room, at the top of a staircase just as shaky as the previous one, which Griffiths claimed as his office
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Through the clear windows, Arkaneh could see Griffiths sitting in his office at the top of the staircase
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They followed the spiral staircase in the lobby, flanked by highly polished brass railings, to the top floor where the main bedroom was situated
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He pushed the grand structure effortlessly, positioned it and then climbed to the top of the ancient staircase
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The wood of the staircase seemed to Danny to have absorbed the wisdom of centuries
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” Looking at the famous staircase that lead to the stream below, he said, “I’m going down there to fill our canteens
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The staircase was a grand, ornate fixture in gleaming oak
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He recalled that his idea for staircase bowling to break in the new Temple had been hastily dismissed, though he still mused that the old oak craftsmanship would stand up to a few bowling balls just fine
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He turned up the staircase, groggily swaying as he ascended the stairs
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staircase joining the basement to the top floor, built for the servants
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without windows, but it had a wooden staircase
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The ballroom was breathtaking, a winding staircase,
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to a blue and silver as she stepped on the turntable which would elevate her to the winding staircase fifteen feet above the stage floor
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as she glided down the staircase onto the stage
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segment of hallway, the right of it ending in a staircase that descended into the darkness
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Just like ours, it had a staircase snaking up to it
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solidly in the chest, causing him to fall off the staircase, onto the hard cavern floor almost six metres
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But just as he was about to reply, the guard he had kicked off the staircase first barrelled
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Frank led the way inside and brought them to the spiral staircase that led to the battlements, warning Jack about the need for caution when he got there, because the back of the ledge was missing and the rail support erected by the Board of Works was only a temporary measure
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Their journey through the Palace was one of mixed feelings of nervousness and awe at the wonders that lay sprawled wall to wall – paintings of battles and ceremonies of kings, queens, heroes, and legends; tapestries; polished armour standing with spears or swords resting at an angle; mirrors as tall as the thirty-feet-high plaster ceilings worked with golden cornices of grapes and vines or paintings of angels flying through blue skies with white clouds; large chests bound in brass or steel or gold; polished furniture of oak, pine, or redwood; tables; stands; dressers and cabinets; ornaments; artefacts; statues of red-and-blue marble or white stone or gold-and-silver, including dragons and other mythical beasts – all arranged in perfect order and all glistening and gleaming as a result of meticulous dusting and polishing from the hundreds of servants in black livery slashed with red and gold or red and blue who walked busily about the hallways amongst the guards, soldiers, and Guardians who stood at every corner and staircase
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She did not look back until she had reached the stone staircase that led to a palace door
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It led grimly towards a small winding staircase into the bowels of Ruby Tower
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A metal staircase to her right led down to the sawdust-strewn floor
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When they entered an empty staircase, Amaranthe asked, “How was my lying back there? Is it getting any better?” She was still wondering how Sicarius had seen through her prevarications the first time they met
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As she started back up the staircase to the bedroom Dawn frowned
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Gonzalez headed for the roof staircase without a backward glance, knowing his orders would be carried out ruthlessly and efficiently
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The door slammed in Alex’s face and he heard the thump of bare feet on the inside staircase as his friend, weighing in at almost twenty stones, headed back to his bedroom
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Amaranthe maneuvered herself close to Basilard as they descended another staircase into a windowless hallway with a concrete floor
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Pulling open the door Terry made his way up the steep spiral staircase, one hand sliding around the circular wall to steady himself
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Gonzalez spotted the end of the staircase and moved up the last few steps at a crouch, stopping to listen, gun at the ready
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In the meantime, she considered looking for another staircase leading up, since the one she had used on her previous visit was in the midst of the commotion
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She turned and moved quickly through the crowd, down the staircase and out the main doors to where the soldiers were moving through their routines
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” She turned and headed off through the tables at a trot toward the back of the room, to the small spiral staircase there that the keep staff used during meal service
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Reaching the narrow spiral staircase at the far end, Laura took the stone steps two at a time
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In the center of the hall, there was a staircase, which branched off into corridors leading to every floor and finally to every apartment
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Quickly ushered down the main staircase and along a corridor filled with gawking tourists, I was unceremoniously ejected from the building
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As I tumbled down the long, stone staircase leading to the street, the tourists gave a rousing cheer
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After a further five-minute walk the boy turned into a low block of flats and Frank followed him up the staircase
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After what seemed like an eternity, but was probably only twenty minutes or so, a door open and soft footsteps sounded on the wooden staircase leading down into the basement
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Footsteps sounded on the staircase
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There at the end of the mezzanine was the upper flight of the grand staircase I had used when I arrived
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To my shock, that was exactly what he did, setting me gently on my feet and stepping back three steps to the base of the staircase
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Next I saw a staircase behind them
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Sharon was now standing up and looking at the staircase
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being encouraged to climb that staircase