“Shut up and let the man think,” the Baron Elmatos replies. I appreciate the vote of confidence.
Finally, I press the buttons Mansion Left and Mansion Right simultaneously. Daath is sometimes considered a blend of two other sephirot, and sure enough an eleventh circle lights up, right where I knew it had to be. The lights in the elevator dim and turn blue.
I don’t make the newbie mistake of assuming the Goth’s hideout is laid out according to the elevator buttons and try to feel the changes in movement instead. A misleading layout is a trick used by security-minded architects worldwide and it’s amazing how many people fall for it without thinking. Beside me, Raven does the same, her eyes closed. The doors open without incident onto the hidden floor.
All four of us flatten against the wa
