John ventured through the gap, and found himself at the top of seven stairs. Down below him was a cache of EC-10-Emotional Content-just like so many other such hoards that he had seen before. Silently, he descended the steps, and swept a trained eye over all of their findings: Four beautifully hand-crafted, dark-wood vanities with mirrors; three oil lamps and two little, electric bedside lamps; a whole set of shelves filled with delicate glass knick-knacks-like ladies in flowing dresses, little black dogs, tigers, and small clocks; an intricately-decorated brass typewriter; an antique sleigh bed covered in a hand-sewn quilt; a pink, long-legged crib filled with baby dolls; colored bottles of perfume; several pictures in frames on the walls; and a knot-rug on the floor. Several boxes were also stacked beneath the legs of the vanities. Wordlessly, John approached
