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1 of 9: This file is here to keep people from getting lost when they don't understand my name for a room.
2 of 9: The room north of the hall of locked doors is the catacombs hallway(I never really thought of a name for it)
3 of 9: The room west of there is the "balcony"
4 of 9: The room west of the balcony is the "guard post"
5 of 9: The room east of the catacombs hallway is the "throne room", or the "dead king's room" or the "skeleton's room".
6 of 9: The room through the secret passage from there is the second catacombs hallway(again, never really thought of a name for it)
7 of 9: The room north fo there is the "gargoyle room"
8 of 9: The room east of the gargoyle room is the "lava room"
9 of 9: The room north of the lava room is the "lever room" (That's the name I always used, anyway)
