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Get Derkeethus out of the cave.
1 of 4: Enter Darkwater Pass and fight your way through the falmer and chaurus until you find a room with a large grate on the floor.
2 of 4: Use the lever in the room's NE alcove, then go down the curving wooden stairs until you meet up with Derkeethus.
3 of 4: Talk to him, then go back the way you came and exit the cave.
4 of 4: After he thanks you for getting him out, you can talk to him and get him to be a follower.