The stairs where dark and the only noise that could be heard where the echoes of your own foot steps. They seemed to go one forever, with no sign of stopping, the light from the surface fading very quickly. After a very long, silent walk, the stairs would stop, a dark pit beneath. No noise was there what so ever. The light from above was not a tiny speck and no shadows could be seen. The lights showed very thick, solid sandstone walls leading down the pit. An occasional drip could be heard and even seen from the ceiling and possibly in other places. They where very spaced apart but splashed into more water obviously.