I descended 240 steps in total before I reached the bottom level of The Tower. There is more tower below the ground than above, for what reason I cannot imagine. The gas lantern shed a glow over the floor at the bottom of the staircase, and I could see that it was earthen, but scattered with objects lying about and protruding from the surface. I used my flashlight to shine its much brighter beam about, and the variety and types of objects I saw littering the floor made no sense.