> Taking the wok and the book with us, return to the tabletop and lie down to recover whatever energy we need for the trip back up.
> Once we feel ready for it, take flight and head back up the small tunnel.
>You drag yourself back over to the table, having to place your recent acquisitions ahead of you as you did the jar. After reaching it, you take a moment to try to clean off some of the floor dust from your robe. At least there aren't any bugs in here, you expect the evil spirit probably was enough to keep them out.
>It doesn't take long to feel sufficiently rested. You then gather up your goods, and make your way toward the chute in the upper part of the wall. It's a bit more difficult to make your way up the chute than to descend it, but you can take it a little more quickly once you know what to expect. Afterward, you have to squeeze through some of the more narrow parts of the tunnel, which is a bit exhausting after the ascent, but you manage to make it to the entrance without too much difficulty. And there you find that your bucket is gone, as is Yamame. Looking around once you emerge, you find that she's on the other side of the chamber, your bucket in hand, investigating the pillar.
>_