Bend in the Western Hallway                            -      N      - 
(-------------------------------------------------)     - <---(M)---> E
                                                        SW     -      -

The movement of the hallway bends and turns the corner.  Walking
direction flows north and east, bound by one of the four large stone piers
of the residence to your northeast.  Magnificent wall paintings alternate
with the illuminating windows on the western wall.  A narrow archway to your
southwest leads to a staircase that extends up the tall spires that can be
seen on the four corners of the imperial residence.  The hallway extends in
a northern and eastern direction.  
A small diseased gray rat runs past your leg.
A slave woman trudges along, carrying her heavy basket of goods.