LitWit Challenge 3.1: The Staircase

Is it August already? Then it's time to launch the third cycle of LitWit Challenges, brought to you by our generous friends at National Book Store. This week your LitWit Challenge is this. "Huh?" you exhale, squinting at the screen, "What is that?" Why, it is a staircase. Not just any staircase, but the setting [...:]