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I ran alone toward the sound, feeling that I was getting closer. I opened rooms one after another. I felt like I had fallen into a maze; the darkness grew heavier, and the rooms didn''t end. As for the cat''s meowing, it seemed to be circling above my head until I felt that it had indeed awakened the emperor and my fate was sealed.
Suddenly, I felt something pulling my feet down, and I froze in my place. And for a moment, the meowing of the cat sounded like laughter! I slowly looked down at my feet" I paused for a moment to increase the suspense, then I mustered the courage to continue.