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Sneak down the stairs: <span class="mu-s">14</span>
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As soon as the Abbot is gone, you take one more look at Vasilka, his horrifying flesh bride for Strahd. Absent. You're not sure she would even be capable of understanding that you are sneaking around, but you're certain she would not have the capacity to tell on you, even if she did.
You weigh the risks and rewards. Then you decide. You nonchalantly lean on the south wall of the chamber, and when you're sure the Abbot isn't coming back, you slip swiftly down the stairs.
Light on your feet, you descend the stone steps quite a ways down. They take you to a cellar that contains ten barrels of wine and an L-shaped wooden rack packed with wine bottles. There are no other visible exits.
You'd best be sure you check thoroughly here. You carefully inspect the barrels - the middle three are empty, the rest are clearly full of liquid.
The wine names are emblazoned on the barrels, as is the winery's name: the Wizard of Wines. If the labels are to be believed, the barrels against the east wall contain "Purple Grapemash No. 3". The four barrels against the south wall contain "Red Dragon Crush". You have no indication of what these names mean, but the Red Dragon Crush has a very strong fragrance.
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