[He closes his eyes, mentally forming a precise picture.]

The room is fairly featureless, containing a high wall with the doorway to the next far up and a staircase leading up to it. The floor in front of the stair is a depressable panel that currently is green; the doorway has a similar panel in front of it as well. When I started to ascend the stairs, the panel turned red. I attempted to stand with one foot on the panel and one on the bottom stair, but it did not seem to like that; the panel began to flash and the room hummed. The panel returned to green when I retreated further from the staircase. I had some hope that the switches in this room might affect the colors of the panels in the next, but I assume you did not hear my request for an experiment. I chose to return, as I had already started on the path back.

The inscription on the floor was:

'Often those below look to those on high,
For those on high often have an easier time.
Though those below often find themselves blind,
To what they can see.'

[He opens his eyes finally and sighs.]

I did not test the door at the top of the stairs, but I suspect it would have opened easily and let me through. Another scenario where one has an easy path should they abandon the other. With this being a recurring theme, I think we are best staying together. The true test may well be whether we will give in to the temptation to advance at the expense of the partner.