He adjusted the stone wheel one more notch, took hold of the rope hanging from the hole in the roof with one hand, then pulled the lever with his other hand. With a grinding noise, the floor slid into the wall, revealing rusted spikes below. After a moment, the floor slid back, and he let go of the rope.
Sure, he was one of the few people left on the planet who could read Ancient Sudial, but no one knew how it was pronounced. Which made it difficult to unlock a trap based on a pun.
But brute force worked.
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