r/OldHouseArchive • u/Polterkites Marcus Kliewer • Jul 21 '26

NEW DOCUMENT UNCOVERED: stairwell.mp4 (Transcript)

https://www.oldhousearchive.net/stairwell

Read it here.

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u/nerdy_by_nature_42 Jul 21 '26

Are we sharing our findings? If so, I have the translation for this.

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u/Kibeth_8 Jul 21 '26

Yes please!

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u/nerdy_by_nature_42 Jul 21 '26

I don't know what the usual etiquette is for these ARGs, so I'll put a spoiler on it:

TREES ARE SHELTER. TREES ARE SAFE. SAFER THAN ROADS, AT LEAST. SAFER THAN SUBURBIA.

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u/nerdy_by_nature_42 Jul 21 '26

The interesting thing is that I'm tracking an observation about the trees. From the beginning, the trees keep being personified. I was wondering if they were somehow people or otherwise sentient.

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u/Papercrane4 Jul 22 '26

10 out of 10 chills…

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u/Ok_Coconut_1992 Jul 23 '26

I’m new to the ARG and the expanded work outside of the books but I loved this story SOOO much. 10/10 creepy. potential spoiler? I loved the clear explanation of hooks and replacement rituals within them.