With effort you lift the heavy trap door. Shining the lantern over it reveals little except for inky darkness and a rickety ladder that goes down very, very deep. Step by step, step by step, deeper and deeper you go. The walls are narrow and coated with slime. Lower and lower you go.
It seems you have reached the bottom, finally!
This cavelike room appears to be empty, just a few old crates and nothing more. But wait, there's a dark shape in the corner. Your lantern flickers indicating the fuel is almost gone. Just before the light goes out for good you reach the corner only to be horrified to find that instead of finding soul orbs you have found a deadly serpent. Above you in the distance you hear the mad laugh of the clown and the solid bang of the trap door being slammed shut. Darkness.....
It's the end of the line for you. Farewell Foolish Mortal!