The light drops below, and only dim light reaches the top of the grating as the piece of rock drops 30'. The rope tied off from the grate is only a few feet long, terminating at a frayed end—the remainder of the rope lies at the bottom of the pit, coiled around the mortal remains of the oubliette’s final prisoner. The body lies in a heap at the bottom, with what obviously seems like it included broken legs. The walls of the oubliette are polished smooth with very few handholds.