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The place where they join forms a grotto , whence , on the right towards the north , higher up in the rock , is another smaller one , the spot to which we have led the reader , to the dwelling of the exile . The whole length of the cavern , from the entrance to the innermost point , is about 577 feet . -LSB- Footnote 1 : Referring , probably , to the arms of Würtemberg . -RSB- The rugged rocks fantastic forms assume , Seen in the darkling of the midnight gloom ; And the wild evergreens so dimly bright , Seem to reflect a kind of lurid light ; This sight so strange may well our knight amaze , He stops , upon the witchery to gaze . WIELAND . The spot to which they had arrived in this large cavern , possessed one great advantage , that of being perfectly dry . The ground was covered with rushes and straw ; a lamp hung on the side of the rock , which threw sufficient light on the breadth , and a great part of the length , of the grotto .