I have spent over an hour on the pillared hallway which means that now I start looking for hints online, however after looking for hints it was brought to my attention that I need a certain scroll in order to figure out the order of how to walk through the hallway. I remember the scroll, however...
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i used most of my scrolls to press the pressure plates on the checkered room floor not realizing that the door would shut behind me perminantly

While i wait for a response ill go through the forums trying to answer others questions to pay my stupid tax