He explored the darkest corners of the basement, however, delving into the mountains of collected debris stuffed haphazardly into the worn boxes, until the last uncharted territory lay behind the door to the small storage room next to the furnace room. Because that room was used strictly for storage of things for which there was no foreseeable need, it was consistently overlooked and almost forgotten.
Although the small room, its door always closed, was actually kind of a creepy place, Kim headed directly for it when he reached the bottom of the stairs. He turned the doorknob carefully, as if the room were occupied by someone he should not disturb, opened the door just wide enough to slide in sideways, and quickly closed it behind him, letting go the latch only after it was shut.