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Level 483, also known as the “Grayscale Halls,” is an expansive, winding system of concrete hallways. The hotel is characterized by its disorienting grayscale color and its rotting wallpaper. Typically, doors in Level 483 open to dark, pitch black rooms that are fit with a multitude of soaked furniture. However, the doors may also lead to other places. Hallways are variable in length, albeit typically under a mile long. Fixtures such as ceiling lamps, inoperable machinery such as fire alarms and thermostats, fire extinguishers, and blank paintings are scattered throughout in inconsistent patterns. The level has a faint humming sound originating from the ceiling lamps that remains constant. In addition, running or dripping water, knocking, scratching, and flickering can be seldom heard in certain corridors. Despite most of these noises implying the existence of sentient life, it is frankly impossible. Level 483 is affected by the property known as Alone, which separates all wanderers and entities from one another. Level 483's temperatures remain at a constant 23°F (-5°C). Strangely, despite being below the freezing temperature of water, it is impossible for water or other substances to freeze. Most hallways are connected to each other in an uneven grid structure, the same for the occasional dead end or curve. Amenities commonly found in hotels, such as janitor's closets, ice machines, and bathrooms can be found occasionally. Most fixtures are in close proximity to one another, found in corners or other compact locations. Drawers and cabinets can be found sparsely throughout, often containing batteries, bandages, and other trinkets, along with coins from various Frontrooms locations. It is notable that Level 483 has shifting and inconstant geometry - surfaces may slope or bend in arbitrary patterns, creating sparse holes and pitfalls within the floor. Due to this, it is easy for one to trip and fall through, sending them outside of the level's structure, often to The Void. Despite Level 483's structure implying the existence of multiple floors via infrequent stairways, the stairs themselves go nowhere. In rare cases, entire chunks of the level may be missing in their entirety, peering out into the darkness below. The Void is visible through the occasional square window, akin to Level 188. In addition, objects originating from the hallways such as clocks, potted plants, and paintings are commonly visible through these windows, floating outside the level. Paintings on the walls often resemble various Backrooms locations or individuals. For some reason, portraits of The First and their Impresarios are commonly found throughout the level, coupled with various portraits resembling Facelings, or other humanoid entities. In addition, pictures, framed and unframed, have also contained these portraits, albeit in lesser quality than the former. Level 483 contains a small ceiling space, accessible through fire exits, ventilation passageways, or through bluntly climbing through the ceiling. The space is only around 2 feet tall, yet contains a constant supply of Almond Water within pipes. This Almond Water often pools in the ceiling, causing it to drip down onto the hallways below. In addition, bottles of Almond Water, Bottle 'O Void, Cashew Water can be found sparingly on the ground. A near-constant ambience of a disquieting piano tune can be heard in the distance. This is often coupled with static-esque noises resembling an old cassette player, VHS tape, or video recording. The piano tune is always muffled to some degree, and plays a variety of songs, known and unknown. This song is seldom coupled by other noises, most commonly singing to the tune of whatever song is being played.