We emerged from a damp, stinking crawlspace through a hole that rotted through the floor of the old church. Covered in pigeon droppings, dust, and sweat, we beheld the Gothic cavern stretching upward into a myriad of peaks. The sun began to rise behind the tall stained glass windows, and filled the cathedral with golden rays of refracted light. The incredible sight was well worth the subterranean crawl.