Pit and the Pendulum : The Alternate Ending

The walls were getting closer, closer, closer..........they seemed right upon me. I could feel their heat burning my skin. And then it stopped. The walls stopped. They remained so close to the pit that if I were to move, then I would surely fal into the pit. They remained hot, but did not come any closer. Standing, standing, standing.....I couldn't move. The minutes seemed to trickle along so slowly that I had lost track of time. After what seemed like weeks, I heard a noise. I looked up to see a falling blade. Then, nothing.