It's there to test putiing rings in the air, just like the set of rings near the beginning, across from the shortcut tunnel. Oh, and while we're on the subject of level design, Mystic, you said that you put in the emblems without adding stuff, right? Well, why were the out-of-the-way areas for, then? Like Tails' area in GFZ1, or his emblem in THZ2.