~Claude~
The carriage became cloaked by mist as it rolled further into the bending boughs of the woods. My master was his usual, muttering things such as "This is taking too long," and "I'm bored," under his breath. As though talking to an invisible psychiatrist, his hands flew about as he blubbered incoherent language.
Finally, the carriage stopped at a halt.
"Hmph," Alois complained. "I thought it would be a lot more exciting that that."
I looked up and saw the mammoth structure in front of me. "Now why," I asked myself. "would someone chose the middle of a forest as a location for their business?"...
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