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Spiritus' inn does not indeed exhibit a bountiful splendour; neither |
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does it host an exclusive society. Vigorous countryside people enjoy |
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themselves |
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intellects - which both are half empty. They obtain their delight by |
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means of cheap liquors and racy talk. Standing out like an ametyst |
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jewel in a dungheap, the passionate feeling between Atrament and |
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Calamaria begins to crystalize here. The first night they spend |
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together is filled with eerie occult practices. |
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Approximately at the same moment a ceremonial feast is being held at |
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the Jilemnice castle to welcome the new lord in his dominion. |
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Satrapold encounters the castle's inferior and drinks liquor |
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specialities, talking boastfully. |
