The Van Helsing Conjecture – Excerpt No. 72

21 November 2024

The style was decidedly art deco, including the bar at one end, and the stage big enough to have a twenty-piece band playing. Opposing the doors there were two large windows that seemed more at home in a greenhouse.

Beyond those two eye-shaped windows, Clara saw what was going on in the street as well as the reflection of her room door.

“Good afternoon,” Clara said.Her steps echoed throughout the room until she took her seat at the head of the table. Already seated at the table there were four women.

The style of this expansive room was decidedly art deco, including the bar at one end, and the stage big enough to have a twenty-piece band playing. Opposing the doors there were two large windows were more at home in a greenhouse. Beyond those two large eye-shaped windows, one saw what was effectively another world. Already seated at the table there were five goddesses.

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