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ed exactly how tired I was. I
headed back to bed.
"No, you can not sleep there. Tourists will be here in few hours. I will
take you to safe place," Victoria said, pulling me to my feet. I grumbled in
mild protest. "But it is important that you not let Marta know that we may
move about in the daytime. _Very_ important. Promise me, yes?" 's tone
conveyed the urgency of the message. walked over to a wall, pulled on
the lighting fixture, and a secret passage opened. "Come. We will go into
hiding."
I followed Victoria to another bedroom, this one buried within the castle
walls. It was fully furnished, and there was a large bed. I was struck by
how clean it was, and by the electric lamps in the room. "This is where I
began," my wife said as I lay down to go back to sleep. "This is where my
father and mother conceived me," smiled, curling up next to me. I don't
remember much else except going to sleep warmed by Victoria's body.
We woke up in the afternoon. There were voices all around us. They came
from the tourists on the other side of the wall. Victoria sat up, and whis-
pered to me. "We must be quiet, or tourists will hear us. Tonight we begin
our reclamation of the castle and the town. Last night, I b
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