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The LAKE~VIEW!
Finally, & with time to spare, too!
Have some wine & enjoy the last light.
No, I'll stay in the shade, thankyou.
Besides, the musicians should be arriving shortly & I'll need to speak to them.
Yes, the wine is unusually spicy;
an old family specialty.
I am pleased you happened by when you did & accepted my invitation. I do worry so about what happens to visitors in this city.
They seem to simply vanish!
*More wine?*
Oh, you simply must see my dock! It's just visible if you lean a little ways out between those two center pillars up the steps. Don't be ridiculous; it's perfectly safe! This isn't one of those decrepit ruins you passed earlier on the street. My home is far older, but I've a secret formula that came from the gods themselves to keep our home strong & inviolable.
We've been using it for centuries.
*Let me refresh your drink.*
What was I saying?
Oh yes; those mysterious disappearances.
Why, there are even whispers in the kitchens about vampires. Imagine, vampires in this day & age! Well, they are simple & uneducated.
Yes, you see a vessell at my dock? Ready to sail? Well, I am planning a trip later tonight;
the "Family Business," you know.
Oh dear, you're not looking too well.
Have a seat & close your eyes 'til the others arrive. The family's Special Wine may have been stronger than you're usual . . .
Oh, Captain! Another "passenger" for you.
*I "lose" more unexpected guests that way.
One might even sat that
I'm a little "long in the tooth"
to be playing these games!*
Main Image from a Domus Depot post.
Pre~Fab “Virilis” BG &
“Mosaica Asiatica” Table & Divider from
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2,594 strti.
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