Hotel Corte Estense
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Hotel Corte Estense loomed like a forgotten specter in the depths of Ferrara, its ancient walls steeped in whispers of former lives-each corridor a conduit of the past, where the chill of cold spots brushed against the skin like an unseen breath. Flickering lights danced to a morbid rhythm, casting shadows that twisted into grotesque shapes, as if the hotel itself was trying to warn its guests of something lurking just beyond the veil of normalcy. Those who dared to stay could never quite shake the feeling they were not alone, their sleep disturbed by the soft, insistent echoes of footsteps trailing them through the night.