Hotel Gran Marquise
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The Hotel Gran Marquise loomed like a forgotten relic on the edge of Fortaleza, its polished facade hiding a dark underbelly where the whispers of long-gone guests seeped through the walls like the dampness of the sea air. In the hushed corridors, footsteps echoed in a rhythm that felt too deliberate, too watchful, while shadowy figures flickered at the periphery of vision, dissolving into the gloom before they could be fully recognized. Here, the air thickened with an oppressive silence, punctuated only by the unsettling sensation of unseen eyes tracing every movement, leaving each new arrival to wonder just who-or what-awaited them in the depths of the night.