Hotel Don Manuel
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Hotel Don Manuel stood like a weary sentinel in the heart of Merida, its peeling paint whispering secrets of centuries past, where laughter-a sound both childlike and malevolent-echoed through the dimly lit hallways, bouncing off ancient walls that felt too thin to contain such restless spirits. Guests often reported glimpses of shadowy figures flitting across their peripheral vision, as if the very air thickened with unspeakable dread, each unexplained movement a reminder that the hotel was not as deserted as it seemed. It was said those who dared to sleep beneath its faded ceiling might awaken to find themselves not alone, as the echoes of laughter returned to tease them from the corners of the night.