The Merchant
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The Merchant stands like a dark sentinel in Salem, its once grand facade now cloaked in shadows, where the whispers of the past claw desperately at the ears of the living. Guests often find themselves drifting into restless sleep, only to awaken to the soft cadence of footsteps echoing down the hollow hallways, shifting silhouettes flitting just beyond the periphery of their vision - always watching, always waiting. And in the stillness of the night, as the air thickens with a weight beyond comprehension, an unsettling chill settles in the corners of each room, a reminder that the hotels history is not merely a tale, but a living, breathing entity that hungers for acknowledgment.