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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1886
Page
3
A narrated memory of visiting a railway exhibition with bunkers and galleries, detailing a tense tour through a museum like setting. The piece recalls trains, carriages, and the eerie effect of electric lights, plus a suspenseful encounter with a watchman and a startling grasshopper intruder. The narrator describes nervousness, shared reactions, and a late night journey by train with notes on a mysterious incident and the exhibition's mood.
An excerpted diary style narrative recounts a perilous night in a remote villa. Two travelers Will and Nuval explore a moonlit mansion, legging through dust and fear. They discover a dining room with a living rat infestation and uncanny glints of light from a mysterious glass eye. The pair dodge natives and intruders, hide behind curtains, and finally wash and rest in a secluded hut after escaping.
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