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Before dawn had broken, Butler Carter's voice was already echoing up and down the castle.
"Tom, brace yourself!"
"Thomas, prepare Lord Liszt's festive attire without a single mistake, Flack Abbieye!"
"Mrs. Morson, there's dust on the second-floor window. Have the maids clean it immediately. We can't give our soon-to-arrive guests the impression of laziness."
"Good heavens, why does the kitchen have the oysters out in the sun? Take them away quickly... No, no, no, Eileen, absolutely not today!"
"I need to see the water in the castle's tank spilling over, but Jessie, you won't be carrying water, let John and Parker do that. You need to hurry and inspect all the cordyceps. Even on festival days, we can't neglect what's most important!"