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But he keeps on walking, running his hand along the wall for support.
He knocks into some big rolls of insulation and gasps with fear, lurches to the side and hits the other wall with his shoulder, but manages to keep his balance.
He stops and coughs as quietly as he can.
The glow in front of him is coming from a pane of glass in a door.
He stumbles towards it and pushes the handle down, but the door is locked.
No, no, no …
He tugs at the handle, shoves the door, tries again. The door is definitely locked. He feels like slumping to the floor in despair. Suddenly he hears soft footsteps behind him, but daren’t turn round.
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Reidar Frost drains his wine glass, puts it down on the dining table and closes his eyes for a while to calm himself. One of the guests is clapping. Veronica is standing in her blue dress, facing the corner with her hands over her face, and she starts to count.
The guests vanish in different directions, and footsteps and laughter spread through the many rooms of the manor house.