Bill

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The two paintings ...serve well for the books opening, but are somewhat misleading in regards to the novel. The architecture looks more like Ghent in Belgium than any town in England and there are no giant spectral cephalopods in this story. Paraphrasing translator's introduction.

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And in fact precious little mist swirls herein either - surprisingly little, considering the degree to which mist, fog, and all sinister occluding vapors are a staple of Ray's fiction.

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Flaga are dangerous demons that stalk the world through reflections such as mirrors. They make use of others creatures vanity and feed off their charisma while promising the victims fortune and leadership.