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Canon Alberic’s Scrap-book
Canon Alberic’s Scrap-book: complete original-language literary text.
A luz no farol abandonado
Um técnico visita um farol desativado nos Açores e encontra uma luz que continua a procurar navios inexistentes.
Das Zimmer hinter der Uhr
Ein Restaurator entdeckt hinter einer alten Bahnhofsuhr einen Raum, der auf keinem Bauplan existiert.
Le couloir des pas mouillés
Dans un ancien hôpital, une infirmière entend des pas mouillés suivre exactement son trajet.
La finestra senza stanza
Un fotografo nota una finestra illuminata in un palazzo veneziano, ma dietro non esiste alcuna stanza.
La campana del cementerio
Un cuidador escucha una campana enterrada que parece llamar a los próximos muertos.
O elevador do décimo terceiro
Um segurança noturno em São Paulo descobre um andar que não aparece no painel do elevador.
La casa que respiraba
Una restauradora pasa una noche en una casa abandonada de Galicia y descubre que las paredes parecen respirar.
The Last Room at Wren House
A night porter discovers that one sealed hotel room still receives guests long after the corridor was closed.
With Intent to Steal
With Intent to Steal — verified public-domain source text from The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories.
