"The town bells clanged, signaling that the time was high noon. The piercing sound swept through the cobblestone streets of Belltown, up the mountain, slipping through the trees into the open balcony door of Bell Castle's tallest tower. Startled by the bells, the Bell Castle’s inhabitant was awakened. And the first thing she did was smash her face into the underside of the table she had spent the night under while attempting to get up."

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