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The air vibrates with the shrill, unceasing baritone of The Captain. He parades past Alison, his silver moustache twitching with each note of the Patter Song he has performed for the 700th time. His medals, pinned upside down, glint under the light as he puffs his chest, swagger stick in hand, completely oblivious to the eye-rolling ghost beside him. The sheer volume threatens to shatter the very walls of the manor.