Summer at Norwich Castle || An Applyfic
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Last published Sat, Dec 29, 2018
Ten individuals have been invited to attend a long-awaited ball at Norwich Manor. Young Lord Fenton has arranged the party and invited whom he wished to be present while the Earl of Norwich, Lord Fenton's older brother, (Who is said to be quite reclusive and mysterious) is said to make an appearance. As the ten individuals arrive at the Earl or Norwich's estate, a mystery begins to unfold, taking them into a world only revealed in Gothic novels.
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