The Ebony Clock's Chime Unsettles the Guests.
The ebony clock in the black room was unlike any other clock, and the chimes that it produced made even the courageous men uneasy. Every hour on the hour the clock would sound and cause a great disruption among the party guests. The orchestra stops playing, the guests stop dancing, all conversations cease, just long enough for the chimes to sound. As soon as the clock finishes its eerie noise, the party once again resumes just like normal. Then on the next hour the same procedure took place, and again the party froze in time to listen.
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