beware the thirteenth room! lest you suffer Tréphine’s fate —reach into the other ones where you will remain safe. one room has veils & veils, another an aviary to play in. a chandelier grows in the third & the fourth is entirely velvet. another has dancing poppets. one gives view of the ocean; another has perfume bottles; one will crush you with roses. the rest are themed: rococo, gothic, art nouveau, art deco. but beware the thirteenth room where his prior wives hang in bones, flesh torn, headless. the axe in the bucket rattles, waiting for the next victim.
