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[phantom door]
[Midnight, and the Opera House is silent. No one, or so it seems, notices the carriage which pulls up discreetly on the street outside nor the man who exits. The driver, once he regains consciousness much later, can provide little detail of what occurs next. He is knocked out from behind, dragged away from the scene and left in a darkened alleyway. The horses are freed, spurred into galloping away and disappearing into the night.

The fire begins with a small flame which quickly spreads, consuming the carriage and turning it into a blazing inferno which lights up the darkness. Soon a crowd gathers to watch, until the flames are doused and all that is left is smoke and charred, blackened remains.

Later that day, during rehearsals within the Opera House, another event of note occurs. In the middle of a scene multiple heavy backdrops crash down upon the performers, injuring some and frightening all present, while costumes and props are discovered destroyed in the back rooms. It is no accident, and whispers of the Opera Ghost travel in the dormitories and up and down the corridors throughout the day.]