The weather was horrendous. A storm was brewing as Stephen and his wife Tabatha were driving through the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. From a distance, they could see a building, massive, bright white and with a crimson roof that made it stand out against the dark clouds. The hotel that was dawning before them had been recommended by some of the locals, and as they checked in, they were informed that they would be the only guests staying in the hotel that night, as the hotel was about to close for the winter. They had dinner in the dining room of the hotel, which except for them was abandoned, with the chairs being placed on top of the tables and canned orchestra music echoing down the hall. Whilst the storm raged outside, they made their way through the wide halls to their room, 217.

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