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AUTHOR’S NOTE



There really are tunnels under Castle Bran. Publicly known are the elevator shaft and the tunnel attached to it. Frankly, I don’t believe that the only purpose of those was for Queen Marie to reach the garden at the bottom, and it’s too close to the building to be an escape route. The elevator does have a 1960s or later control panel in the photos I’ve seen. So there’s something down there. It might be burial catacombs or a “real” escape tunnel to the mountain. It might be merely a hidden study or a cache for valuables in case of attack. Considering the recently discovered secret stairs on the east side of the castle that ascend three floors to the study, it’s hard to guess. The staff of the castle and all the sources I’ve seen are remarkably reticent. There’s probably something there, almost no one knows about it, and it seems as if many people want it forgotten. If it is victims of some old regime, or private graves, that might be best. On the other hand, even a video tour of collapsed crawlspaces taken with a remote camera would be a fascinating little addendum to the history of the castle and the area. Perhaps someday they’ll arrange it.


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