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Horla Part IV
In which a troop of officers, retreating from the harshness of war, are momentarily enlivened by the arrival of five courtesans, whose presence brings a brief, if uneasy, gaiety to their dilapidated quarters. The captain, asserting his authority amidst the camaraderie, carefully divides his newfound company among his men, setting the stage for an evening of forced merriment while revealing the fragile hierarchies and weary spirits that lie beneath their raucous laughter.
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