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1、ThemasqueofthereddeathItwasahugeandextraordinarycastle,builttoPrinceProspero'sownplan.Ithadstronghighwallsandgreatgatesofheavymetal.NowwhenthePrinceandhisfriendsarrivedatthecastlegatestheywentinside,lockedthegatescarefullyandthrewawaythekeys.Inthatwayn
2、oonewouldbeabletoenterorescape.Theywerealltheretogether,farawayfromtheRedDeath.Nowtheycouldforgettheworldoutsideandthinkonlyofthemselves.Theyhadeverythingtheyneededtoamusethemselves,becausethePrincehadforgottennothing.Hehadbroughtinfoodandwine,actors,m
3、usicians,anddancers.Allofthis,andlifeitself,wasinsidethecastle.OutsidelaytheRedDeath.Towardstheendofthefifthorsixthmonth,whiletheRedDeathwasatitsmostdeadlyoutside,thePrincegaveawonderfulmaskedballforhisfriends.Itwasawildandwonderfulball,butfirstletmete
4、llyouabouttheroomsinwhichhegavetheball.Thereweresevenroomsinall.Inmostcastles,ofcourse,theroomsforgreatpartiesordancesjoineachotherendtoend.Inthisway,whenthedoorsattheendofeachroomareopened,thesevenroomsbecomeonehugeroom,andyoucanseefromthefirstroomrig
5、htthroughtothelastone.Inprospero'scastle,itwasdifferent.Eachroomturnedsuddenlyroundacornerintothenext,soifyouwerestandinginoneroomitwasimpossibletoseeintotheotherrooms.这座城堡规模宏大，非同凡响，是按照普洛斯佩罗亲王亲自设计的蓝图建造的，它有着巍然高耸的坚固城墙以及沉甸甸的金属大门。现在，亲王和他的朋友们来到城堡的大门前；他们进入城堡
6、，仔细地锁好大门，然后将钥匙扔掉。这样一来，就没有一个人能够进入或是逃走了；他们都在一起，远远地避开红死魔，并且得以忘掉外面的世界，仅仅关注他们自己。供自己取乐用的东西他们样样都有，因为亲王什么都没忘了带。他带来了食物、美酒、演员、乐师和舞者。所有这一切，再加上生命本身，均处于城堡内部；城堡外面则是红死病的天下。到了第五或第六个月的末尾，外面正是红死病最为猖獗的时候，亲王却举办了一个盛大的假面舞会招待他的朋友们。舞会开得热烈奔放、精彩绝伦，不过首先让我来向诸位介绍一下举办舞会的场地。总共有七间屋子。
7、当然，在大多数城堡里，举行大型宴会或舞会的房间都是彼此衔接、首尾相连的。按照这种布局，每一间屋子两端的门一开，七间屋子就会变成一个大房间，你可以从第一间屋子径直望见最后一间。然而在普洛斯佩罗的城堡里，情形就有所不同了，每一个房间要绕过一个拐角才突然转而成为下一个房间。这样，如果你站在其中一个房间里，你是不可能望见其他几个房间的。Inthemiddleofeachwall,ontherightandleft,therewasatall,narrowwindowopeningontotheclosedp
8、assagewhichranalongbesideallsevenrooms.Eachwindowwasmadeofdifferentcolouredglass,andthecolouroftheglasswasthesameasthecolouroftheroomthatitopenedonto.Thefirstroom,forexample,wasblue,andsoitswindowswerealsoadeepblue.Thesecondroomwaspurpl
