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The main castle of Luisiana was a grand place, although to many visitors it was invisible. It wanted to remain invisible also on Tuesdays and on days when it was seeking wisdom about its future from prophets and card readers, but on the days when it was visible, it treated everybody with amiability and humour. It was in fact a humouresque castle, and as it turned out during its lifetime, this inclination has caused much deterrance of all criminals, and was the reason of deaths of many burglars, who could not cope easily with the sense of humour in which the castle was equipped. The fortress was very large, and stood on four legs that looked like clawed chicken paws, and it was all black in all its parts. It was adorned with multiple chimneys, and all chimneys poured out colourful smokes, that beautifully marked themselves on the background of the castle's black roof. The castle had a soul of its own, and it often stopped passers-by to talk to them, and tell them a joke or two. It was one of the capital places of the clan of vampires, and these creatures often visited it, treating the fortress as their second home. It offered all the help it could give to all the vampires, and was very polite in their service to them. All vampires visited the castle often, perusing its books and tasting foods from its kitchen, or simply going there to meet other individuals from their clan.