Every night, at the same time, a man would make his way up the spiral staircase, check it was 8.15pm, and ring the bell. The sound of the bell meant you had 15 minutes exactly to leave, because at 8.30pm, the great iron gates would be closed and that was that. If you weren’t out by that time, you were staying the night. And there aren’t many people who want to stay the night in a cemetery.
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