Outside, a black wrought-iron fence circles the yard like a snake and on the porch grows wild ivy. The kitchen is enormous, with an ancient table made of pine long enough to seat a dozen and a large black stove. The green-tinted glass of the windows is so old and thick that everything on the other side seems like a dream. All the rooms have heavy draperies to keep out the sun. It is dark and cool in every room, no matter the season or time of day. Fifteen different types of wood had been used for the window seats and the mantels, including golden oak, silver ash, and a peculiarly fragrant cherrywood. There are no clocks or mirrors and there are three locks on each and every door. It is known to have a parlour, kitchen, at least two bedrooms, an attic and a cellar. The house is enormous, with three floors and two staircases. Since the house's construction it has been lived in by the many descendants of Maria. In the late 1600s after an affair with the witchhunter John Hathorne, the witch Maria Owens built the house using the money he gave her before he cast her aside.
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