As December arrived, the weather grew even colder.
Waking up in a daze, Albert blinked and saw that the room was still pitch black, which meant he had gotten up too early. Overcome with sleepiness, he reached out to muffle a yawn and prepared to catch a few more winks.
Unfortunately, after lying back down, he found himself somehow unable to fall back asleep. Turning his head, he looked at the copper brazier in the middle of the room. Inside, blue flames were burning. To avoid disrupting sleep quality, the light from the stove was blocked by a specially crafted outer shell, leaving only a ring of blue radiance at the base quietly providing warmth to the room.
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