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Document #001: Staff Origins

Personnel files indicate temporal anomalies. Several staff members show no records before their employment at Vélaire. Forensic analysis reveals fabricated identities with expertly crafted backstories. The consistency of these forgeries suggests a single architect.

Note: Staff member "Matthieu" appears in photographs dating to 1892, unchanged.

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Document #002: The Founder's Pact

Beneath the café's foundation lies a chamber sealed with blood and binding. Ancient contracts written in languages predating known civilization detail an exchange: eternal prosperity for Vélaire in return for... [text corrupted]

The signatures glow faintly under moonlight. One name recurs: Lucien Marchand, dated across three centuries.

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Document #003: The Missing

Guest Registry Analysis - Anomalies Detected:

  • 47 guests entered but show no departure records (1987-2024)
  • 14 individuals listed as "permanent residents" - no such accommodations exist
  • Names appear in the registry that match missing persons reports, but dates conflict
  • Security footage shows empty chairs where witnesses report seeing patrons
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Document #004: The Changing Rooms

Architectural surveys reveal impossible geometries. The café's interior exceeds its exterior dimensions by 340%. Rooms appear and vanish. The "Séance Room" mentioned in marketing materials has never been found by inspectors, yet receipts confirm regular bookings.

Staff report hearing whispers from walls that shouldn't be hollow. The whispers speak in first person, claiming to be the café itself.