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This room has a cocktail party. The guests are attired to display wealth, taste, and status. An orchestra plays chamber music in the corner.

There is a dial by the door. The names of languages are posted at the cardinal points and along many points in between. English. Español. Deutsch. Francais. Italiano. Many others. The language spoken by the guests matches that to which the dial is currently set. Turning the dial will change the language spoken in the room, even by you.