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You were nobody. And yet you were there — powdered the Queen’s face, emptied her chamberpot, stood like a statue as Versailles crumbled around you.

In tonight’s immersive historical story, you’ll step into the silk-lined prison of palace life at the height of the French monarchy — not as a noble, but as a forgotten maid. You’ll kneel on lice-ridden rugs, polish silver that no one notices, and witness the strange collapse of a world built on rituals, ribbons, and fear. Marie Antoinette will pass you without recognition. But when the palace falls… you’ll still be standing.

This isn’t a tale of royalty. It’s the quiet, horrifying truth of the people history forgot.

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