The floor-to-ceiling mirror at the door is covered with a thick layer of gray. The Bude people said that the mirror is regarded as the devil’s tool, which is a hidden place for death. Therefore, people should cover the mirror cloth before dying, so that the dead can be peacefully freed from earthly sins. There is a bottle of old wine on the small dining table, which is a tradition in northern Germany and has been inherited since the Middle Ages. It is said that this kind of dying wine can awaken the dead, dispel the ghosts around the hospital bed, and bring peace to the dying. The baptismal candle, Eucharist candle and holy candle are lined up in front of the bed for many years.

The doctor gave Hathaway a sedative, confessed a few words, and shook his head and left. Hathaway was lying in …