human
Julius:  Out in the hallway, he discovered that, indeed, the guards were missing. No sooner had he registered this unusual fact than they discovered the source of the noise: people running through the halls of the Crystal Palace. "I knew it. It’s like they’ve lost their heads. Think there’s been an assassination attempt on the emperor or something?"
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Ferris:  "Careful anyone should hear you and think you’re being serious. Put away your jokes for the time being."
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Julius:  "Yeah, sure." Notwithstanding Ferris’s tasteless remark, the pair set off at a quick pace to find out what was going on. The idea of an assassination had been nothing but Ferris being glib, but the commotion did have an edge of panic.
gpt
Ferris:  "Julius! I smell blood!" Ferris’s face was grim. There was no sign of him joking now, and Julius’s apprehension was growing by the second. At length, they came to the source of the commotion.
human
Soldiers:  "Do whatever you have to! Just get it open! Knock it down!" The soldiers were shouting, confronted with a large and firmly shut door. It must have been barred from the inside; the soldiers slammed a massive ram against it to no discernible effect. Two, then three times they brought the ram to bear. Finally, with an immense crash, the towering iron door flew inward.
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Soldiers:  "There! We did it! Inside—!" The soldiers working on the door gave a cheer, but suddenly, their voices died in their throats. The others around them did the same. They seemed to be dumbstruck by what they saw before them. Julius and Ferris came up behind.
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Julius:  The two peered beyond the guardsmen into the room and saw… "Impossible…" Julius let out unconsciously. The room beyond was destroyed, the cold floor slick with the blood of several men. Among them was a face Julius recognized as that of Balleroy Temeglyph.