This had been specially laid on for me, while the others ate steaming steaks only a few hours old, as it were, from the halls below.

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From colored lighting and ambient music to digital art (on your TV), temperature, window blinds and specially designed mood-enhanced wake-up calls (like "wake me gently" or "wake me wildly"), you can direct the room's whole look and feel, all without having to get out of bed.

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