Fall Asleep as a Castle Laundress in Medieval France

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Tonight, you are a castle laundress in medieval France.

Before the nobles gather for feasts, before the knights polish their armor, and before the royal household begins another day of courtly life, someone has to deal with the endless mountains of linen, blankets, tunics, and muddy clothing that keep appearing throughout the castle.

You wake before dawn, carry heavy baskets to the river, scrub stains with ash and soap, boil linens in steaming...