In the labyrinth of Old Town alleys, in the gloom of the Colloredo-Mansfeld Palace, there is said to be a chamber that can only be glimpsed once in a while—at midnight during a full moon. This room with heavy red curtains guards a mirror that does not show what is, but what is yet to come. Anyone who looks into it at that magical moment will not see their current face, but an image of themselves as they will be in exactly one year and one day.

Many brave souls saw their future happiness or the wrinkles of advancing age in it, but others were so terrified by the sight of their own spectral future self that they fled the palace in horror. Karlova Street is a place where time bends according to its own rules, and the mirror of the future remains one of the greatest mysteries, reminding us that while fate may be written in the stars, looking it in the eyes requires courage few mortals possess.