“Spooklunking” by Tana Simensis (read by Greyloch)

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You’re

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listening

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to

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the

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Ghost

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of

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Dog

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on

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The

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Voice

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of

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Dog.

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This

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is

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Rob MacWolf,

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your

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fellow

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traveler,

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and

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Tonight’s story

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is “Spooklunking”

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by

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Tana Simensis, who has

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appeared

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in

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several

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anthologies

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including

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Inhuman

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Acts,

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you

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can

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find

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more

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of

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his

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work

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at

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his

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SoFurry

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page.

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by

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Greyloch,

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your

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Northwoods Guide.

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way

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John

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Willoughby,

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who wants

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to

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see a

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ghost.

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could

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be

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said

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of

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any attendee at ScareCon 2022, but unlike any

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other

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attendee at ScareCon 2022, John Willoughby

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intends

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to

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do

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something

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about it.

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Please

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hold

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further

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comments,

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questions, and

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proverbs

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about

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being

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careful

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what

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wishes

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for until

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end

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presentation,

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and

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“Spooklunking” by Tana Simensis
John Willoughby let

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the

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pungent

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smell

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of

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his

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coffee

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waft

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into

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his

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nostrils

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as

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he

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leaned

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back

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into

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the

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metal

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patio

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chair

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outside

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the

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café.

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The

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black

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Lab

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was

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trying

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to

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put

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away

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the

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lingering

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effects

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of

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a

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nasty

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hangover,

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and

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felt

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like

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anyone

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who

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saw

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him

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would

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notice

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his

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tired

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eyes

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and

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catch

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a

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few

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whiffs

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of

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whisky

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from

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previous

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night's

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party.

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he

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was

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attending

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a

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small

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Halloween

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weekend

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convention

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to

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explore

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the

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real

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life

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possibilities

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of

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the

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supernatural,

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but--who

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was

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he

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kidding--

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it

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was

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just

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an

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excuse

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for

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a

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bunch

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of

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geeks

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to

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congregate

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together

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and

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get smashed

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telling

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each

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other

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ghost

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stories.
"Hey!"

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came

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the

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excited

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greeting

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of

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Lewis,

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one

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of

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new

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friends

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he'd

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met

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the

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previous

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night.
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fact,

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Lewis

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was

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reason

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even

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out

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here

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on

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Sunday

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of

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con

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when

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he

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should

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been

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in

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bed

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sleeping

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off

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a

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hangover

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into

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early

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evening.

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Lewis

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seemed

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like

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a

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nice

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guy,

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and

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it

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didn't

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hurt

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that

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he

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was

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some

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excellent

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eye-candy

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to

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go

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along

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with

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all

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other

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treats

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associated

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with

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the 31st.

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Tall,

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sly,

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with

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a

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warming

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smile

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and

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constant

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smirk,

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cougar

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a

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certain

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allure

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to

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him.

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it

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was

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that

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little

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black

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mark

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that

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so

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many of his

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species were

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wont

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to

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have

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on

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their

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muzzles,

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or

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maybe

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it

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was

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those

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oh-so

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feline

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eyes,

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but

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whatever

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it

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was,

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John

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was

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hooked

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immediately.

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was

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hard

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to

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even

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say

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how

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old

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the

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feline

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was.

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looked

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mid-twenties,

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but

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something

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about

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him

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seemed

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more

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seasoned then

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that.

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while

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that

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he

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thought

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maybe

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those

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positive

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impressions

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were

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just

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alcohol-driven,

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but

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now

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that

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he

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saw

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Lewis

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again

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it

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was

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obviously

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real.

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cat

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was

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well dressed,

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to

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boot,

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donning

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black

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slacks

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and

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a

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white

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button up.

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John

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felt

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somewhat

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out

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of

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sorts

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in

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his

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cargo

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pants

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and

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printed

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T-shirt

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from

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the

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con.
John

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extended

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a

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black

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canine

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paw,

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which

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was

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met

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and

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shook

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by a

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tan

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and

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white

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feline

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one. "Afternoon,

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Lewis,

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it's

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great

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to

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see

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you,

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though

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I

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suddenly

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feel

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underdressed."
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cougar

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took

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at

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seat

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and

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leaned

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forward,

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letting

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his

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thin

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tail

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sway

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behind

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him. "Just

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felt

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like

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looking

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good

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tonight.

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I'm

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sure

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you

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won't

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mind."

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didn't. "Do

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you

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have

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what

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we

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need?"
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Lab

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patted

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small

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duffel

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bag

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at

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his

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feet

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that

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contained

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a

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few

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cameras,

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recorders,

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and

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other

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amateur 'ghost

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hunting'

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accouterments.
Lewis

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clapped

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his

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paws

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together

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and

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flashed

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a

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toothy

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grin, "Oh,

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you

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really

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did

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bring

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them!

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fellas

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he

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did."

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cougar

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all

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smiles

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swishes

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like

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before.

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always

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risk

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a

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night

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of 'fun'

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become

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awkward

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day.

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to

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be

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the

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case

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this

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time.
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at ScareCon 2022 to be a

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part

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of

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the

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paranormal

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community.

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how

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John

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had

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started

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out

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with

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cons,

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going

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to

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them

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a

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few

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years

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ago.

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you'd

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get

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someone

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local who

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was

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looking

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for

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answers,

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like

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Lewis.

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cougar

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had

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heard

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of

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convention

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and

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bolted

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up

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on

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Saturday

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in

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the

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hopes

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of

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meeting

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someone

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who

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could

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come

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by

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a local

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haunt.

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hit it

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off

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right

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away,

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in

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more

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ways

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than

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just

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the

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mutual

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interest

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in

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the

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haunted

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house

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that

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they

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were

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meeting

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to

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discuss.

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Lewis

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said

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he

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had

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a

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haunted

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house

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in

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town,

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and

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he

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was

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desperate

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to

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get

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an

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investigator

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to

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come

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take

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a

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look

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at

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things.

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Apparently

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he'd

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tried

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in

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the

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past,

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but

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hadn't

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been

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happy

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with

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the

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results.

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John

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was

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more

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than

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happy

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to

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help,

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especially

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if

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it

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led

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to

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a

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repeat

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of

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the

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previous

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night's

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activities.
John

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got

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down

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to

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business. "So,

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you've

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attempted

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this

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before

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at the

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location?"

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He

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fished

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a

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spiral

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bound

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notebook

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out

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of

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his

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pocket

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to

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jot

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down

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the

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important

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information.

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paper

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on

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pen

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note

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taking

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seemed

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a

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little

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out

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of

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place

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in

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a

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side

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job

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that

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was

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so

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focused

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on

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impressive

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sounding

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gear,

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but

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the

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ghost

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hunter

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found

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that

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writing

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things

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down

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meant

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he

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remembered

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them.
"Yep,

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brought

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in two

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other

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experts.

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last

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year,

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and

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one the

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year

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before.

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Halloween

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both

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of

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those

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times,

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as

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well."
The

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canine

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nodded

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dutifully,

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remembering

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from

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the

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night

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before

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that

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Lewis

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had

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said

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these

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hauntings

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only

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happened

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on

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Halloween

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night "And

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you

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said

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the

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other

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night

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when

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we

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spoke

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that

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there

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had

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been

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activity,

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but

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that

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it

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was

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not

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properly

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documented?"

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John

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was

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surprised

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he

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could

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remember

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any

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of

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the

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conversation

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they'd

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had

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about

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this

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during

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the

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convention.
Lewis

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held

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up

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a

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finger, "Well,

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the

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first

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guy

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was

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a

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total

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joke

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and

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didn't

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have

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any

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equipment

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and

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I

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told

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him

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to

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get

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lost

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as

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soon

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as

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I

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realized

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I

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wasn't

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dealing

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with

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a

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professional,

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I

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mean,

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at

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least

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as

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professional as an

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amateur

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investigator

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can

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get,

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right?"

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got

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just

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enough

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of

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a

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smile

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to

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show

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a

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few

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teeth

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from

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the

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Lab,

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and

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he went on. "So,

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the

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second

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guy

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did

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have

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some

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gear,

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things

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got

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a

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little

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freaky

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that

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night,

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too."
The

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investigator's

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ears

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perked up

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as

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much

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as

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their

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floppy

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nature

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would

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allow. "Freaky

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how?"
"Footsteps,

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whispering

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noises,

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and

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just

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unusual scents

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in

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the

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air

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at

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first."
John

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jotted

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furiously.

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All

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common

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haunting

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signs,

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but

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his

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pen

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paused when

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he realized that his client--if

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Lewis

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could

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be

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called

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that--had

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froze

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and

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was

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trying

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to

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figure

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out

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how

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to

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word

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something.

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nudged

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the

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cougar's

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arm

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softly

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and

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gave

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an

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encouraging

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nod, "It's

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okay,

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I

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won't

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think

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you're

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crazy."
After

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a

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deep

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breath

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Lewis

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went

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on, "Well,

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fire."

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It

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sounded

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absurd,

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and

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he

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held

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up

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a

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paw to

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hold

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off

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the

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influx

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of

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questions. "There

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was

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fire,

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we saw it,

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smelled

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it,

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felt

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it,

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and

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then

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it

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was

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gone."
That

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bombshell

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seemed

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to

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sober

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the

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Lab

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up

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faster

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than

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the

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coffee

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he

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was

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sipping

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ever

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could.

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heard

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of

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this

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kind

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of

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thing

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before,

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but

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never

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first hand--not

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from

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anyone

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he

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actually

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believed.

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Why

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did

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he

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believe

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this

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guy

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he

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barely

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knew,

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anyway?

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Was

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it

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just

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the

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pretty

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face?

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No,

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there

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was

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some

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genuine

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emotion

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behind

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Lewis's

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story.

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Those

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alluring

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feline

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eyes--which

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John

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found

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himself

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constantly

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drawn

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to--were

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studying

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him

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closely;

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as

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if

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Lewis

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was

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looking

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for

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some

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kind

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of

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reaction.

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The

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cat

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was

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probably

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worried

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that

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he'd

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come

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off

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as

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crazy.

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Something

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didn't

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jive,

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though. "Tell

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me,

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why

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didn't

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he

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report

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that

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to anyone, and

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why

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hasn't

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this

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place

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become

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a

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ghost

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hunting

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mecca?"
Lewis

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grumbled,

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irritated

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by

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that

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question. "Because,

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Mister

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Willoughby,

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he

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took

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off

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running

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and

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refused

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to

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ever

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speak

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to

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me

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again.

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Moreover, the

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locals

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refuse

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to

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let

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people

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venture

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into

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the

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house.

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I don't know why a ghost hunter runs from

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a

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ghost.

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Must

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not

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have

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been

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a

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good

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match."
Curious.

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It

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didn't

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really

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answer

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the

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question.

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What

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ghost

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hunter

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runs

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from

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a

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hunt?

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More

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importantly, "Why

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do

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they

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let

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you

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in?"
"Because,

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my

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canine

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friend,"

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Lewis

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produced

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an

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old

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skeleton

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key

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from

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his

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pocket

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and

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waggled

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it tauntingly, "I

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own

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the

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place."
Sensing

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that

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the

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mood

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had

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lightened,

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John

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finished

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his

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coffee

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off

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with

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a

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confident swig and

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stood

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up;

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giving

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a

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big

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swish

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of

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the

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tail

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to

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add

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dramatic

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effect. "Well

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then,

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Mister

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Lewis,

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let's

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go

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Spooklunking!"
The cougar

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snorted

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and sighed at

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the

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awful

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pun,

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and

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the

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two

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shared

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a

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moment

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staring

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at

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each

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other.
"No?"

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John

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inquired.
"No,"

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Lewis

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confirmed, "never

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call it

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that

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again."

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The

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cat

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looked

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unamused

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as

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hell

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for

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a

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few

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seconds,

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which

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felt

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like

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an

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eternity,

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and

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then

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finally

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relaxed

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and

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they

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both

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laughed, "But really,

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that's

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awful."
*
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autumn

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air

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and

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the

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smell

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of

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fallen

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leaves

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had

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done

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worlds

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of

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good

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for

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John's

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hangover.

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He

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was

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glad

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his

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Spooklunking

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buddy--he

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was

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still

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going

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to

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call

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it

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that

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in

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his

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head--had

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insisted

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on

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walking

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to

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the

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house.

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It

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wasn't

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too

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far,

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really,

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and

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they'd

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timed

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their

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walk

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perfectly

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so

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that they

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were

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getting

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near

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just

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as

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the

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sun

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was

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starting

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to

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fall.

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Costumed

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kids

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were

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slowly,

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but

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steadily

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starting

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to

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fill

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the

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sidewalks

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of

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the

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neighborhoods.
John

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was

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glad

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he'd

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made

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the

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trip

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up

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north for Berrysville ScareCon

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this year.

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He

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almost

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called

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the

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trip

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off,

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seeing

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as

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the

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last

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few

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years

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had

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just

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been

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excuses

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to

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get

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hammered

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with

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a

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bunch

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of

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paranormal,

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likeminded

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geeks.

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Not

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that

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he

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had

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any

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problem

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with

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doing

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just

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that,

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as

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the

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weekend

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had

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displayed

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in

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epic

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fashion.

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His

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hesitation

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came

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at

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the

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fact

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that for the 2022 year the

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con

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was

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actually

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on

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Halloween

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weekend,

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and

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not

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the

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week

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before

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as

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it

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usually

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was.

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John

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spent

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Halloween

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doing

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one

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of

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two

things: 00:09:44

things: 00:09:45

being

things: 00:09:46

the

things: 00:09:46

neighborhood

things: 00:09:46

good

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guy

things: 00:09:47

and

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handing

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out

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candy,

things: 00:09:48

or

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ghost

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hunting

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on

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the

things: 00:09:49

night

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of

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the

things: 00:09:50

year

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practically

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made

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for

things: 00:09:51

it.

things: 00:09:52

He

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was

things: 00:09:52

worried

things: 00:09:52

he'd

things: 00:09:53

not

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get

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to do

things: 00:09:53

either

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one

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while

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out of

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town,

things: 00:09:55

but

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he

things: 00:09:55

spent

things: 00:09:56

the

things: 00:09:56

weekend

things: 00:09:56

looking

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for

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local

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haunts,

things: 00:09:57

and

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damn

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if

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he

things: 00:09:58

wasn't

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onto

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a

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great

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lead.
Their destination

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was

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unmistakable

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as

things: 00:10:02

soon

things: 00:10:03

as

things: 00:10:03

the

things: 00:10:03

pair

things: 00:10:03

made

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the

things: 00:10:03

turn

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onto

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the

things: 00:10:04

block.

things: 00:10:05

Nestled

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away

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from

things: 00:10:06

the

things: 00:10:06

other

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houses,

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alone,

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like

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it

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didn't

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belong

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there.

things: 00:10:10

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it

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had

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probably

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been

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built

things: 00:10:12

long

things: 00:10:12

before

things: 00:10:12

the

things: 00:10:13

rigid

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grids

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of

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city

things: 00:10:14

blocks

things: 00:10:14

had

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been

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laid

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down.

things: 00:10:16

The

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dirty

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bricks

things: 00:10:17

that

things: 00:10:17

it

things: 00:10:17

was

things: 00:10:17

built

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of

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stood

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in

things: 00:10:18

contrast

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to

things: 00:10:19

the

things: 00:10:19

more

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modern

things: 00:10:20

vinyl

things: 00:10:20

siding

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covered

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homes

things: 00:10:21

that

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surrounded

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it.

things: 00:10:23

Old

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iron

things: 00:10:23

fences--twisted

things: 00:10:25

and

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covered

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with

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overgrown

things: 00:10:26

bushes

things: 00:10:26

and

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weeds--lined

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the

things: 00:10:27

property,

things: 00:10:29

and

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peaks

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of

things: 00:10:29

the

things: 00:10:29

roof

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were

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silhouetted

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against

things: 00:10:31

the

things: 00:10:31

sunset.

things: 00:10:32

John

things: 00:10:32

couldn't

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help

things: 00:10:33

but

things: 00:10:33

get

things: 00:10:33

a

things: 00:10:33

chill

things: 00:10:34

at

things: 00:10:34

the

things: 00:10:34

eerie,

things: 00:10:34

yet

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quite

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pretty

things: 00:10:35

sight.
As

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they

things: 00:10:37

approached

things: 00:10:38

the

things: 00:10:38

abandoned

things: 00:10:38

house

things: 00:10:39

John

things: 00:10:39

became

things: 00:10:39

keenly

things: 00:10:40

aware

things: 00:10:40

that

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there

things: 00:10:40

were

things: 00:10:41

eyes

things: 00:10:41

upon

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him

things: 00:10:41

from

things: 00:10:42

multiple

things: 00:10:42

directions.

things: 00:10:43

Lewis

things: 00:10:44

hadn't

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been

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lying

things: 00:10:45

when

things: 00:10:45

he

things: 00:10:45

warned of

things: 00:10:45

the

things: 00:10:45

locals,

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as

things: 00:10:46

dozens

things: 00:10:47

of

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them

things: 00:10:47

were

things: 00:10:47

peeking

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around

things: 00:10:48

blinds

things: 00:10:48

or

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tiptoeing

things: 00:10:49

up

things: 00:10:49

and

things: 00:10:49

glaring

things: 00:10:50

out

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front

things: 00:10:50

door

things: 00:10:50

windows.

things: 00:10:52

The

things: 00:10:52

children

things: 00:10:52

that

things: 00:10:52

were

things: 00:10:53

trick

things: 00:10:53

or

things: 00:10:53

treating

things: 00:10:53

crossed

things: 00:10:54

the

things: 00:10:54

street

things: 00:10:54

to

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the

things: 00:10:54

other

things: 00:10:54

side

things: 00:10:55

when

things: 00:10:55

they

things: 00:10:55

saw

things: 00:10:55

the

things: 00:10:55

cougar,

things: 00:10:56

and

things: 00:10:56

only

things: 00:10:56

looked

things: 00:10:57

back

things: 00:10:57

to

things: 00:10:57

see

things: 00:10:57

who

things: 00:10:57

John

things: 00:10:58

might

things: 00:10:58

be

things: 00:10:58

once they'd

things: 00:10:59

passed.

things: 00:11:01

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things: 00:11:01

clutched

things: 00:11:01

his

things: 00:11:01

duffel

things: 00:11:01

bag

things: 00:11:02

somewhat

things: 00:11:02

tighter

things: 00:11:02

and

things: 00:11:03

quickened

things: 00:11:03

his

things: 00:11:03

pace.

things: 00:11:04

Was

things: 00:11:05

he

things: 00:11:05

not

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welcome

things: 00:11:05

here,

things: 00:11:06

or

things: 00:11:06

was

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it

things: 00:11:07

fear?

things: 00:11:08

Maybe

things: 00:11:08

these

things: 00:11:08

people

things: 00:11:09

were

things: 00:11:09

genuinely

things: 00:11:10

afraid

things: 00:11:10

of

things: 00:11:10

the

things: 00:11:10

house,

things: 00:11:11

or

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perhaps

things: 00:11:12

they

things: 00:11:12

were

things: 00:11:12

afraid

things: 00:11:13

for

things: 00:11:13

him.
"You

things: 00:11:15

don't

things: 00:11:15

actually

things: 00:11:16

live

things: 00:11:16

here,

things: 00:11:17

do

things: 00:11:17

you?"

things: 00:11:18

John

things: 00:11:18

felt

things: 00:11:18

himself

things: 00:11:19

asking.
Lewis

things: 00:11:20

high

things: 00:11:21

stepped

things: 00:11:21

over

things: 00:11:21

the

things: 00:11:21

weeds

things: 00:11:22

and

things: 00:11:22

opened

things: 00:11:22

the

things: 00:11:22

creaky

things: 00:11:22

gate,

things: 00:11:23

chuckling

things: 00:11:24

and

things: 00:11:24

oblivious

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to

things: 00:11:24

the

things: 00:11:24

neighborhood

things: 00:11:25

gawkers. "Nah,

things: 00:11:27

I

things: 00:11:27

pretty

things: 00:11:27

much

things: 00:11:27

leave

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it

things: 00:11:28

alone."

things: 00:11:29

The

things: 00:11:29

homeowner

things: 00:11:29

walked

things: 00:11:30

deliberately

things: 00:11:30

towards

things: 00:11:31

the

things: 00:11:31

front

things: 00:11:31

door,

things: 00:11:32

now

things: 00:11:32

and

things: 00:11:32

then

things: 00:11:32

avoiding

things: 00:11:33

a

things: 00:11:33

piece

things: 00:11:33

of

things: 00:11:33

debris

things: 00:11:34

from

things: 00:11:34

the

things: 00:11:34

unkempt

things: 00:11:34

yard.
John

things: 00:11:36

followed

things: 00:11:37

closely.

things: 00:11:38

The

things: 00:11:38

front

things: 00:11:38

porch

things: 00:11:39

was

things: 00:11:39

what

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one

things: 00:11:39

would

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expect.

things: 00:11:40

The

things: 00:11:40

paint

things: 00:11:41

was

things: 00:11:41

worn

things: 00:11:41

off,

things: 00:11:41

a

things: 00:11:42

few

things: 00:11:42

boards

things: 00:11:42

were

things: 00:11:42

missing

things: 00:11:43

and

things: 00:11:43

the

things: 00:11:43

rest

things: 00:11:43

creaked

things: 00:11:44

under

things: 00:11:44

the

things: 00:11:44

stress

things: 00:11:44

of

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any

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weight.

things: 00:11:46

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was

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something

things: 00:11:47

off

things: 00:11:47

with

things: 00:11:47

the

things: 00:11:47

place,

things: 00:11:48

already.

things: 00:11:49

He

things: 00:11:49

couldn't

things: 00:11:49

put

things: 00:11:49

a

things: 00:11:49

finger

things: 00:11:50

on

things: 00:11:50

it,

things: 00:11:50

but

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the

things: 00:11:50

air

things: 00:11:51

felt

things: 00:11:51

wrong.

things: 00:11:52

It

things: 00:11:52

was

things: 00:11:52

heavy,

things: 00:11:53

and

things: 00:11:53

felt

things: 00:11:54

foreign.

things: 00:11:55

He

things: 00:11:56

hadn't

things: 00:11:56

felt

things: 00:11:56

so

things: 00:11:56

creeped

things: 00:11:57

out in

things: 00:11:57

a

things: 00:11:57

long

things: 00:11:57

time,

things: 00:11:58

and

things: 00:11:58

they

things: 00:11:58

hadn't

things: 00:11:58

even

things: 00:11:58

started

things: 00:11:59

yet.

things: 00:12:00

Maybe

things: 00:12:00

Lewis

things: 00:12:01

wasn't

things: 00:12:01

lying

things: 00:12:01

when

things: 00:12:02

he

things: 00:12:02

said

things: 00:12:02

the

things: 00:12:02

last

things: 00:12:02

investigator

things: 00:12:03

got

things: 00:12:03

scared

things: 00:12:04

off.
"You

things: 00:12:05

okay?"

things: 00:12:07

Again,

things: 00:12:07

the

things: 00:12:07

cougar

things: 00:12:07

was

things: 00:12:08

studying

things: 00:12:08

him.

things: 00:12:09

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things: 00:12:09

seemed

things: 00:12:10

nervous

things: 00:12:10

about

things: 00:12:10

something,

things: 00:12:11

or

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maybe

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he

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was

things: 00:12:12

just

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concerned

things: 00:12:13

and

things: 00:12:13

didn't

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want

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to

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scare

things: 00:12:13

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things: 00:12:13

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out

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of

things: 00:12:14

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things: 00:12:14

investigator.

things: 00:12:16

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things: 00:12:16

with

things: 00:12:17

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things: 00:12:17

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things: 00:12:17

nod,

things: 00:12:18

Lewis

things: 00:12:18

reached

things: 00:12:18

for

things: 00:12:19

his

things: 00:12:19

keychain.
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things: 00:12:20

mechanical

things: 00:12:21

clunk

things: 00:12:21

sound

things: 00:12:22

that

things: 00:12:22

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things: 00:12:22

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things: 00:12:23

key

things: 00:12:23

made

things: 00:12:23

as

things: 00:12:23

it

things: 00:12:23

unlocked

things: 00:12:24

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things: 00:12:24

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things: 00:12:24

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things: 00:12:25

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things: 00:12:25

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things: 00:12:25

back

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into

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his

things: 00:12:26

zone.

things: 00:12:27

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things: 00:12:27

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things: 00:12:27

surprise,

things: 00:12:28

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things: 00:12:28

flipped

things: 00:12:28

a

things: 00:12:28

switch

things: 00:12:29

and

things: 00:12:29

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things: 00:12:29

interior

things: 00:12:30

lit

things: 00:12:30

up--albeit

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dimly.

things: 00:12:32

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way

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place

things: 00:12:33

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was

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half

things: 00:12:34

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to

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have

things: 00:12:35

to

things: 00:12:35

navigate

things: 00:12:35

by

things: 00:12:35

flashlight and

things: 00:12:36

candle.
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things: 00:12:39

though,

things: 00:12:39

it

things: 00:12:39

was

things: 00:12:39

exactly

things: 00:12:40

what

things: 00:12:40

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things: 00:12:40

had

things: 00:12:40

expected.

things: 00:12:42

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things: 00:12:42

were

things: 00:12:42

empty

things: 00:12:42

boxes

things: 00:12:43

and

things: 00:12:43

a

things: 00:12:43

big,

things: 00:12:43

dusty

things: 00:12:44

table

things: 00:12:44

scattered

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around

things: 00:12:45

a

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primarily

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things: 00:12:47

as

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soon

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as

things: 00:12:47

they

things: 00:12:47

walked

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in.

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wall

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directly

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things: 00:12:50

door

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a

things: 00:12:51

dusty,

things: 00:12:51

generic

things: 00:12:52

landscape

things: 00:12:52

painting.

things: 00:12:53

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things: 00:12:54

led

things: 00:12:54

the

things: 00:12:54

pair into

things: 00:12:54

the

things: 00:12:54

kitchen,

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which

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was

things: 00:12:56

equally

things: 00:12:56

barren

things: 00:12:56

except

things: 00:12:57

for

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a

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mini

things: 00:12:57

fridge;

things: 00:12:58

which

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was

things: 00:12:58

humming

things: 00:12:58

with

things: 00:12:59

life.
John

things: 00:13:01

felt

things: 00:13:01

his

things: 00:13:01

client

things: 00:13:01

watching

things: 00:13:02

him

things: 00:13:02

as

things: 00:13:02

he

things: 00:13:02

scanned

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various

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spots

things: 00:13:03

with

things: 00:13:04

his

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infrared

things: 00:13:04

thermometer and

things: 00:13:05

jotted

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down

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notes. "I'm

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taking

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baseline

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temps,

things: 00:13:08

so

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that

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when

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we

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set

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up

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thermal

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equipment

things: 00:13:10

and

things: 00:13:10

cameras

things: 00:13:10

we'll

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be

things: 00:13:11

able

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to

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identify a

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rise or spike."
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well,

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the

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activity

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that

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happens

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has

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never

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been

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down

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here.

things: 00:13:17

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always

things: 00:13:18

been

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upstairs

things: 00:13:18

in

things: 00:13:18

the

things: 00:13:19

attic."
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reports

things: 00:13:21

activity

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concentrated

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in

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single

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area

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of the

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house

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only.

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again,

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this

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haunting

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was

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looking

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promising. "Well,

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then.

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I

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guess

things: 00:13:29

we're

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going

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to

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the

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attic."
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first

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two

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rooms

things: 00:13:33

that

things: 00:13:33

John

things: 00:13:33

saw

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exemplified

things: 00:13:34

the

things: 00:13:34

rest

things: 00:13:35

of

things: 00:13:35

the

things: 00:13:35

ones

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that

things: 00:13:35

he

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passed on

things: 00:13:36

the

things: 00:13:36

way to

things: 00:13:36

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things: 00:13:36

staircase.

things: 00:13:38

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things: 00:13:38

it

things: 00:13:38

did

things: 00:13:38

appear

things: 00:13:38

that

things: 00:13:38

Lewis

things: 00:13:39

had

things: 00:13:39

made

things: 00:13:39

a

things: 00:13:39

cozy

things: 00:13:40

reading

things: 00:13:40

room

things: 00:13:40

in

things: 00:13:40

one

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of

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them--perhaps

things: 00:13:42

a

things: 00:13:42

secluded

things: 00:13:42

getaway

things: 00:13:43

when

things: 00:13:43

he

things: 00:13:43

needed

things: 00:13:43

out

things: 00:13:44

of

things: 00:13:44

his

things: 00:13:44

primary

things: 00:13:44

residence.

things: 00:13:46

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things: 00:13:46

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things: 00:13:47

was

things: 00:13:47

as

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bare as

things: 00:13:47

most

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of

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the

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rooms,

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though

things: 00:13:48

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things: 00:13:49

refrigerator

things: 00:13:49

was

things: 00:13:49

humming

things: 00:13:50

with

things: 00:13:50

life

things: 00:13:50

and

things: 00:13:50

a

things: 00:13:50

few

things: 00:13:51

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things: 00:13:51

partially-full

things: 00:13:52

bottles

things: 00:13:52

of

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alcohol

things: 00:13:53

were

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visible

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in

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the

things: 00:13:54

glass

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cupboard

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above

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the

things: 00:13:55

sink.

things: 00:13:56

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things: 00:13:56

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things: 00:13:56

back

things: 00:13:56

of

things: 00:13:56

the

things: 00:13:56

house

things: 00:13:57

were

things: 00:13:57

the

things: 00:13:57

stairs.
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things: 00:14:00

about

things: 00:14:00

staircases

things: 00:14:01

always

things: 00:14:02

got

things: 00:14:02

the

things: 00:14:02

dog.

things: 00:14:03

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things: 00:14:03

suspected

things: 00:14:04

most

things: 00:14:04

people

things: 00:14:04

would

things: 00:14:04

agree if

things: 00:14:05

they

things: 00:14:05

really

things: 00:14:05

thought

things: 00:14:06

about

things: 00:14:06

it.

things: 00:14:07

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things: 00:14:07

probably

things: 00:14:07

had

things: 00:14:08

to

things: 00:14:08

do

things: 00:14:08

with

things: 00:14:08

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things: 00:14:08

mental

things: 00:14:08

aspect

things: 00:14:09

of

things: 00:14:09

leaving

things: 00:14:09

a

things: 00:14:09

safe,

things: 00:14:10

explored

things: 00:14:11

area

things: 00:14:11

of

things: 00:14:11

a

things: 00:14:11

supposedly

things: 00:14:12

haunted

things: 00:14:12

place

things: 00:14:13

and

things: 00:14:13

venturing

things: 00:14:14

up

things: 00:14:14

a

things: 00:14:14

creaky

things: 00:14:14

path

things: 00:14:15

towards

things: 00:14:15

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things: 00:14:15

unknown.

things: 00:14:17

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things: 00:14:17

was

things: 00:14:17

kinda-sorta

things: 00:14:18

like

things: 00:14:18

opening

things: 00:14:18

the

things: 00:14:18

front

things: 00:14:19

door

things: 00:14:19

always

things: 00:14:19

was,

things: 00:14:20

perhaps,

things: 00:14:20

but

things: 00:14:21

stronger.
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things: 00:14:23

forced his

things: 00:14:23

legs

things: 00:14:23

to

things: 00:14:23

climb

things: 00:14:24

against

things: 00:14:24

his

things: 00:14:24

natural

things: 00:14:25

instincts;

things: 00:14:26

all

things: 00:14:26

of

things: 00:14:26

which

things: 00:14:26

were all

things: 00:14:26

screaming 'get

things: 00:14:27

out'

things: 00:14:28

to

things: 00:14:28

him.

things: 00:14:29

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things: 00:14:29

had

things: 00:14:29

never

things: 00:14:30

been

things: 00:14:30

as

things: 00:14:30

apprehensive

things: 00:14:31

about

things: 00:14:31

any

things: 00:14:31

haunt so

things: 00:14:32

early

things: 00:14:32

into

things: 00:14:32

things.

things: 00:14:34

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things: 00:14:34

over

things: 00:14:34

his

things: 00:14:34

body

things: 00:14:35

he

things: 00:14:35

could

things: 00:14:35

feel

things: 00:14:35

his

things: 00:14:35

fur standing

things: 00:14:36

on

things: 00:14:36

end

things: 00:14:37

as

things: 00:14:37

though it were

things: 00:14:37

saying 'if

things: 00:14:38

you're

things: 00:14:38

not getting

things: 00:14:39

the

things: 00:14:39

fuck

things: 00:14:39

out of

things: 00:14:39

here,

things: 00:14:40

we

things: 00:14:40

are'.

things: 00:14:41

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things: 00:14:41

really

things: 00:14:42

didn't

things: 00:14:42

help,

things: 00:14:42

though,

things: 00:14:42

was

things: 00:14:43

the

things: 00:14:43

silence

things: 00:14:43

of

things: 00:14:43

his

things: 00:14:44

companion.

things: 00:14:45

John

things: 00:14:45

observed

things: 00:14:46

Lewis's

things: 00:14:46

body

things: 00:14:47

language

things: 00:14:47

as

things: 00:14:47

they

things: 00:14:47

ascended

things: 00:14:48

and

things: 00:14:48

realized

things: 00:14:48

something

things: 00:14:48

that

things: 00:14:49

terrified

things: 00:14:49

him

things: 00:14:50

even

more: 00:14:50

more: 00:14:51

Lewis

more: 00:14:52

wasn't

more: 00:14:52

afraid

more: 00:14:52

at

more: 00:14:52

all.

more: 00:14:54

No

more: 00:14:54

matter

more: 00:14:54

how

more: 00:14:55

brave

more: 00:14:55

a

more: 00:14:55

face

more: 00:14:56

someone

more: 00:14:56

could

more: 00:14:56

put

more: 00:14:56

on

more: 00:14:57

they

more: 00:14:57

couldn't

more: 00:14:57

hide

more: 00:14:57

the

more: 00:14:57

scent

more: 00:14:58

of

more: 00:14:58

fear

more: 00:14:58

from

more: 00:14:58

a

more: 00:14:58

canine

more: 00:14:59

nose.

more: 00:15:00

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more: 00:15:01

was

more: 00:15:01

disconcerting,

more: 00:15:03

but

more: 00:15:03

it

more: 00:15:03

didn't

more: 00:15:03

matter.

more: 00:15:04

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more: 00:15:04

was

more: 00:15:04

already

more: 00:15:05

there,

more: 00:15:05

and

more: 00:15:05

he

more: 00:15:05

was

more: 00:15:06

far

more: 00:15:06

too

more: 00:15:06

deep

more: 00:15:06

into

more: 00:15:07

things

more: 00:15:07

to

more: 00:15:07

turn

more: 00:15:07

tail

more: 00:15:08

and

more: 00:15:08

run

more: 00:15:08

like

more: 00:15:08

the

more: 00:15:08

last

more: 00:15:08

guy.

more: 00:15:09

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more: 00:15:10

there

more: 00:15:10

hadn't

more: 00:15:10

even

more: 00:15:10

been

more: 00:15:10

any

more: 00:15:11

actual

more: 00:15:11

paranormal

more: 00:15:12

activity

more: 00:15:12

at

more: 00:15:12

all.
Lewis

more: 00:15:14

stopped

more: 00:15:14

at

more: 00:15:14

the

more: 00:15:14

top

more: 00:15:14

step. "Okay,

more: 00:15:16

so

more: 00:15:17

I'm

more: 00:15:17

going

more: 00:15:17

to

more: 00:15:17

warn

more: 00:15:18

you,

more: 00:15:18

this

more: 00:15:19

is

more: 00:15:19

where

more: 00:15:19

it

more: 00:15:19

gets

more: 00:15:19

interesting."

more: 00:15:21

The

more: 00:15:21

cougar

more: 00:15:22

turned

more: 00:15:22

the

more: 00:15:22

lights

more: 00:15:22

on

more: 00:15:22

in

more: 00:15:22

the

more: 00:15:23

attic.
He

more: 00:15:24

wasn't

more: 00:15:24

kidding.

more: 00:15:25

Interesting

more: 00:15:26

didn't

more: 00:15:26

even

more: 00:15:26

begin

more: 00:15:27

to

more: 00:15:27

describe

more: 00:15:28

the

more: 00:15:28

bizarre

more: 00:15:28

scene

more: 00:15:28

that

more: 00:15:28

greeted

more: 00:15:29

them.

more: 00:15:30

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more: 00:15:30

books

more: 00:15:31

littered

more: 00:15:31

the

more: 00:15:31

bare

more: 00:15:31

wood

more: 00:15:32

floor,

more: 00:15:32

and

more: 00:15:32

old

more: 00:15:33

candles

more: 00:15:33

sat

more: 00:15:33

atop

more: 00:15:34

a

more: 00:15:34

dozen

more: 00:15:34

small

more: 00:15:34

tables.

more: 00:15:36

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more: 00:15:36

the

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far

more: 00:15:36

end

more: 00:15:36

of

more: 00:15:37

the

more: 00:15:37

room

more: 00:15:37

was

more: 00:15:37

a

more: 00:15:37

rusty

more: 00:15:38

old

more: 00:15:38

bedframe

more: 00:15:38

supporting

more: 00:15:39

a

more: 00:15:39

plain

more: 00:15:39

mattress.

more: 00:15:41

John

more: 00:15:41

was

more: 00:15:41

drawn

more: 00:15:42

to

more: 00:15:42

the

more: 00:15:42

scent

more: 00:15:42

of

more: 00:15:42

newsprint

more: 00:15:43

and

more: 00:15:43

found

more: 00:15:43

a

more: 00:15:43

stack

more: 00:15:43

of

more: 00:15:43

papers.

more: 00:15:45

The

more: 00:15:45

ones

more: 00:15:45

on

more: 00:15:45

bottom

more: 00:15:46

were

more: 00:15:46

yellow

more: 00:15:46

with

more: 00:15:46

age,

more: 00:15:47

and

more: 00:15:47

he

more: 00:15:47

couldn't

more: 00:15:47

help

more: 00:15:48

but

more: 00:15:48

pick

more: 00:15:48

up

more: 00:15:48

a

more: 00:15:48

few

more: 00:15:48

to

more: 00:15:48

check

the dates: 00:15:49

October 31st 2021, October 31st 2020, and October 31st 2019. It went on

the dates: 00:15:59

like

the dates: 00:15:59

that

the dates: 00:15:59

from

the dates: 00:15:59

what

the dates: 00:16:00

he

the dates: 00:16:00

could

the dates: 00:16:00

see.
And

the dates: 00:16:01

then

the dates: 00:16:02

he

the dates: 00:16:02

saw

the dates: 00:16:02

it.

the dates: 00:16:03

The

the dates: 00:16:03

wood

the dates: 00:16:03

around

the dates: 00:16:04

the

the dates: 00:16:04

bed was

the dates: 00:16:04

scorched,

the dates: 00:16:05

as

the dates: 00:16:05

though

the dates: 00:16:05

there

the dates: 00:16:05

had

the dates: 00:16:05

been

the dates: 00:16:06

a

the dates: 00:16:06

fire.

the dates: 00:16:07

John

the dates: 00:16:07

remembered

the dates: 00:16:07

his

the dates: 00:16:08

client's

the dates: 00:16:08

earlier

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words

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about

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seeing

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and

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smelling

the dates: 00:16:10

fire.

the dates: 00:16:11

It

the dates: 00:16:11

couldn't

the dates: 00:16:11

be

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coincidence.

the dates: 00:16:13

The

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bed

the dates: 00:16:13

itself

the dates: 00:16:14

wasn't

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burned,

the dates: 00:16:14

though.

the dates: 00:16:15

Something

the dates: 00:16:16

radiated

the dates: 00:16:17

from

the dates: 00:16:17

the

the dates: 00:16:17

area,

the dates: 00:16:18

but

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he

the dates: 00:16:18

couldn't

the dates: 00:16:18

put

the dates: 00:16:19

a

the dates: 00:16:19

finger

the dates: 00:16:19

on

the dates: 00:16:19

the

the dates: 00:16:19

feeling.

the dates: 00:16:21

It

the dates: 00:16:21

was

the dates: 00:16:21

as

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though

the dates: 00:16:21

John

the dates: 00:16:22

could

the dates: 00:16:22

sense

the dates: 00:16:22

anger

the dates: 00:16:23

and

the dates: 00:16:23

desperation

the dates: 00:16:24

in

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the

the dates: 00:16:24

air.

the dates: 00:16:26

His

the dates: 00:16:26

fur

the dates: 00:16:26

bristled.
"You

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see

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it

the dates: 00:16:29

now,

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don't

the dates: 00:16:29

you?"

the dates: 00:16:30

The

the dates: 00:16:31

boastful

the dates: 00:16:31

smile

the dates: 00:16:31

was

the dates: 00:16:32

audible

the dates: 00:16:32

in

the dates: 00:16:32

the

the dates: 00:16:32

way

the dates: 00:16:32

Lewis

the dates: 00:16:33

said

the dates: 00:16:33

that.

the dates: 00:16:34

He

the dates: 00:16:34

was

the dates: 00:16:34

proud

the dates: 00:16:34

to

the dates: 00:16:34

be

the dates: 00:16:35

validated,

the dates: 00:16:35

it

the dates: 00:16:35

seemed. "If

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you're

the dates: 00:16:37

wondering

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if

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that's

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where

the dates: 00:16:38

we

the dates: 00:16:38

saw

the dates: 00:16:38

fire,

the dates: 00:16:39

then

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yes.

the dates: 00:16:40

The

the dates: 00:16:40

thing

the dates: 00:16:40

is?

the dates: 00:16:40

Those

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burns

the dates: 00:16:41

have

the dates: 00:16:41

always

the dates: 00:16:42

been

the dates: 00:16:42

there.

the dates: 00:16:43

This

the dates: 00:16:43

entire

the dates: 00:16:43

room

the dates: 00:16:43

has

the dates: 00:16:44

been

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untouched

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by

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me."
Impossible. "Except

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for

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the

the dates: 00:16:48

newspapers?"

the dates: 00:16:50

John

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smirked

the dates: 00:16:51

in

the dates: 00:16:51

triumph.

the dates: 00:16:52

He'd

the dates: 00:16:52

caught

the dates: 00:16:52

Lewis in a

the dates: 00:16:53

lie.

the dates: 00:16:54

The

the dates: 00:16:54

cat had owned

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the

the dates: 00:16:54

house

the dates: 00:16:55

for

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two

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years,

the dates: 00:16:55

and

the dates: 00:16:56

the

the dates: 00:16:56

newspaper

the dates: 00:16:56

dates

the dates: 00:16:56

were

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as

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recent

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as

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one

the dates: 00:16:57

year

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prior.

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He

the dates: 00:16:59

stopped

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smirking, though,

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when

the dates: 00:17:00

he

the dates: 00:17:00

saw

the dates: 00:17:00

the

the dates: 00:17:00

cold

the dates: 00:17:01

stare

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from

the dates: 00:17:01

the

the dates: 00:17:01

other.
"No.

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I

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haven't

the dates: 00:17:04

been

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putting

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them

the dates: 00:17:04

there."

the dates: 00:17:06

His

the dates: 00:17:06

eyes

the dates: 00:17:06

were

the dates: 00:17:06

earnest.

the dates: 00:17:08

Lewis

the dates: 00:17:08

traced

the dates: 00:17:08

a claw

the dates: 00:17:09

along

the dates: 00:17:09

the

the dates: 00:17:09

date on

the dates: 00:17:09

the

the dates: 00:17:09

topmost

the dates: 00:17:10

newspaper. "Tomorrow

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morning

the dates: 00:17:12

there

the dates: 00:17:12

will

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be

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a

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paper

the dates: 00:17:13

from

the dates: 00:17:13

today.

the dates: 00:17:14

There

the dates: 00:17:14

always

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is."
John

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scratched at

the dates: 00:17:18

his

the dates: 00:17:18

whiskers.

the dates: 00:17:19

Client

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states

the dates: 00:17:20

that

the dates: 00:17:20

newspapers

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appear

the dates: 00:17:21

after

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every

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Halloween.
"If

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you

the dates: 00:17:23

think

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that's

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peculiar

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then

the dates: 00:17:24

look

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here,"

the dates: 00:17:26

Lewis

the dates: 00:17:26

pointed

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towards

the dates: 00:17:26

one

the dates: 00:17:26

of

the dates: 00:17:27

the

the dates: 00:17:27

old

the dates: 00:17:27

books. "Open a

the dates: 00:17:28

page,

the dates: 00:17:28

any

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page,

the dates: 00:17:29

and

the dates: 00:17:29

read."
John

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picked

the dates: 00:17:32

one

the dates: 00:17:32

near

the dates: 00:17:32

the beginning
October 27th, 1919. Some days I am

the dates: 00:17:37

certain

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that

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I

the dates: 00:17:38

can

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feel

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the

the dates: 00:17:39

presence,

the dates: 00:17:39

or

the dates: 00:17:40

that

the dates: 00:17:40

he's

the dates: 00:17:40

whispering

the dates: 00:17:40

into

the dates: 00:17:41

my

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ear

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from

the dates: 00:17:41

beyond

the dates: 00:17:41

the

the dates: 00:17:42

shadows.

the dates: 00:17:43

Mother

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assures

the dates: 00:17:44

me

the dates: 00:17:44

that

the dates: 00:17:44

it

the dates: 00:17:44

is

the dates: 00:17:45

only

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another

the dates: 00:17:45

one

the dates: 00:17:46

of

the dates: 00:17:46

my

the dates: 00:17:46

creative

the dates: 00:17:46

fantasies,

the dates: 00:17:47

but

the dates: 00:17:47

I

the dates: 00:17:48

know

the dates: 00:17:48

that

the dates: 00:17:48

it

the dates: 00:17:48

is

the dates: 00:17:48

real.

the dates: 00:17:50

He

the dates: 00:17:50

will

the dates: 00:17:50

come

the dates: 00:17:50

again

the dates: 00:17:51

on

the dates: 00:17:51

Halloween

the dates: 00:17:51

as

the dates: 00:17:52

he

the dates: 00:17:52

always

the dates: 00:17:52

has.
"Well

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that

the dates: 00:17:54

was

the dates: 00:17:54

creepy,"

the dates: 00:17:55

John

the dates: 00:17:56

muttered

the dates: 00:17:56

quietly

the dates: 00:17:56

as

the dates: 00:17:56

he

the dates: 00:17:56

dug

the dates: 00:17:57

deeper

the dates: 00:17:57

into

the dates: 00:17:57

the pages.
October 31st 1988. Found this old

the dates: 00:18:02

journal

the dates: 00:18:03

awhile

the dates: 00:18:03

back.

the dates: 00:18:04

Thought

the dates: 00:18:04

it

the dates: 00:18:04

was

the dates: 00:18:04

fucking

the dates: 00:18:05

bullshit.

the dates: 00:18:06

It's

the dates: 00:18:06

not

the dates: 00:18:06

fucking

the dates: 00:18:06

bullshit.

the dates: 00:18:07

This

the dates: 00:18:08

man

the dates: 00:18:08

comes

the dates: 00:18:08

out

the dates: 00:18:08

of

the dates: 00:18:08

the

the dates: 00:18:08

attic

the dates: 00:18:09

on

the dates: 00:18:09

Halloween

the dates: 00:18:09

night.

the dates: 00:18:10

I

the dates: 00:18:10

called

the dates: 00:18:10

the

the dates: 00:18:10

police

the dates: 00:18:11

and

the dates: 00:18:11

the

the dates: 00:18:11

fire

the dates: 00:18:11

department

the dates: 00:18:12

when

the dates: 00:18:12

I

the dates: 00:18:12

saw

the dates: 00:18:12

the

the dates: 00:18:12

flames

the dates: 00:18:13

but

the dates: 00:18:13

they

the dates: 00:18:13

didn't

the dates: 00:18:13

even

the dates: 00:18:14

respond.

the dates: 00:18:15

I'm

the dates: 00:18:15

writing

the dates: 00:18:15

this

the dates: 00:18:15

from

the dates: 00:18:15

the

the dates: 00:18:16

Baptist

the dates: 00:18:16

church

the dates: 00:18:16

down

the dates: 00:18:16

the

the dates: 00:18:16

road.

the dates: 00:18:17

Don't

the dates: 00:18:17

believe

the dates: 00:18:18

in

the dates: 00:18:18

God

the dates: 00:18:18

but it

the dates: 00:18:19

can't

the dates: 00:18:19

hurt.
John

the dates: 00:18:21

jumped

the dates: 00:18:21

when

the dates: 00:18:21

he

the dates: 00:18:21

felt

the dates: 00:18:21

the

the dates: 00:18:22

cougar's

the dates: 00:18:22

arm

the dates: 00:18:22

slip

the dates: 00:18:22

around

the dates: 00:18:23

him.

the dates: 00:18:23

It

the dates: 00:18:24

wasn't

the dates: 00:18:24

meant

the dates: 00:18:24

to

the dates: 00:18:24

be

the dates: 00:18:24

menacing,

the dates: 00:18:25

but

the dates: 00:18:25

he

the dates: 00:18:25

couldn't

the dates: 00:18:25

help

the dates: 00:18:26

being

the dates: 00:18:26

skittish. "Set

the dates: 00:18:28

up

the dates: 00:18:28

your

the dates: 00:18:28

stuff

the dates: 00:18:28

and

the dates: 00:18:28

let's

the dates: 00:18:29

head

the dates: 00:18:29

downstairs

the dates: 00:18:29

for

the dates: 00:18:29

a while.

the dates: 00:18:30

We

the dates: 00:18:30

got

the dates: 00:18:31

time

the dates: 00:18:31

before

the dates: 00:18:31

anything

the dates: 00:18:32

happens."
Being

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away

the dates: 00:18:34

from

the dates: 00:18:34

the

the dates: 00:18:34

bed

the dates: 00:18:35

and

the dates: 00:18:35

back

the dates: 00:18:35

down

the dates: 00:18:35

in

the dates: 00:18:35

the

the dates: 00:18:35

relatively

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safe

the dates: 00:18:36

feeling

the dates: 00:18:37

of

the dates: 00:18:37

the

the dates: 00:18:37

first

the dates: 00:18:37

floor

the dates: 00:18:37

had

the dates: 00:18:38

immense

the dates: 00:18:38

appeal

the dates: 00:18:38

to

the dates: 00:18:38

John.

the dates: 00:18:40

Mom

the dates: 00:18:40

had

the dates: 00:18:40

always

the dates: 00:18:41

been

the dates: 00:18:41

on

the dates: 00:18:41

about

the dates: 00:18:41

the

the dates: 00:18:41

spiritual

the dates: 00:18:42

mumbo-jumbo

the dates: 00:18:43

around

the dates: 00:18:43

Halloween,

the dates: 00:18:44

like

the dates: 00:18:44

that

the dates: 00:18:45

the

the dates: 00:18:45

veil

the dates: 00:18:45

between

the dates: 00:18:45

worlds

the dates: 00:18:46

was

the dates: 00:18:46

thin

the dates: 00:18:46

and

the dates: 00:18:46

sprits

the dates: 00:18:47

from

the dates: 00:18:47

the

the dates: 00:18:47

other

the dates: 00:18:47

side

the dates: 00:18:47

could

the dates: 00:18:48

slip

the dates: 00:18:48

through

the dates: 00:18:48

for

the dates: 00:18:48

a

the dates: 00:18:49

short

the dates: 00:18:49

time.

the dates: 00:18:50

Most

the dates: 00:18:50

kids

the dates: 00:18:51

would

the dates: 00:18:51

have

the dates: 00:18:51

shied

the dates: 00:18:51

away

the dates: 00:18:51

from

the dates: 00:18:51

that

the dates: 00:18:52

type

the dates: 00:18:52

of

the dates: 00:18:52

motherly

the dates: 00:18:52

talk,

the dates: 00:18:53

but

the dates: 00:18:53

he

the dates: 00:18:53

was

the dates: 00:18:53

drawn

the dates: 00:18:54

in

the dates: 00:18:54

with

the dates: 00:18:54

fascination.

the dates: 00:18:56

This

the dates: 00:18:56

could

the dates: 00:18:56

be

the dates: 00:18:56

it,

the dates: 00:18:57

right

the dates: 00:18:57

here.

the dates: 00:18:58

This

the dates: 00:18:59

could

the dates: 00:18:59

be

the dates: 00:18:59

the

the dates: 00:18:59

real

the dates: 00:18:59

proof

the dates: 00:19:00

of

the dates: 00:19:00

what

the dates: 00:19:00

she

the dates: 00:19:00

believed in,

the dates: 00:19:01

and

the dates: 00:19:01

he

the dates: 00:19:02

was

the dates: 00:19:02

going

the dates: 00:19:02

to

the dates: 00:19:02

set

the dates: 00:19:02

up

the dates: 00:19:02

cameras

the dates: 00:19:03

so

the dates: 00:19:03

that

the dates: 00:19:03

he

the dates: 00:19:03

could

the dates: 00:19:04

go

the dates: 00:19:04

hide

the dates: 00:19:04

from

the dates: 00:19:04

it.
*
John

the dates: 00:19:07

set

the dates: 00:19:07

his half-empty

the dates: 00:19:07

glass

the dates: 00:19:08

down

the dates: 00:19:08

on

the dates: 00:19:08

the

the dates: 00:19:08

floor

the dates: 00:19:08

and

the dates: 00:19:08

laughed. "Really?

the dates: 00:19:11

You

the dates: 00:19:11

asked

the dates: 00:19:11

a

the dates: 00:19:12

girl

the dates: 00:19:12

you

the dates: 00:19:12

hadn't

the dates: 00:19:12

seen

the dates: 00:19:13

in

the dates: 00:19:13

awhile

the dates: 00:19:13

how

the dates: 00:19:13

far

the dates: 00:19:14

along

the dates: 00:19:14

she

the dates: 00:19:14

was?"

the dates: 00:19:16

He

the dates: 00:19:16

had

the dates: 00:19:16

to

the dates: 00:19:17

pause

the dates: 00:19:17

for

the dates: 00:19:17

a

the dates: 00:19:17

moment

the dates: 00:19:17

as

the dates: 00:19:18

the

the dates: 00:19:18

burn

the dates: 00:19:18

of

the dates: 00:19:18

the

the dates: 00:19:18

whiskey

the dates: 00:19:19

hit

the dates: 00:19:19

his

the dates: 00:19:19

mouth.

the dates: 00:19:20

It

the dates: 00:19:20

was

the dates: 00:19:20

pretty

the dates: 00:19:20

good

the dates: 00:19:20

stuff,

the dates: 00:19:21

and

the dates: 00:19:21

while

the dates: 00:19:22

sitting

the dates: 00:19:22

on

the dates: 00:19:22

a

the dates: 00:19:22

hard

the dates: 00:19:22

floor

the dates: 00:19:23

against

the dates: 00:19:23

a

the dates: 00:19:23

hard

the dates: 00:19:23

wall

the dates: 00:19:24

wasn't

the dates: 00:19:24

exactly

the dates: 00:19:24

comfortable

the dates: 00:19:25

the

the dates: 00:19:25

company

the dates: 00:19:26

was

the dates: 00:19:26

nice. "You

the dates: 00:19:27

know

the dates: 00:19:27

you

the dates: 00:19:27

can't

the dates: 00:19:28

ask

the dates: 00:19:28

that."
"I

the dates: 00:19:30

know,

the dates: 00:19:30

I

the dates: 00:19:30

know.

the dates: 00:19:31

Well,

the dates: 00:19:31

I

the dates: 00:19:31

mean, I

the dates: 00:19:32

do

the dates: 00:19:32

now."
"So,

the dates: 00:19:34

was

the dates: 00:19:34

she?

the dates: 00:19:35

Or

the dates: 00:19:35

had

the dates: 00:19:35

she

the dates: 00:19:36

just

the dates: 00:19:36

packed

the dates: 00:19:36

on

the dates: 00:19:36

some

the dates: 00:19:36

pounds?"

the dates: 00:19:38

The

the dates: 00:19:38

Lab

the dates: 00:19:38

gave

the dates: 00:19:38

his

the dates: 00:19:38

client

the dates: 00:19:39

a

the dates: 00:19:39

playful

the dates: 00:19:39

elbow

the dates: 00:19:40

nudge

the dates: 00:19:40

and

the dates: 00:19:40

waggled

the dates: 00:19:40

his

the dates: 00:19:41

brows.
"The

the dates: 00:19:42

latter."

the dates: 00:19:44

The

the dates: 00:19:44

pair

the dates: 00:19:44

chuckled

the dates: 00:19:44

and

the dates: 00:19:44

clinked

the dates: 00:19:45

glasses

the dates: 00:19:45

together.
The

the dates: 00:19:47

investigator

the dates: 00:19:47

finished

the dates: 00:19:48

off

the dates: 00:19:48

his

the dates: 00:19:48

drink

the dates: 00:19:48

like

the dates: 00:19:49

the

the dates: 00:19:49

borderline

the dates: 00:19:49

alcoholic

the dates: 00:19:50

that

the dates: 00:19:50

he

the dates: 00:19:50

was.

the dates: 00:19:51

Truth

the dates: 00:19:51

be

the dates: 00:19:52

told,

the dates: 00:19:52

this

the dates: 00:19:52

was

the dates: 00:19:52

how

the dates: 00:19:52

most

the dates: 00:19:53

of

the dates: 00:19:53

his ghost hunts

went: 00:19:53

went: 00:19:54

drinking

went: 00:19:54

the

went: 00:19:55

night

went: 00:19:55

away

went: 00:19:55

with

went: 00:19:55

the

went: 00:19:55

client

went: 00:19:56

or

went: 00:19:56

fellow

went: 00:19:56

hunters.
Beep.
John

went: 00:19:59

felt

went: 00:19:59

as

went: 00:20:00

if

went: 00:20:00

his

went: 00:20:00

heart

went: 00:20:00

skipped

went: 00:20:00

a

went: 00:20:00

beat.

went: 00:20:02

His

went: 00:20:02

eyes

went: 00:20:02

narrowed

went: 00:20:02

and

went: 00:20:02

fixated

went: 00:20:03

on

went: 00:20:03

his

went: 00:20:03

tablet;

went: 00:20:04

which

went: 00:20:04

had

went: 00:20:04

a

went: 00:20:04

live

went: 00:20:05

feed

went: 00:20:05

from

went: 00:20:05

the

went: 00:20:05

upstairs

went: 00:20:06

bedroom.

went: 00:20:07

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went: 00:20:07

there

went: 00:20:07

was

went: 00:20:08

a

went: 00:20:08

beep

went: 00:20:08

as

went: 00:20:08

the

went: 00:20:08

cool

went: 00:20:08

blues

went: 00:20:09

and

went: 00:20:09

blacks

went: 00:20:09

from

went: 00:20:09

the

went: 00:20:10

thermal

went: 00:20:10

camera

went: 00:20:10

turned

went: 00:20:11

to

went: 00:20:11

hot

went: 00:20:11

reds

went: 00:20:11

and

went: 00:20:11

yellows.

went: 00:20:12

The

went: 00:20:12

EMF

went: 00:20:13

reader

went: 00:20:13

was

went: 00:20:13

going

went: 00:20:13

nuts.

went: 00:20:14

This

went: 00:20:14

was

went: 00:20:14

it.
"Shit!

went: 00:20:16

I'm

went: 00:20:17

getting

went: 00:20:17

some..." The

went: 00:20:18

Lab

went: 00:20:19

winced and brought his fingers against

went: 00:20:20

his

went: 00:20:20

temples

went: 00:20:21

as

went: 00:20:21

his

went: 00:20:21

brain

went: 00:20:21

froze

went: 00:20:22

up.

went: 00:20:23

No

went: 00:20:23

way

went: 00:20:24

that

went: 00:20:24

booze

went: 00:20:24

was

went: 00:20:24

hitting

went: 00:20:24

him

went: 00:20:25

that

went: 00:20:25

hard,

went: 00:20:26

especially

went: 00:20:26

not

went: 00:20:26

at

went: 00:20:26

such

went: 00:20:27

a

went: 00:20:27

momentous

went: 00:20:27

moment. "I'm."

went: 00:20:29

He

went: 00:20:29

felt

went: 00:20:30

the

went: 00:20:30

wall

went: 00:20:30

start

went: 00:20:30

to

went: 00:20:30

slide

went: 00:20:31

away

went: 00:20:31

from

went: 00:20:31

his

went: 00:20:31

back,

went: 00:20:32

or

went: 00:20:32

so

went: 00:20:33

he

went: 00:20:33

imagined.

went: 00:20:34

In

went: 00:20:34

truth he

went: 00:20:34

was

went: 00:20:34

sliding

went: 00:20:35

down

went: 00:20:35

to

went: 00:20:35

the

went: 00:20:35

ground.
The

went: 00:20:37

cougar

went: 00:20:37

who

went: 00:20:37

had

went: 00:20:37

been

went: 00:20:37

so

went: 00:20:38

charming

went: 00:20:38

had

went: 00:20:38

a

went: 00:20:38

completely

went: 00:20:39

different

went: 00:20:39

look

went: 00:20:39

to

went: 00:20:39

him

went: 00:20:40

as

went: 00:20:40

he

went: 00:20:40

stood

went: 00:20:40

up

went: 00:20:40

and

went: 00:20:41

glared

went: 00:20:41

down

went: 00:20:41

at

went: 00:20:41

the

went: 00:20:41

dog.

went: 00:20:42

Those

went: 00:20:43

eyes

went: 00:20:43

that

went: 00:20:44

were

went: 00:20:44

so

went: 00:20:44

beckoning

went: 00:20:44

now

went: 00:20:45

seemed

went: 00:20:45

venomous.

went: 00:20:47

He

went: 00:20:47

gave

went: 00:20:47

John

went: 00:20:47

a

went: 00:20:47

gentle

went: 00:20:48

kick,

went: 00:20:48

and

went: 00:20:48

nodded

went: 00:20:49

proudly

went: 00:20:49

when

went: 00:20:50

there

went: 00:20:50

was

went: 00:20:50

no

went: 00:20:50

reaction. "God,

went: 00:20:52

finally

went: 00:20:53

some

went: 00:20:53

peace

went: 00:20:54

and

went: 00:20:54

quiet.

went: 00:20:55

I

went: 00:20:55

thought

went: 00:20:55

you'd

went: 00:20:56

never

went: 00:20:56

shut

went: 00:20:56

the

went: 00:20:56

fuck

went: 00:20:57

up."

went: 00:20:58

He

went: 00:20:58

tapped

went: 00:20:59

the

went: 00:20:59

empty

went: 00:20:59

glass

went: 00:20:59

with

went: 00:20:59

his

went: 00:20:59

foot. "Drugs

went: 00:21:01

in

went: 00:21:02

the

whiskey: 00:21:02

whiskey: 00:21:02

works every time."
Lewis's

whiskey: 00:21:06

words

whiskey: 00:21:06

seemed

whiskey: 00:21:06

miles

whiskey: 00:21:07

away, and

whiskey: 00:21:07

they

whiskey: 00:21:07

made

whiskey: 00:21:08

no

whiskey: 00:21:08

sense.

whiskey: 00:21:09

John

whiskey: 00:21:09

was

whiskey: 00:21:10

lying

whiskey: 00:21:10

sideways

whiskey: 00:21:10

on

whiskey: 00:21:11

the

whiskey: 00:21:11

ground,

whiskey: 00:21:11

and

whiskey: 00:21:11

trying

whiskey: 00:21:12

to

whiskey: 00:21:12

move

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just

whiskey: 00:21:12

resulted

whiskey: 00:21:13

in

whiskey: 00:21:13

a

whiskey: 00:21:13

weak

whiskey: 00:21:13

twitch

whiskey: 00:21:14

of

whiskey: 00:21:14

his

whiskey: 00:21:14

paw.

whiskey: 00:21:15

Whatever

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was

whiskey: 00:21:16

going

whiskey: 00:21:16

on

whiskey: 00:21:16

upstairs

whiskey: 00:21:17

didn't

whiskey: 00:21:17

even

whiskey: 00:21:17

matter

whiskey: 00:21:17

to

whiskey: 00:21:17

the

whiskey: 00:21:18

Lab,

whiskey: 00:21:18

anymore.

whiskey: 00:21:19

His

whiskey: 00:21:19

heart

whiskey: 00:21:19

was

whiskey: 00:21:19

beating

whiskey: 00:21:20

fast

whiskey: 00:21:20

though;

whiskey: 00:21:21

faster

whiskey: 00:21:21

than

whiskey: 00:21:22

it

whiskey: 00:21:22

ever

whiskey: 00:21:22

had.

whiskey: 00:21:23

Was

whiskey: 00:21:24

he being

whiskey: 00:21:24

roofied? No,

whiskey: 00:21:26

something

whiskey: 00:21:26

else.
He

whiskey: 00:21:27

smelled

whiskey: 00:21:28

smoke

whiskey: 00:21:28

as

whiskey: 00:21:28

the

whiskey: 00:21:28

world

whiskey: 00:21:29

around

whiskey: 00:21:29

him

whiskey: 00:21:29

went

whiskey: 00:21:29

dark.
That

whiskey: 00:21:32

same

whiskey: 00:21:32

smell

whiskey: 00:21:32

was

whiskey: 00:21:32

in

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his

whiskey: 00:21:33

nostrils

whiskey: 00:21:33

as

whiskey: 00:21:33

he

whiskey: 00:21:33

came

whiskey: 00:21:34

to.

whiskey: 00:21:35

He

whiskey: 00:21:35

was

whiskey: 00:21:35

on

whiskey: 00:21:35

a

whiskey: 00:21:35

bed.

whiskey: 00:21:36

Just

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a

whiskey: 00:21:36

simple

whiskey: 00:21:37

mattress

whiskey: 00:21:37

on

whiskey: 00:21:37

a

whiskey: 00:21:37

rusty

whiskey: 00:21:38

frame.

whiskey: 00:21:39

With

whiskey: 00:21:39

some

whiskey: 00:21:39

great

whiskey: 00:21:40

effort

whiskey: 00:21:40

John

whiskey: 00:21:40

was

whiskey: 00:21:40

able

whiskey: 00:21:41

to

whiskey: 00:21:41

move

whiskey: 00:21:41

his

whiskey: 00:21:41

head

whiskey: 00:21:41

towards

whiskey: 00:21:42

the

whiskey: 00:21:42

scents

whiskey: 00:21:42

he

whiskey: 00:21:42

was

whiskey: 00:21:42

picking

whiskey: 00:21:43

up.

whiskey: 00:21:44

Whatever

whiskey: 00:21:44

he'd

whiskey: 00:21:44

been

whiskey: 00:21:45

drugged

whiskey: 00:21:45

with

whiskey: 00:21:45

was

whiskey: 00:21:45

wrecking

whiskey: 00:21:46

havoc

whiskey: 00:21:46

because

whiskey: 00:21:46

everything

whiskey: 00:21:47

beyond

whiskey: 00:21:47

a

whiskey: 00:21:47

few

whiskey: 00:21:47

feet

whiskey: 00:21:48

was

whiskey: 00:21:48

a

whiskey: 00:21:48

total

whiskey: 00:21:48

blur,

whiskey: 00:21:49

but

whiskey: 00:21:49

he

whiskey: 00:21:49

could

whiskey: 00:21:49

smell

whiskey: 00:21:50

two

whiskey: 00:21:50

people

whiskey: 00:21:50

in

whiskey: 00:21:50

the

whiskey: 00:21:51

room.

whiskey: 00:21:52

One

whiskey: 00:21:52

was

whiskey: 00:21:52

Lewis, for

whiskey: 00:21:52

sure.

whiskey: 00:21:53

The other

whiskey: 00:21:53

was

whiskey: 00:21:54

canine,

whiskey: 00:21:55

male,

whiskey: 00:21:55

and

whiskey: 00:21:55

unfamiliar.
Lewis

whiskey: 00:21:58

spoke,

whiskey: 00:21:58

and

whiskey: 00:21:59

that

whiskey: 00:21:59

voice

whiskey: 00:21:59

that

whiskey: 00:21:59

John

whiskey: 00:21:59

had

whiskey: 00:21:59

started

whiskey: 00:22:00

to

whiskey: 00:22:00

love

whiskey: 00:22:00

so

whiskey: 00:22:01

much

whiskey: 00:22:01

was

whiskey: 00:22:01

now

whiskey: 00:22:01

a

whiskey: 00:22:01

thing

whiskey: 00:22:02

of

whiskey: 00:22:02

torment. "You're

whiskey: 00:22:03

awake,

whiskey: 00:22:04

good.

whiskey: 00:22:05

I'd

whiskey: 00:22:05

like

whiskey: 00:22:06

you

whiskey: 00:22:06

to

whiskey: 00:22:06

meet

whiskey: 00:22:06

my

whiskey: 00:22:06

partner,

whiskey: 00:22:06

George.

whiskey: 00:22:07

I

whiskey: 00:22:07

believe

whiskey: 00:22:08

I've

whiskey: 00:22:08

mentioned

whiskey: 00:22:08

him?"
John

whiskey: 00:22:10

would

whiskey: 00:22:10

have

whiskey: 00:22:10

growled

whiskey: 00:22:11

if

whiskey: 00:22:11

he'd

whiskey: 00:22:11

had

whiskey: 00:22:11

the

whiskey: 00:22:11

energy.

whiskey: 00:22:12

This

whiskey: 00:22:13

was

whiskey: 00:22:13

all

whiskey: 00:22:13

a

whiskey: 00:22:13

sick

whiskey: 00:22:13

joke.

whiskey: 00:22:14

If

whiskey: 00:22:15

they'd

whiskey: 00:22:15

wanted

whiskey: 00:22:15

some

whiskey: 00:22:15

kinky

whiskey: 00:22:16

threesome

whiskey: 00:22:16

they

whiskey: 00:22:16

should

whiskey: 00:22:16

have

whiskey: 00:22:17

asked.

whiskey: 00:22:18

He

whiskey: 00:22:18

heard

whiskey: 00:22:18

footsteps,

whiskey: 00:22:19

and

whiskey: 00:22:19

then

whiskey: 00:22:19

saw

whiskey: 00:22:19

the

whiskey: 00:22:20

cougar

whiskey: 00:22:20

and

whiskey: 00:22:20

his

whiskey: 00:22:20

undoubtedly

whiskey: 00:22:21

better

whiskey: 00:22:21

half.

whiskey: 00:22:22

George

whiskey: 00:22:23

looked

whiskey: 00:22:23

familiar,

whiskey: 00:22:23

not

whiskey: 00:22:24

because

whiskey: 00:22:24

John

whiskey: 00:22:24

knew

whiskey: 00:22:25

him,

whiskey: 00:22:25

but

whiskey: 00:22:25

because

whiskey: 00:22:25

he,

whiskey: 00:22:26

too

whiskey: 00:22:26

was

whiskey: 00:22:26

a

whiskey: 00:22:26

Black

whiskey: 00:22:27

Lab.

whiskey: 00:22:28

There

whiskey: 00:22:28

was

whiskey: 00:22:28

something

whiskey: 00:22:28

wrong

whiskey: 00:22:28

about

whiskey: 00:22:29

the

whiskey: 00:22:29

stranger,

whiskey: 00:22:29

though.

whiskey: 00:22:30

It

whiskey: 00:22:30

was

whiskey: 00:22:30

almost

whiskey: 00:22:31

as

whiskey: 00:22:31

if

whiskey: 00:22:31

he

whiskey: 00:22:31

was

whiskey: 00:22:32

glowing--not

whiskey: 00:22:34

enough

whiskey: 00:22:34

to

whiskey: 00:22:34

be

whiskey: 00:22:34

obvious,

whiskey: 00:22:35

but

whiskey: 00:22:35

just

whiskey: 00:22:35

enough

whiskey: 00:22:36

to

whiskey: 00:22:36

be

whiskey: 00:22:36

perceptible.

whiskey: 00:22:38

Then

whiskey: 00:22:38

there

whiskey: 00:22:38

were

whiskey: 00:22:38

the

whiskey: 00:22:38

eyes.

whiskey: 00:22:39

Those

whiskey: 00:22:40

eyes

whiskey: 00:22:40

were

whiskey: 00:22:40

inviting,

whiskey: 00:22:41

alluring,

whiskey: 00:22:42

and

whiskey: 00:22:42

John

whiskey: 00:22:42

found

whiskey: 00:22:43

it

whiskey: 00:22:43

hard

whiskey: 00:22:43

to wrest

whiskey: 00:22:44

his

whiskey: 00:22:44

attention

whiskey: 00:22:44

away

whiskey: 00:22:44

from

whiskey: 00:22:45

them.

whiskey: 00:22:46

Lewis's

whiskey: 00:22:46

eyes

whiskey: 00:22:46

were

whiskey: 00:22:47

like

whiskey: 00:22:47

that

whiskey: 00:22:47

too,

whiskey: 00:22:47

but

whiskey: 00:22:48

to

whiskey: 00:22:48

a

whiskey: 00:22:48

lesser

whiskey: 00:22:48

degree.
"I've

whiskey: 00:22:51

waited

whiskey: 00:22:51

a

whiskey: 00:22:51

long

whiskey: 00:22:52

time

whiskey: 00:22:52

for

whiskey: 00:22:52

this."

whiskey: 00:22:53

George

whiskey: 00:22:54

spoke

whiskey: 00:22:54

oddly.

whiskey: 00:22:55

There

whiskey: 00:22:55

was

whiskey: 00:22:56

an

whiskey: 00:22:56

accent

whiskey: 00:22:56

on

whiskey: 00:22:56

his

whiskey: 00:22:56

words

whiskey: 00:22:57

that

whiskey: 00:22:57

was

whiskey: 00:22:57

hard

whiskey: 00:22:58

to

whiskey: 00:22:58

place. "One

whiskey: 00:23:00

would

whiskey: 00:23:00

be

whiskey: 00:23:00

surprised

whiskey: 00:23:01

how

whiskey: 00:23:01

difficult

whiskey: 00:23:02

it

whiskey: 00:23:02

is

whiskey: 00:23:02

to

whiskey: 00:23:02

lure

whiskey: 00:23:03

a

whiskey: 00:23:03

compatible

whiskey: 00:23:04

match."
"It

whiskey: 00:23:05

was

whiskey: 00:23:05

easy,

whiskey: 00:23:06

love,"

whiskey: 00:23:07

Lewis

whiskey: 00:23:07

rejoined. "All

whiskey: 00:23:08

I

whiskey: 00:23:09

had

whiskey: 00:23:09

to

whiskey: 00:23:09

do

whiskey: 00:23:09

was

whiskey: 00:23:09

tell

whiskey: 00:23:10

the

whiskey: 00:23:10

truth."

whiskey: 00:23:11

Those

whiskey: 00:23:11

sinister

whiskey: 00:23:12

feline

whiskey: 00:23:12

eyes

whiskey: 00:23:13

glared

whiskey: 00:23:13

at

whiskey: 00:23:13

their

whiskey: 00:23:13

paralyzed

whiskey: 00:23:14

prey. "This

whiskey: 00:23:15

fool

whiskey: 00:23:16

wanted

whiskey: 00:23:16

to

whiskey: 00:23:16

find

whiskey: 00:23:17

a

whiskey: 00:23:17

ghost."
What

whiskey: 00:23:19

John

whiskey: 00:23:19

intended

whiskey: 00:23:19

as

whiskey: 00:23:20

a

whiskey: 00:23:20

shout

whiskey: 00:23:20

came out

whiskey: 00:23:20

barely

whiskey: 00:23:21

as

whiskey: 00:23:21

a

whiskey: 00:23:21

whisper, "I

whiskey: 00:23:23

don't

whiskey: 00:23:24

understand

whiskey: 00:23:24

what

whiskey: 00:23:25

you

whiskey: 00:23:25

want."
Lewis

whiskey: 00:23:27

kissed

whiskey: 00:23:27

his

whiskey: 00:23:27

lover

whiskey: 00:23:28

gently,

whiskey: 00:23:28

lost

whiskey: 00:23:29

in

whiskey: 00:23:29

George's

whiskey: 00:23:29

eyes

whiskey: 00:23:30

in

whiskey: 00:23:30

a

whiskey: 00:23:30

way

whiskey: 00:23:30

that

whiskey: 00:23:30

seemed

whiskey: 00:23:30

unnatural. "What

whiskey: 00:23:32

I

whiskey: 00:23:32

want

whiskey: 00:23:33

is

whiskey: 00:23:33

to

whiskey: 00:23:33

see

whiskey: 00:23:33

the

whiskey: 00:23:33

man

whiskey: 00:23:34

I

whiskey: 00:23:34

love

whiskey: 00:23:34

more

whiskey: 00:23:35

than

whiskey: 00:23:35

once

whiskey: 00:23:39

a

whiskey: 00:23:39

year, and

whiskey: 00:23:40

what

whiskey: 00:23:41

he wants is to exist in this world for more than once a year. What you

whiskey: 00:23:41

wanted

whiskey: 00:23:41

was

whiskey: 00:23:42

to

whiskey: 00:23:42

explore

whiskey: 00:23:42

the

whiskey: 00:23:42

unknown.

whiskey: 00:23:43

Seems

whiskey: 00:23:44

a

whiskey: 00:23:44

fair

whiskey: 00:23:44

deal,

whiskey: 00:23:44

no?"
It

whiskey: 00:23:47

didn't

whiskey: 00:23:47

seem

whiskey: 00:23:47

a

whiskey: 00:23:47

fair

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his stomach drop.
October 31st 2023.



This was “Spooklunking” by Tana Simensis, read for you by Greyloch,

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