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Stalking Shadows: Fleeing the Officer in the Haunted Pond · Shallow Nights: Scary Bedtime Stories

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  are about to get a whole lot scarier.
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  My head was spinning, my hands were shaking so much I nearly
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  dropped my phone as I handed it to the officer.
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  He read my texts. The officer was probably in his
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  late 50s, tall and was still strong for his age.
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  His deep voice demanded respect. The officer excused himself and
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  went to his unmarked car to make a call.
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  I couldn't help but notice a limp as he walked.
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  He looked nervous as a small crowd of tenants had gathered,
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  drawn in by the red and blue lights.
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  Dylan lived in an apartment complex inhabited mostly by
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  college students and young professionals.
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  They are town home style, so each unit has two floors in the
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  backyard. There were about 30 townhomes in
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  total. Dylan's complex was at the end
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  of the neighborhood, backing up to a large clearing and dense
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  woods. Most of the tenants had already
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  left for holiday travels. A short while later, the officer
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  got out of his car and walked over to me.
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  I was sitting on the curb when he spoke.
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  I just spoke with the chief. We believe that you may be at
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  risk. We do not want you to panic, but
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  we need you to be safe. I'm going to hold on to your
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  phone for now. Any texts you receive are
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  considered part of this investigation.
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  You are not from Colorado, correct?
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  No, Sir. I need you to get into the car
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  with me. You're not under arrest, but we
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  need to get some statements from you.
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  Down at the station, my heart began to race as I replayed the
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  memory of hitting the Ranger. I need to tell you something.
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  We'll have plenty of time for that.
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  He opened the back door of his cruiser.
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  As we started our drive, my anxiety grew.
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  After about 20 minutes, I couldn't help but speak.
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  I'm sorry, but last night I went out to look for Dylan.
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  He cut me off. Just stop talking.
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  We are trying to keep this operation smooth and you just
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  decided to screw it all up. I noticed we were driving
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  further away from the city. Your friend told you too much.
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  What? I told you to be quiet, but you
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  were too curious. Decided to do some of your own
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  investigating, didn't you, Jimmy?
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  The Ranger told me what he could before he died.
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  I could barely make out what he was telling me.
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  My stomach started to turn. I looked to the door handles but
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  knew they wouldn't open. You must have got him good.
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  Was only conscious for a few minutes.
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  Good riddance though. He was getting too soft.
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  The rest of us were worried he might start talking.
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  Said he didn't want to do this much longer.
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  I couldn't believe what I was hearing.
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  You killed Dylan, didn't you? You sent those texts, wrote
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  those notes, set up the scarecrows.
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  While I didn't kill your friend, I just helped facilitate the
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  deeds that must be done. We supply a food source to keep
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  civilians safe. What are you talking about?
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  Well, she has to eat something. You don't want her coming down
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  from the mountain, do. You can't get rid of her either.
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  Sacrifices must be made to ensure that the majority
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  survive. You might call me a murderer,
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  but I don't see it that way. I froze as he continued.
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  She's been eating more than usual.
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  That's why we have a nice pile of meat down in that cellar.
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  Homeless people mostly, but I can't help if she wants to pick
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  off some lone campers. You're insane.
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  What are you feeding people to? He laughed again.
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  I can't have you running around telling the media.
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  Could you imagine the chaos this would bring?
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  All the victims, families wanting justice, exposure and
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  rock climbing accidents make much more sense.
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  We'd been driving a while. I could tell we were getting
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  closer to the trail. A camper walking a brown dog
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  alongside the road waved to us as we passed.
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  I wish there was some way to tell him I was in danger.
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  We continued to drive in silence.
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  I was trying to comprehend the situation.
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  When we got to the trailhead, the officer parked the car and
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  got out. He drew his pistol, opened my
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  door and motioned for me to start walking.
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  The walk was slow as he limped behind me.
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  I'll tell you where to go. If you try anything, I'll put a
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  bullet in your skull and throw you in that cellar with the
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  others. It was a long and silent walk up
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  the trail. The cold air stung my face as we
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  trekked along. Even in my panic state, I knew
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  we were in the same area as the cellar.
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  What are you taking me to her? What's her?
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  I'm not sure. If you're going to kill me, at
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  least tell me where we're going to.
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  I can't tell you because I don't know what she is.
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  Clawed her way here from hell is my guess.
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  My heart was pounding and my legs grew weaker.
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  I didn't ask any more questions. The sun was starting to set.
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  The only sounds were the crunching of the leaves and
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  snaps of twigs beneath our feet. We took countless turns in the
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  trail. I turned to dense woods and
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  uneven ground. I was exhausted.
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  Getting closer. I'm glad I didn't have to drag
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  your corpse all the way up here. I had already lost all track of
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  time. What seemed like hours of hiking
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  finally ended. We finally stopped.
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  In front of me was a small pond, perfectly round.
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  Something was wrong though. The water was black and a thick
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  layer of fog clouded the surface.
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  It should have been frozen in this cold.
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  Peeking just above the haze, I could see the heads of hundreds
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  of scarecrows lining the ponds perimeter.
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  All were facing me as though they had been waiting.
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  The officer began to speak again as he started building a fire.
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  The routine started to wear on us.
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  It always was the same. Get the bodies, throw them in
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  the cellar. Right, A bogus police report.
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  Contact the families. It got stale and she got tired
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  of the easy meals, so we got a little more creative.
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  Get the camper scared. Get the moving in this
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  direction. Let it hunt.
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  It likes the trophies. He nonchalantly pointed to the
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  scarecrows. When I saw your buddy's phone, I
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  took it upon myself to get you down here.
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  I thought it would be more of a challenge, but you basically
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  turned yourself in. I felt myself becoming more
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  nauseous as I recalled the events that led me here.
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  Night fell and the black pond began to stir.
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  Won't she kill you too? Like someone at a time?
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  Whatever she can get to 1st. I didn't want to know just how
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  many cops and Rangers were a part of this.
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  I considered making a break for it, but I knew I would be gunned
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  down. The officer kept his distance
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  with his gun pointed at me. He motioned me to move closer to
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  the pond. I hesitantly obeyed.
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  Stand there, that's where I put her food.
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  The water began to churn as it surfaced.
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  Black ripples formed small waves that splashed against the pond's
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  edge. It's dark matted hair was the
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  first feature to break the surface.
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  I immediately smelled the damp, rotting flesh.
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  I was frozen with fear as it moved in my direction and
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  continued to ascend from the dark pool.
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  I cannot fully describe what I saw.
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  The hellish figure had risen from the inky depths and moved
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  closer. It had a tall, thin form with
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  long hair descending from its head to the middle of its body.
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  It kept its shape momentarily. Whatever it is does not belong
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  on this earth. As the creature moved closer, it
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  would rapidly lose its form in a flash of Gray and black static,
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  only to return to its previous shape.
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  I was able to make out a skeletal frame in between the
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  rapid flashes. It moved closer.
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  I heard something behind me, the shuffling of leaves and a man's
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  voice yelling in the distance. I turned around in a panic, only
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  to see a large brown dog dragging a broken leash behind
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  it. The canine walked cautiously as
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  it I, the officer and I with curious skepticism.
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  A beam of light flashed before us and a man carrying the other
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  end of the leash appeared, the same man I had seen earlier on
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  the road. Sorry, guys have been chasing my
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  dog forever. He broke off and started
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  following her scent is he saw it.
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  What what though I took advantage of the moment my
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  survival instincts kicked in. The officer was distracted for
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  only a few seconds and I started running as fast as I could, only
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  to be outpaced by the frightened dog.
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  I heard the first bullet fly by my ear.
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  The second shot came soon after. I'll never forget the camper
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  scream. As the bullet pierced his body,
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  his agonizing voice echoed throughout the mountains.
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  I never actually heard a screaming stop.
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  They only grew quieter as I ran farther away from the pond.
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  I ran for hours, fueled by adrenaline and survival.
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  I knew the officer couldn't keep up with me and he had to make
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  sure his new witness could not escape.
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  I will not disclose the details of where I went or where I
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  currently reside. I'm not sure who is reading
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  this. I am safe at the moment and I
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  will attempt to work with the true authorities after I figure
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  out how to tell him what I've seen without sounding insane.
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  Right now I'm trying to forget the sound of the man screams and
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  the snapping of his bones.