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4 Historias Aterradoras De Militares : Que Te Dejarán Sin Poder Dormir - Voces De La Noche · Niebla en el bosque con Evelith von

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In my youth lost in uncertainty, I made the decision to enlist in the
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army. At that time I felt disoriented without a clear course in life and
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my father' s suggestion to join the military ranks emerged as an opportunity to
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explore something new. Even if the military world wasn' t exactly what I
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was looking for. The truth is that getting a position in the army in
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those days didn' t turn out to be as complicated as it could be
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today. The circumstances were different and my lack of direction in life found temporary
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refuge in the military structure. I soon discovered that I was skilled at following
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orders and obeying a hierarchy. The corruption that sometimes leaked into the military ranks
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did not worry me too much. I always maintained the mindset that, as
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long as it didn' t directly affect those I cared about, others could
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do what they wanted. Over the years, I not only adapted well to
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the military environment, but rose from rank to become a platoon leader. My
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family was always proud of my achievements, although personally I never thought I was
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doing anything really meaningful and military life had its challenges, and one of the
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hardest lessons I learned was that sometimes the jobs we performed were dangerous, even
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in times of apparent peace. Mexico, as many can confirm, has not
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had a war in a long time, at least not with another country and
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as many of us know, Our missions often led us to confront organized crime
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and drug trafficking. My duty at some point included missions to search for and
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destroy crops of certain illegal herbs. It was in one of these operations that
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I lived the most terrifying experience of my entire life, a situation that still
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torments me in the nights and that, by superior orders, I am forbidden
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to speak in detail. Out of respect for the people involved, I will
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omit certain details and change names and places. On that occasion, in particular,
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we received a report suggesting the existence of an enormous amount of illicit substances
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in the middle of the dense jungle. Everything seemed to indicate that it would
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be a routine job easy to get in and out, but reality hit us
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head- on. As we approached, we began to hear a burst of
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fire tearing the tranquility of the jungle. We soon realized that several men were
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guarding the place and were willing to defend it with all their might. That
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' s why the situation became chaotic. Although being in the middle of a
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shooting in the jungle could be classified as a traumatic experience. For me,
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the most shocking thing about that occasion was not the confrontation itself of all the
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men I was leading at that time. Only five of us including myself had
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managed to get out of there by pure miracle. But even after escaping that
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danger, we realized something that overshadowed the imminent threat of those armed men.
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We had strayed too far from the road and were now completely lost. In
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the middle of the jungle' s thickness. We tried not to panic,
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because our military training had focused on maintaining calm and cold head in high-
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risk situations like that. In addition, we had solid survival training, which
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meant that we had the skills to keep us safe until we could find a
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way out. We checked our backpacks and equipment, evaluating every resource we had
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at our disposal. It was crucial to find a refuge that would not only
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hide us from those men, but also protect us from the natural dangers of
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the jungle. We were all aware that there were large predators in that jungle
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who would not hesitate for a second to defend their territory from strangers. The
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first night was surprisingly quiet. We found a suitable shelter and, despite guarding
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shifts throughout the night, we did not find any dangerous animals, let alone
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any of those people. We began to think that perhaps those people had already
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taken us for dead, which was a less worry the next morning. As
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we woke up, we all set out to draw a small map that would
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guide us back to civilization. Far from the relentless jungle that threatened to trap
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us indefinitely after a modest breakfast to regain strength, we restarted our walk.
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Nobody knew about our disappearance. Therefore, no one was looking for us and
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it would take a day or two for them to notice. The supplies were
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scarce. No original mission did not foresee a prolonged stay in the jungle and
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the idea of saving us on our own sounded ever better. The strategy was
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clear, finding the river and following the stream to return to civilization. Aware
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of the need to act quickly, we went back into the thick green mantle,
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although no one openly expressed it. Despair leaked at every step. The
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uncertainty of finding the river and freeing us from this oppressive environment weighed on each
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of us. After about forty minutes without success and the possibility of not finding
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the river to lose us irremediably in the vastness of the jungle became more palpable
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with each step. The fear of never seeing our families again gripped our minds
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and at that time the jungle seemed to close upon us. Getting rid of
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any thought of hope, we decided to keep moving forward, confident that at
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some point we would find the desired river that would lead us back home.
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Fatigue and hunger were beginning to diminish our forces and the hostile terrain showed no
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signs of giving in. Then a metal rumble resounded a few meters from us.
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It was as if something very big made of metal had crashed into the
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jungle. We got down instinctively, convinced that the sound could only come from
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those organized crime men who were chasing us. However, the jungle kept a
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sepulchral silence after that rumbling without any sign of human activity. Minutes passed and
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the jungle remained calm. We looked up cautiously and began to walk towards the
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origin of the noise the heart, beating with a mixture of fear and expectation.
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As we moved forward the jungle seemed to bring us back to reality.
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If there is no sign that something metallic and great would have caused that rumbling,
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confusion and doubt took over us. Maybe exhaustion and hunger had played tricks.
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With our perception, we decided to continue our path, trying to leave
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behind the mysterious sound that still resonated in our minds. Another thirty minutes passed
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in the middle of the silence interrupted only by the constant murmur of the jungle,
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just as we began to believe that the previous incident had been an illusion.
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Another sound broke the stillness of the jungle. This time it wasn'
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t metal. It was a deep and terrifying roar, a sound that enveloped
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the jungle with an intimidating presence. We recognized the sound immediately was the roar
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of a jaguar, one of the most imposing and dangerous creatures in the jungle.
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Although the idea of running into one of these predators filled us with fear.
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What to discover we lived by listening more carefully was even more frightening.
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That roar of the jaguar did not resound like that of a predator, stalking
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or fighting. Rather it seemed a lament his last, sighs of life,
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resounding in the jungle. For us, at that time, the idea of
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facing a jaguar was already frightening, but what we saw as we looked out
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left an indelible mark on our minds. The jaguar lay dying on the ground.
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It emitted agonizing sounds, but what captured our attention was no other known
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feline or predator. At first it seemed that the jaguar was covered by some
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kind of blanket. The scene was surreal, but as we watched more closely,
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we realized that it was not a blanket at all, but another creature,
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a creature that we had no references to something completely alien to our understanding.
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I would describe it as something flat s r. S. Sir.
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Amparable to a starfish, but instead of a star shape, it was more
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like a rectangle. The most unusual, however, were the hundreds of small
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legs similar to those of an insect, but harder, which seemed to stick
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into the skin of its prey. The top was covered by a black fur
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that at first glance looked like a plush mantle. The creature immersed in his
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macabre task devoured the dying jaguar. At first it was difficult for us to
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understand what we saw, as it seemed that I was simply covering it.
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However, while we remained stunned, the creature revealed that it was not only
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absorbing the vital energy of its prey, but also realizing our presence. Before
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we could emit any sound, the creature was incorporated in a way that challenged
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all logic. Its rectangular shape did not make it possible to distinguish clearly from
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two where its head or extremities were. However, when he straightened out,
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we could see the lower part of the creature and what he revealed left us
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even more dazzled. We realized that the creature was watching us with attention that
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suggested surprising intelligence. Despite its grotesque form and predatory behaviour, it emanated a
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strange serenity as if it were in tune with the very nature of the jungle
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and at that time the Forest seemed to be silent in reverence for the presence
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of this unknown creature. At the time the creature was incorporated, it revealed
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its grotesque and terrifying nature. Three circular mouths filled with tiny teeth occupied the
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top of its rectangular shape. The lower part was covered with reddish suction cups
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and a repulsive slug that fired an unbearable smell comparable to that of advanced decomposition.
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It was a wandering bird of nature, a manifestation of the unknown and
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terrifying for all of us. The creature uttered a dreadful squeal and at that
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moment we realized that that previous metallic sound came from her. Terror took hold
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of us realizing that this entity had been stalking us invisible as we moved through
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the jungle, although my military training should have prepared me to face adversity calmly.
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The unnatural reality of what I saw was against everything I knew about living
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things. Panic gripped us and, in an instinctive act, we began to
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run in all directions without a fixed course, only with the desire to get
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away from that abominable creature. But running away turned out to be an ineffective
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strategy. The creature chased us with a surprising agility, defying the laws of
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the known miss nature as we ran them. I realized that, despite its
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apparent lack of agility, the creature moved fast on the ground and surprisingly climbed
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trees with the skill of a spider and its extremities clung to the branches,
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allowing it to jump from one tree to another easily. It was a manifestation
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of relentlessly moving terror in its determination to catch us. In a moment of
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despair, we remember that we were carrying weapons and without thinking twice we started
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shooting at the creature, hoping that the bullets could be the key to escape
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his persecution. However, the creature demonstrated unimaginable dexterity. By avoiding each shot
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easily, each bullet seemed to pass to one side of it without harming it.
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The most disconcerting thing was that, instead of retreating or fleeing, the
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creature seemed to become even more enraged at the shootings of his squeals, even
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of sons in intensity filling the air with a cacophony of terror. In the
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midst of this fury, something extraordinary happened. The creature, as if it
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had channeled its anger, began to transform and its rectangular form was distorted and
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twisted in incomprehensible ways. The suction cups at the bottom expanded and contracted.
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The drool that covered it began to shine with a luminescence that was perfectly observable,
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even with daylight. At that moment, while we were still running and
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shooting, the creature disappeared from our sight. He didn' t evaporate or
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fade. It just became invisible to our terrified eyes. The forest seemed to
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sigh with relief freed from the disturbing presence of that unknown entity. The jungle
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was again plunged into a disturbing silence. We stopped panting and confused without fully
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understanding what we had just witnessed. The creature was still present in our minds
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a shadow at the limit of our perception. Just when we thought we lost
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the creature. It suddenly fell on one of the men who accompanied us.
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His face was completely enveloped by the rectangular shape of that entity. Although the
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man tried to resist at first in a matter of minutes, he collapsed on
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the ground. I can' t say for sure that he made him the
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creature, but I always thought he suffocated him, since his hands became purple
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as if he had run out of air in the body. Seeing the opportunity
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another of the men fired at the creature, although the bullet did not penetrate
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his skin, if he managed to make something like blood sprout from it,
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a phosphorescent green liquid that did not behave like the blood of any known being.
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However, this only enraged the creature, which curled around the leg of
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the man who fired. The others tried to free him, but the creature
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clung to powerlessness with supernatural force. Another man tried to shoot, but the
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creature, with an amazing agility, dodged the bullet and it ended up embedded
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in the leg of the same man. Now he had not only wounds from
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the creature' s mouths, but also a bullet lodged in his leg.
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Panic gripped everyone as they tried to shoot the creature who, being overcome,
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climbed the trees and walked away at a surprising speed. Finally, fleeing the
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scene, confusion and perplexity took over us, as we had been attacked by
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something that challenged any scientific explanation. It was not an animal known to man
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and, in addition to the discharge we had suffered, one of our companions
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was seriously injured. However, in the midst of adversity, all the great
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hear something that gave us hope, the sound of the river, the same
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river whose search had led us to this nightmare without thinking much we took our
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wounded companion and headed towards the blissful river that became our hope of salvation.
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Carrying our wounded companion was not an easy task, but the sound of the
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river impelled us by marking a compass that guided us towards the promise of safety
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and escape. As we reached the river, the initial relief was mixed with
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the awareness that we had not yet achieved true security. Despite the need to
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walk several kilometers to reach civilization. Hope was revived by seeing people living in
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the vicinity of the river in the distance. We quickly headed towards them,
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getting the help we needed so much, and soon we were on our way
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back to our homes. However, the s history n o n r s
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NS included there when we shared what happened from the confrontation with organized crime to
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the terrifying encounter with the creature, we found the disbelief of those around us.
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Our superiors refused to accept our version, insisting that we could not divulge
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those stories, and the official narrative stated that the people of organized crime had
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killed the lives of our comrades and that only we, four had survived.
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The situation became even more strange when our injured partner went to the doctor to
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treat the injury to his leg caused by the creature. Neither the doctors nor
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the superiors could provide a clear explanation of the origin of that strange wound.
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Despite their efforts, the leg could not be saved and they were forced to
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amputate it. They banned us from talking about the incident and made us sign
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confidentiality agreements. My mind kept going over the question of why our superiors prevented
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us from sharing the truth, what hidden reasons were behind the denial of our
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encounters with organized crime and the unknown creature. The intrigue and frustration were mixed
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in our thoughts as we tried to assimilate the reality that was being built around
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us. To this day, I am convinced that in the thickness of the
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jungle there is a creature unknown to mankind. Although I have no tangible evidence
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to support my belief, the experience lived has left an indelible mark on my
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mind, I prefer that this creature remain hidden in the jungle, far from
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human attention, where its mysterious secrets do not endanger those who venture into that
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inhospitable environment. The jungle keeps its secrets and some encounters no matter how terrifying
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they may be must remain in the darkness to preserve the tranquility of those who
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are not prepared to face the unknown. The truth can be as creepy as
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fiction, and perhaps it is better for that creature to remain hidden. But
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the reason I' m telling this is that whoever goes into the jungle is
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aware of what he can find. My name is Martin and what I'
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m going to tell you next is pretty hard to believe. However, I
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swear on the most sacred thing that was true. Since I remember, the
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family atmosphere in my home was never good. My childhood was marked by the
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constant presence of attention and hostility. My parents were constantly arguing and I became
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the target of their frustrations. When I turned eighteen, I decided it was
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enough. I couldn' t stand that toxic environment anymore, so I made
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the decision to enlist in the army in the hope of escaping that hell forever.
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At first everything seemed to be going well. I discovered that I had
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a natural talent for the military environment and was soon assigned to my first mission.
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I can' t reveal many details, as it' s forbidden,
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but what I lived that night marked my life in a way I would never
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have imagined. In the army. I met Eduardo, a boy who,
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like me, joined together to escape the abuse of his stepfather. We quickly
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became friends, sharing our stories and supporting each other. We spent most of
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our time together and that night of surveillance was no exception. It was a
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dark night. The moon barely lit the ground. We were in the middle
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of nowhere talking nonsense. As we shared a cigarette I suddenly felt a chill
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in the back of my head, as if someone or something was watching me.
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I looked around, but the darkness covered everything and I could not see
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anything out of the ordinary. My attitude alerted Eduardo, who also began to
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get nervous and we both heard a noise coming from nearby scrublands, so we
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approached cautiously. Edward threw some stones into the bush and suddenly ran out a
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black rabbit. It was almost lost in the darkness of the night, but
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as the sense of being observed moved away, it also faded away. Leaving
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us bewildered. We returned to our post trying to downplay the strange event.
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However, the night still kept surprises for us. As we continued talking and
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smoking, we noticed that something was not right and the atmosphere became increasingly oppressive
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as if we were being watched by something we could not see. We decided
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to walk a little further away from our post, exploring the surroundings and suddenly
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a gust of cold wind enveloped us and the temperature dropped sharply. We stopped
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and looked around, but we saw nothing, only darkness and silence. That
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' s when we heard a laugh, a terrifying, demonic laugh that made
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our hearts speed up. We look in every direction trying to identify the source
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of that sound. Eduardo grabbed his rifle. Tensus and alert. I got
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ready for the worst, too. The laughter intensified resounding around us and suddenly
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we saw shadows moving through the trees. They were dark and deformed figures slowly
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approaching. Terror paralyzed us and our rifles trembled in our hands. The shadows
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materialized in front of us. They were humanoid figures, who seemed to be
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women, but their presence was loaded with malice. Although we couldn' t
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distinguish their facial features. I was sure they' d smile at us with
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an intensity that would freeze the blood. Eduardo and I retreated, but the
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figures moved relentlessly towards us and out of nowhere the figures disappeared, leaving us
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in a disturbing silence. We were stunned and frightened without understanding what we had
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just witnessed and decided to return to our position, but the feeling of discomfort
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did not abandon us. After that terrifying experience in the countryside, Eduardo and
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I returned to the base without uttering a word about what we had witnessed.
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The feeling of discomfort did not leave us, but neither of us dared to
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talk to anyone about it. Soon we were relieved of our service and headed
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to rest. That night, in the quiet of my bed, I tried
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to fall asleep, but the memories of that experience insisted on invading my mind.
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The shadows, the laughter and the figures were repeated over and over again
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as if it were tattooed in my thoughts. Finally, tiredness overcame my endurance
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and I fell into a restless sleep. The nightmare began in the middle of
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nowhere, illuminated only by the dim moonlight. Suddenly, the black rabbit appeared
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in front of me. His eyes seemed to stare at me, penetrating my
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soul with a disturbing intensity. I tried to pull him away, but the
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rabbit remained immutable. Suddenly, the laughter began to resonate around me. The
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sound was almost maddening, rumbling in my ears in a way that went beyond
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the natural. I felt a pressure on my feet and looking down, I
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discovered that the black rabbit was there licking my feet with a viscose tongue and
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an indescribable repulsion. He took over me, but the rabbit continued his action
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as if he was accomplishing a sinister purpose. The laughter intensified and I desperately
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tried to get away, but my feet were trapped as if they were stuck
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to the ground, and the darkness was closing around me and I felt something
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lurking in the shadows. Suddenly, the rabbit stopped and raised his head,
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his gaze became more intense and the laughter turned into a terrifying whisper. Then,
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without warning, he vanished into the darkness, leaving me alone in the
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middle of nowhere, I suddenly woke up sweating, trembling and with a fast
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heart. Although the room was silent, the feeling of restlessness persisted and when
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I looked down, a strong painful stab on my feet, made me tremble.
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I lowered the sheets with fear and my eyes met with the horrifying sight
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of my feet. These were bruised with wounds still bleeding, as if the
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nightmare had left a physical mark on my body. Terror enveloped me as I
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watched the unexplained wounds on my feet. That nightmare had transcended the limits,
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leaving me with the certainty that what I lived in the field had deeper connections
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than the black rabbit could comprehend, the laughter and shadows kept stalking me,
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even in my dreams, manifesting themselves in ways that challenged all logic. I
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tried to convince myself that everything was the product of my imagination, but the
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wounds on my feet were tangible proof that something supernatural had happened. That experience
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in the field had unleashed dark forces that were now manifesting themselves in my reality
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and in my nightmares. Recalling that the line between what is real and what
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is fantastic sometimes fades into darkness, I decided to keep secret the strange wounds
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on my feet, fearing that any attempt at explanation would only attract more questions
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and chose to wear my boots and face agony. Every time I took a
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step, it was as if hundreds of blades were sinking into the flesh of
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my feet. With each movement, each step was a test of resistance,
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a silent struggle against the pain that threatened to consume me completely. That night
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it was my turn to keep watch with Eduardo again. When the time came,
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I headed to our post trying to hide the torment that manifested itself at
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every step. Edward, for his part, was visibly nervous. He smoked
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one cigarette after another, like he was looking for comfort in the smoke.
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Once time passed and we made sure we were completely alone, Eduardo broke the
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silence. His gaze reflected a mixture of fear. As he told me his
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strange dream, I could feel the intensity of his words as if I were
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sharing more than just a nightmare. In his dream. Two dreadful birds attacked
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him sinking into his back with sharp claws on the reindeer. The can was
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so vivid that I could imagine the scene, the darkness of the night,
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the sinister squawks of birds and the sense of despair that enveloped it. Upon
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awakening his back he was bloodied as if the creatures of his dream had left
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a tangible mark on reality. As I listened to his account, my mind
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retreated to my own nightmare. With the black rabbit and the wounds on my
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feet. I understood that something else was happening, something that transcended the limits
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of the rational and explained by conventional logic. Eduardo showed me the marks on
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his back and a chill swept through my body to see the tangible evidence of
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his nightmare. That couldn' t make a coincidence. Something dark and disturbing.
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It was untied, connecting our dreams with real wounds. The atmosphere became
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even more tense when I shared my own experiences, showing him the wounds on
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my feet. Eduardo' s eyes reflected the fear. We were facing something
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bigger than us, something we couldn' t fully understand. We decided to
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keep our shared experiences secret by fearing the reaction of others and knowing the truth.
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We continue our duties, but the shadow of the unknown chased us lurking
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in every corner of the military base. The nights became more disturbing with whispers
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in the wind and shadows moving on the periphery of our vision. Each guard
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was a test of resistance, not only against the real dangers, but also
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against the forces that seemed to emanate from the supernatural. We could not ignore
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the connection between our dreams and the physical wounds we bore as marks of our
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encounter. With the inexplicable. Each day became a battle between reality and nightmare,
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not knowing when one would become the other. So we dived into a
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dark shared secret, facing together the terrors that night separated us. However,
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we were not yet aware of the true nature, of the darkness around us,
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or of the trials we were still destined to face. As the days
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passed, the atmosphere at the military base became increasingly oppressive, the connection between
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our nightmares and the real wounds deepened and the feeling of being observed became overwhelming.
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Eduardo and I shared nervous looks, aware that we were immersed in something
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that exceeded our understanding. One night after fulfilling our tasks, we both talked
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about how little we had slept since that day, in a moment we decided
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to investigate further and decided not to want to live like this, we left
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the base with all the intention of going into the weeds to face whatever it
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was that we were heading towards the area where we had our encounter with the
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unknown and could feel the tension in the air. As we approached the place
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where shadows and laughter had disturbed our reality. Suddenly, a chill ran through
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my back and I noticed Eduardo getting alert. The darkness seemed to come to
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life around us and the shadows moved unusually, taking indescribable forms. In the
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distance we heard a whisper, a mixture of laughs and incomprehensible voices that iced
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our blood. We decided to go further into the darkness, guided by the
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need to understand what was lurking us. When we got to the place where
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we first saw the black rabbit. We find ourselves with an ominous presence.
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The temperature dropped sharply and a dim light lit up the figure of a rabbit,
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this time bigger and darker than ever. The rabbit looked at us with
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bright eyes and evil eyes, and his laughter resounded in the air. We
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tried to back off, but we were trapped in some sort of trance.
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It was like a paralyzing fear, which at the same time made us have
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memories of everything that would ever have made us fear in our lives. We
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tried to run, but our legs felt like lead. Each step was a
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superhuman effort, as if we were trapped in a dream from which we could
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not awaken. Memories haunted our minds, but eduardo seemed to be more concerned
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with him than I could understand by the things he had told me about his
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life at one point everything stopped. The wisest thing would have been for us
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to go back and try to deal with everything that happened from the security of
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the base. However, neither of us was willing to continue with that,
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so we decided to continue. We decided to move on, venturing into the
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unknown, while the military bar slept outside the horrors we faced and as we
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moved forward, the atmosphere became heavier and darker as if we were going into
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a realm of nightmares, after walking for what seemed like an eternity. Both
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Edward and I realized that we seemed not to be moving forward. It was
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as if we were walking in our own place, for wherever we turned,
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everything looked exactly the same. Nothing at the time seemed to make sense.
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Suddenly, the sound of birds filled the air. Those sounds caused Eduardo to
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pale and assured me that those sounds were the same as the birds of his
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dreams. We hid behind the weeds, watching astonishment as two birds descended gracefully
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to touch land without warning. Birds became old women with hideous, demonic faces
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that challenged any logical explanation. Our hearts were pounding, while the rabbit,
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who seemed to have come from nowhere, joined them. One of the women
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spoke words in an incomprehensible language. That' s when that rabbit became a
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third woman. The scene was surreal, like a whirlwind of horror that challenged
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any rational explanation. Fear paralysed us and Eduardo involuntarily retreated, breaking a branch
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and alerting the women of our presence. Without further ado, we both began
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the flight, we began to run in the opposite direction as quickly as our
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legs allowed us through the weeds, while the sound of laughter and fluttering resonated
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in our ears, as we ran women now in a sort of macabre chase,
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chasing us with a speed that challenged logic. Every laugh was rumbling in
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the dark, wrapping us in a nightmare that seemed to have no end.
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We ran breathless with the horror lurking in every shadow that stood in our way.
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Finally, we managed to reach an illuminated area of the base, where
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our superiors found us exhausted and terrified. We tried to articulate explanations, but
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our words were a whirlwind of confusion and fear. Reality had been distorted in
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such a way that expressing what happened was impossible. The perplexed superiors tried to
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get answers, but our explanations were vaguely fragmented and how little we could say
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sounded like a complete nonsense For them they looked at us with skepticism, unable
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to understand the nightmare we had faced. The darkness that followed us had left
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physical and emotional marks, but we did not have the words to describe the
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indescribable. After the disconcerting encounter with the demonine women, who we were sure
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for that moment were witches, they sent us to rest. However, the
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simple act of closing our eyes and letting the darkness envelop us was completely impossible.
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The memories of that nightmare took hold of our thoughts every time we tried
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to rest like persistent shadows that refused to disappear. Amidst the disturbing stillness of
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the night, murmurs began to appear. It wasn' t long before I
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realized they came from the bunk next to mine. Only a few steps away
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was Eduardo, who spoke in an indecipherable murmur. I asked him several times
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what was wrong with him, but I didn' t get any answers.
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I got closer to him, and that' s when I noticed his eyes
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were blank. Like I' m in a deep trance. Eduardo continued to
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speak in that unknown language, contorting the. I don' t know how
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I' m fighting something invisible alarmed. I immediately called our superiors, who
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quickly came to the scene, tried to take him to the infirmary, but
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every time someone approached, Eduardo reacted violently, as if he were possessed by
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a demonic force in the midst of chaos. Some of our companions began to
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pray for divine protection against whatever was affecting Edward. Despite not being particularly religious,
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I joined them in hoping to find some response or relief to the situation.
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The tension in the room was palpable, as if we were on the
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verge of something that transcended the reality we knew with the first rays of the
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sun. A strange calm descended upon the room. Edward stopped contorting and regained
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consciousness, but his gaze was lost and confused. He could not remember what
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was about to happen as if his mind had been completely erased. We tried
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to talk to him about what happened, but it was as if an invisible
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barrier prevented access to those memories. We were both sent back before completing our
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mission. The official explanation was Eduardo' s health problem, but we knew
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it was much more complex than that. Shortly afterwards, we both decided to
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leave the army and although the darkness that was after us was no longer present,
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we knew that something had irrevocably changed us, since none wanted to return
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to their families, Eduardo and I decided to live together and so it has
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been since then, trying to rebuild our lives outside of military service. However,
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Eduardo still cannot remember what happened that night. The experience had left a
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deep mark on his mind and although we tried to talk about it, he
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preferred to avoid the subject. The friendship between us, another became stronger as
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if we shared a unique and mysterious bond. The darkness we live brought us
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together in a way that only those who have faced the unexplainable can understand.
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Although the nightmare we live in remains an unsolved mystery, we have learned to
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live with it, accepting that some truths are beyond our comprehension. Today,
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we look to the future with a mixture of courage and caution, aware that
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the shadows of the past will always be present in the depths of our memory.
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From my earliest childhood, my heart beat at the pace of a dream
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to be a soldier, my family, who revered military discipline and as soon
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as age gave me permission I enlisted in the army. That decision was the
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best of my life, as I discovered that my skills were perfectly suited to
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the rigor of the battlefield. Time slipped like an implacable river. I went
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on missions that proved my courage and forged my character. However, no prior
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experience would prepare me for the dark twist that would take my destiny. On
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one of those missions we were ambushed in a gloomy place. The sound of
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the shooting sounded in my ears mixed with the heartbreaking screams of my comrades.
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We were wrapped in a deadly ballet of lights and shadows. A macabre dance
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that anticipated imminent danger found me entrenched. My left arm was wounded by an
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enemy bullet. The ammo was running out and despair was taking over me and
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in an instant of confusion, it seemed to me that the whole world had
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vanished, leaving me alone in the midst of the death that was unfolding around
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me. That' s when a partner dragged me away from all the chaos,
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just to reveal to me an even scarier truth. Everyone else lay without
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life. The darkness became our ally when, taking advantage of the prevailing confusion,
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we descended by a slope within walking distance. We glimpsed a cave that,
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although it seemed abandoned and threatening, was our only option of refuge.
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As we approached, I noticed symbols carved on the surrounding rocks, strange marks
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that my military training did not allow me to understand before I could reflect on
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their meaning. A deafening rumble resonated around us. My companion standing next to
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me vanished at the entrance of the cave, as if the explosion itself had
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taken away its existence. Another rumble this time directed toward me did not fulfill
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its sinister purpose. Leaving my friend behind, I rushed into the dark opening.
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As I went into the silence of the cave, a disconcerting echo enveloped
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me and r and suddenly I could hear the voice of one of my attackers,
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who said leave it. It doesn' t come out of there anymore.
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I kept going, desperately looking for a corner to hide from the nightmare
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that was hovering over me. Strange sounds came out of nowhere, the light
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of my flashlight becoming in my consciousness. Before a beacon of hope seemed to
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fade with every step. A sulfur aroma leaked into the air announcing the presence
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of something inexplicable. My senses were clouded when I glimpsed an indistinct figure in
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the shadows, approaching the flashing light of my flashlight. He revealed the enormity
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of the presence, a dark mass that moved with palpable malignancy. My Mind
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weakened by blood loss and confusion, could barely process the vision before everything turned
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black. When I regained consciousness, I found myself still inside the cave,
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the blackness around me. He did not reveal how long he had spent in
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that hellish place. With great effort I managed to stand up feeling the wound
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in my arm, punching with every movement, I went into the darkness with
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uncertainty. As my only companion, time in the dark seemed to dilate by
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distorting reality and every step was a struggle, but finally my legs led me
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out. The light of the sun penetrated the cave, revealing the horrible scene
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that was taking off before my eyes my companion' s body lay inert witness
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silent of the tragedy that enveloped us. The scent of death floated in the
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air a persistent reminder of the fragility of life. Despite the years of service,
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that smell remains unbearable to me, as a stark reminder of the reality
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of our own mortality. In the distance, I heard my partner' s
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radio still coming out weak. With effort I managed to give my location,
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but I wasn' t safe yet. While I was waiting outside I was
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able to examine carefully. The symbols carved on the rocks in daylight acquired a
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new intensity, revealing themselves as warnings engraved in an unknown language. One of
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the inscriptions seemed to be a warning a plea for no one to venture further.
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Other inscriptions constituted a sort of cryptic language, messages that my military mind
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could not decipher. In those moments I realized that there was more to the
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cave than shadows and strange sounds. There was an ancient knowledge, a presence
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that challenged every logical explanation. In the ambulance, one of the paramedics with
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a more serious air questioned me about whether I had entered the cave without seeing
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any reason to hide the truth I felt and the paramedic, with a look
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that mixes surprise and gravity, not only assured me that I had been very
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lucky to stay alive after the shooting, but also added that it did not
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seem to refer only to that. He told me stories of people who,
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ignoring the warnings, had entered the cave and had never returned alive. The
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cave According to his words, he kept an indescribable evil. He talked about
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how it wasn' t long ago. A couple of teenage adventurers had entered
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and only one finger was found as a macabre evidence of their unknown destiny.
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As the ambulance moved towards the hospital. The story of the paramedic was entangled
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in my mind, mixing with the memories of the cave and the disquieting shadows
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that had inhabited it. Although my military training had taught me to rule out
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superstitions, I could not ignore the intensity of the experiences I had just experienced.
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Despite the warnings and creepy stories, I was clinging to the tangible reality
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of my survival. The cave could hold dark secrets, but I was still
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alive, a tangible proof of my resistance. The line between reality and the
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nightmare was fading, but I was still standing still without believing at all.
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In the horror stories that threatened to wrap me. After witnessing the chilling experience
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of the ambush, I chose to omit the details experienced when I entered the
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cave, those lived before fainting out of fear of the reactions of my superiors.
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The uncertainty about what had really happened and the reluctance to be branded irrational
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in a military environment led me to remain silent about events in that hell.
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My superiors, perhaps concerned about my mental well- being, decided to grant
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me a few days at home so that I could recover and leave behind the
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horrors I had witnessed. The idea in principle seemed to me a balm in
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the face of the nightmare that had taken over my being. The return home
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was a chapter of mixed emotions. The longed for vision of my home gave
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me a glimpse of peace in the midst of the whirlwind of thoughts. My
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feet creaked on the way in as I advanced to the front door, carrying
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with me the weight of what I could only describe as a supernatural experience,
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as if the very essence of what I had with me instilled fear in him.
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The most disconcerting thing was when he began to sob and with a gesture
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of fear, he peed before leaving. Running Max' s reaction left me
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stunned, wondering what had changed in me so that my own dog would see
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me in such terror. My steps resounded on the threshold of my home and
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the door opened revealing the vision I most longed for. My two twin sons
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greeted me enthusiastically. They alien to the darkness lurking in my mind, wrapped
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me in a warm and comforting embrace. My wife, a strong and understanding
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woman, joined the reunion, although her eyes reflected the concern about what I
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had gone through her embrace was a safe haven that made me feel that for
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a brief moment I could leave behind the horror of the cave. The rest
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of the day was apparently normal, except for a disturbing detail. My dog
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Max refused to come near me or enter the house. Their reaction, far
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from fading, intensified with the passing of hours. Despite my attempts to call
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him and reassure him, Max remained in a strange distance, as if something
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in me inspired him fear. The night came and as I was getting ready
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to go to sleep, a feeling of discomfort took over me brushing my teeth
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in the bathroom when suddenly the light went out without warning. That was unusual,
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but the strangeness arose when trying to turn it on. Again, the
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switch seemed to resist my will. The light blinked intermittently. Admiring myself in
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the dark, a chill swept through my spine before I felt a heavy breath
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in my neck. The horrible sulfur scent filled the desperate air. I pressed
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the switch repeatedly looking to free myself from the darkness and the disturbing breath on
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my neck. The light finally returned dissipating the oppressive atmosphere. I found myself
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alone in the bathroom, trembling and trying to assimilate what had just happened.
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I wanted to downplay it by recalling the warnings about mental fragility. After traumatic
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experiences, I did not want to worry my wife with my own unfounded fears.
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After trying to calm me down or I went to bed, but falling
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asleep turned out to be a titanic task. For hours I heard max bark
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without ceasing a completely unusual behavior for him. The night was advancing and finally
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the dream enveloped me in its dark embrace. However, my rest was not
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repairing. I fell into a disturbing nightmare that dragged me back to the cave.
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The smell of sulfur saturated the air as it walked through dark and twisted
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corridors. Even though my instinct yelled at me to stop, my feet kept
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advancing. Suddenly, the terrifying grunts became present again the shadow, the same
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one that had glimpsed before fainting in that cave emerged from the darkness, but
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on this occasion I did not recede and instead I turned to it with an
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inexplicable determination. Before I could face it completely, the nightmare faded away,
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leaving me with the feeling that something dark was lurking in the shadows of my
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mind, I woke up sweating and shaking with my heart, hammering in my
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chest. The light of day had arrived, but my mind was still clinging
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to the images of the cave and the disquieting shadow. I found myself in
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a state of confusion, unable to discern between reality and night terrors. My
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dog kept barking outside like I could perceive something I couldn' t. Anxiety
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gripped me as I struggled to find answers to what was happening. In an
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attempt to regain normality, I got up from bed, but the shadow of
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the cave persisted in my mind weaving a web of mystery and terror around me.
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The following days passed in a state of tense normality. I tried to
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convince myself that recent experiences were the product of stress and accumulated fatigue. However,
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the line between reality and fantasy gradually faded away and a new heartbreaking experience
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awaited its opportunity to manifest itself. It was a sunny day and I was
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at home taking care of my children while my wife was at work. I
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wanted to enjoy those moments taking advantage of the warmth of the day to disconnect
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from the disturbing events that haunted me. My children, energetic and full of
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life twins, were excited about an afternoon of movies, as we watched a
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movie in the living room, the family atmosphere was suddenly darkened. My children
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absorbed in the plot of the film began to complain about a bad smell.
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At first I tried to downplay the importance by attributing it to something trivial,
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but as the smell persisted it became unbearable, I decided to investigate fearful of
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what I might discover As I approached the source of the smell, a feeling
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of discomfort seized me. It was then that, among the shadows of the
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room, illuminated by the film, I glimpsed the same dark shadow that had
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tormented me in the cave and in the darkness of the night. I remember
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trying to convince myself that that wasn' t really there. I decided to
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go back to my children. My children now aware of my discomfort. They
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asked why he was pale as a spectrum. I didn' t want to
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alarm you, so I tried to hide my restlessness. However, the shadow
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persisted an indescribable presence that challenged all logic. I tried to focus on the
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movie, but my attention was divided. The shadow seemed to have its own
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life, moving subtly in the corners of the room and the atmosphere became tense
53:47
and the bad smell intensified with every passing moment. After that encounter with the
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shadow in the middle of the day, the following days brought no relief.
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The house plunged into it in an oppressive environment and the smell of sulfur infiltrated
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into every corner. My children, once filled with laughter and joy, seemed
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to have lost their vitality. Their eyes reflected the constant fear that enveloped them.
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The nights became a whirlwind of growing nightmares. Every dream was an odyssey
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through the halls of the cave. The sulfur aroma flooded my senses and the
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shadows casting in every corner. I woke up sweaty and trembling, unable to
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escape the horrors that seized my mind, life became more and more unbearable.
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The dark presence hovered over us, transforming our home into a scene of anguish.
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The walls seemed to whisper unfathomable secrets and the atmosphere was loaded with the
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tension of the unknown. Everything reached its peak on a night that would be
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marked forever in my memory. As usual. I struggled to fall asleep trapped
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in my own thoughts and suddenly, a tearful cry rang out all over the
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house. I got out of bed with anxiety, taking over me. The
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source of the cry was one of my sons who lay in the hallway outside
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his room crying dismayedly. Her clothes were stained with blood and my heart froze
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to see the three deep cuts in her arm, as if sharp claws had
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torn her skin. My son, in sobs, insisted that the monster in
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his closet, a presence that had come with me from the army, was
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responsible for his wounds. My mind struggled to assimilate what I saw as my
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fatherly instinct roared with indomitable fury. I examined the room for some logical explanation,
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but everything was silent, except for my son' s pits. The
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smell of sulfur pervaded the air, confirming that the dark shadow that was chasing
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us was near crouching in the shadows. Reality blurted before my eyes and fear
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gripped me with overwhelming intensity. My children, marked by the dark presence,
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were clinging to the only explanation that their young minds could conceive of the monster
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in the closet, an evil being who had come to torment them. On
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the same day that I had set foot in my home, under the overwhelming
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weight of supernatural experiences that tormented my home, I acceded to my wife'
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s pleas and decided to seek the help of a medium. The woman wrapped
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in a mystical air assured me that the night I had entered the cave,
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something evil had permeated me. Following me home, the medium tried to perform
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clean rituals to free the house from the dark presence, but his efforts seemed
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to fade into the malevolence that had taken root in the very foundations of the
56:58
place. Every attempt at purification was faced with supernatural resistance, as if the
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entity were feeding on our fears and despair. Days later, circumstances took me
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back to the army and with my return, the evil entity also clung to
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me. The medium, seeing the tenacity of the dark presence, suggested that
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it was directly linked to my being as if it had established an impenetrable connection.
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Every day it turned into a battle between my desire to protect my family
57:32
and free myself from the shadow that haunted me. The burden of facing both
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the visible and the invisible led me to make an distressing decision. I decided
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not to return to my home until I could get rid of the entity that
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had followed me from the cave. My wife, though dismayed by the separation,
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understood the urgency of supporting our children. Safe from the supernatural threat that
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accompanied me, my life has already become a desperate search for answers and solutions.
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I went through endless paths, consulting experts in the paranormal, visiting sacred
58:08
places in search of protection and subjecting me to purification rituals. However, the
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shadow persisted clinging to me as a loyal shadow that would not be easily dissipated.
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Loneliness became my constant companion. Every night, when the darkness hovered over
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me, I felt the pressure of that invisible entity. Whispers resounded on the
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walls of my mind. The smell of sulfur remained a constant reminder that something
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dark had taken root in my existence. Despite my efforts to find answers,
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liberation was still elusive. The entity showed no signs of weakness, as if
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it were feeding on my despair and isolation. My quest became a constant struggle,
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an odyssey in which reality and the other supernatural interwoven into an unsolved riddle.
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Today I am alone, far from home and my family, seeking answers
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in the shadow of the paranormal. The shadow keeps lurking, defying any attempt
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at liberation. The struggle continues and as I seek a solution, the darkness
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persists, marking my existence with an uncertain and gloomy destiny. My life was
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always tied to the army. It comes from a family with a long military
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tradition. My brothers and I were sent to military schools since we were young
59:37
enough to carry a uniform. My days were structured by rules and discipline and
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although for many this could have been a burden, I did not see it
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as a way of life that seemed familiar and in some way comforting. In
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time I forged friendships and, upon reaching the right age, I decided to
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serve as or genuinely in the Mexican army. Today I would like to share
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three stories in the order in which I consider from the least frightening to the
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most terrifying, so they do not have an exact chronological order. Okay.
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The first is when I was already working back then. Unlike the exciting stories
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my father and grandfather used to tell me, my assignments were not so exciting.
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I was performing tasks of low relevance, such as transporting supplies and participating
1:00:32
in activities that did not involve significant risks. Everything changed when I was assigned
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to a barracks in northern Sinaloa, an area known for the intense fight against
1:00:44
drug trafficking My father intervened to have it there and the emotion toured my being
1:00:49
when he thought it would finally be at the center of the action. This
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change in my destiny aroused a sense of duty and eagerness to contribute more significantly
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to it as my father and grandfather had done in their own times. My
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first impression of HQ wasn' t as encouraging as I expected. The faces
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of the soldiers around me were marked by fatigue and blind signs of the harsh
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reality of the struggle, and despite that, I was grateful for the opportunity
1:01:17
to be there to contribute to such a crucial mission. My first night at
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HQ was assigned as a watchman. My task was to inspect the perimeter from
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a high position and alert the soldiers in case they detect any suspicious activity.
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I was excited about responsibility and prepared to do my duty diligently. The night
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was dark without a visible one and the shadows of the forest were closing around
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us. Equipped with binoculars, I installed myself at my surveillance post and for
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the first thirty minutes I watched carefully, but the apparent calm of the environment
1:01:58
led me to wonder if there would really be any imminent danger. That'
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s when, looking through binoculars, I detected something that challenged all logic.
1:02:08
Among the trees I saw a tall figure dressed completely in white. At first
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I looked like a person, but as I adjusted the approach, I realized
1:02:20
that I was not a human being. Conventional, everything in the era was
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white as if it were an entity that stood out in the darkness of the
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night. The figure stood between the shadows of the trees. I felt a
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chill running through my spine as I tried to understand what my eyes saw.
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My military training had taught me to face unknown situations, but this was something
1:02:43
different, something that went beyond my training. Faced with the suspicion that my
1:02:49
colleagues might be in danger, I did not hesitate to raise my radio and
1:02:52
convey the strange situation to the soldiers below. The answer I got was puzzling.
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Instead of a confirmation or instructions, I was simply told to ignore it.
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I couldn' t accept that answer and decided to look again to make
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sure of what I was seeing. The figure now most visible, as it
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was not hidden behind the trees, stood in plain sight. It was a
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creature that resembled the human, but in a frightening way, with a height
1:03:22
of about two and a half meters, His arms extremely long, almost brushed
1:03:28
the ground and his elongated and pointed fingers ended in a form of sharp claws.
1:03:35
The creature' s feet were small and patted, while his face lacked
1:03:38
familiar features. There were no visible eyes, only empty basins rising up in
1:03:45
his face. He had no nose or ear, without any trace of hair.
1:03:49
He adorned his strange body. His advance was slow and clumsy but his
1:03:53
presence emanated a sense of danger alarmed by the direction the cataclysm was taking.
1:04:00
I turned on the radio again to alert my colleagues, but the answer was
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not what I expected. A dry one shuts up and ignores what was the
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only instruction I got. The disconcerting reaction of my companions only intensified my intrigue
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and fear. Determined to protect my companions, I continued to observe the creature
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with the binoculars. I was moving towards the location of my companions, ignoring
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any obstacle in their path. The creature approached and my pulse accelerated. Realizing
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that my colleagues were in imminent danger, I tried again to communicate through the
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radio, insisting on the threat that was approaching them, but this time I
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got an answer, but not the one that expected only a cold shut up
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and keep watching. It resonated in my ear, leaving me alone with my
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bewilderment and fear I saw how the creature dangerously approached my companions and to my
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relief and amazement, no o o o o de pons seemed interested in attacking.
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Instead, after a few moments he turned around and began to move away
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from the barracks. It was lost in the darkness of the night, leaving
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behind a trail of uncertainty and mystery. My guard finished and didn' t
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know what to do or who to go to. I retired to rest.
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I couldn' t get the strange experience of that night out of my mind.
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What was that creature and why my companions reacted so passively to its presence.
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My thoughts were mixed with tiredness, but a determination made in me at
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dawn. When the light of day lit up the barracks, I rose up
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with a firm purpose to find answers and went out in search of the two
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soldiers who were on the periphery during the strange visit of the creature. My
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heart was beating nervously as I advanced toward them, hoping to discover the truth
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behind the inexplicable. Soon I found my two companions together and without wasting time,
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I demanded an answer about what happened the night before. I demanded answers
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about the nature of that creature that somehow everyone seemed to know. My despair
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at understanding how paranormal I had witnessed reflected in my anxious gaze. However,
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my colleagues seemed immutable in the face of my urgent questioning. Their faces remained
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undisturbed and an air of seriousness permeated the conversation and finally, one of them,
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with a serious gesture, warned me that it was better not to pay
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attention to him, that no one knew exactly what that creature was. But
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everyone in the barracks was aware of his presence. My disbelief grew and I
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shook my teeth as I asked them why they feared him so much if they
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did not know what he was. They exchanged serious looks before addressing me with
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an answer that left my mind amazed. I was told that no one really
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knew what it was, but it was said that he lived nearby and had
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the ability to camouflage himself. Some other people said it was the same demon.
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Some claimed that it could be transformed into any animal, while others claimed
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that it was even pampered with inanimate objects, such as trees. The idea
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of a creature that could be transformed into trees seemed too fanciful to be real,
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but my companions insisted that it was a reality feared by all. I
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tried to understand how a creature with such abilities could cause so much terror and
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one of them explained that sometimes you could only distinguish it because the bark of
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the tree that appeared to be did not feel like such. I was puzzled,
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and I decided to suggest that we should do something about it if we
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were so afraid. However, my companions pointed out that facing that creature was
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not so simple. They explain that, according to reports, shooting him was
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the most extreme action they could take. But even that didn' t guarantee
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security. Those who had tried to attack the creature nicknamed dagger by the sharp
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shape of their fingers had suffered horrible and mysterious deaths. The description of the
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horrors that followed the attempts to confront the creature left me in a chill.
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The bodies found after an encounter with dagger hands had precise and fine cuts,
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as if an invisible blade had performed the work in one stroke. My astonishment
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grew and I asked why these stories were not better known. My companions shared
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the dark secret that, involving the presence of dagger hands, no one could
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speak openly. Of that, the orders of the high command were clear.
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Although the stories were shared among the soldiers, it was strictly forbidden to discuss
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the issue with perdis areas outside the barracks. The superiors were in charge of
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concealing any trace of harm caused by the creature and the countless deaths attributed to
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it were camouflaged under the shadow of drug trafficking violence. The revelation made it
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clear that the presence of that being was linked to a network of secrets and
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silences. No one knew why the orders were so strict or why the high
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command was trying to cover up the creature' s traces. The uncertainty hovered
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over me as I processed the magnitude of the truth my colleagues shared After that
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day I did what they told me and if I saw it, I just
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ignored it. I never knew it was or why the top brass wanted it
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to be a secret. I guess that' s why I have her so
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low on this list. The second story I' m gonna tell isn'
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t gonna say in names or dates for security. Anyway, at that time
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I was commissioned along with a group to deliver food in an area hit by
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a hurricane. Somewhere on the mission. My group was sent to a part
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that had been practically isolated to deliver some things. The difficulty of the terrain
1:10:12
made it impossible to access trucks or vans, so we decided to continue on
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foot. However, the Commander made the controversial decision to cut the road through
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a forest with the promise of a faster route. As we moved forward,
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the density of vegetation increased, indicating that we were too deep in the forest.
1:10:35
We soon realized that we were lost without a clear idea of how to
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return and despite the uncertainty, we continued to move forward, trying to maintain
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the appearance that everything was under control. In the middle of the confusion,
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we met a little boy who seemed to be cutting firewood. As we see
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it, we feel a momentary relief in finding signs of life in the midst
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of the vastness of the forest. However, the attitude of the child puzzled
1:11:03
us. His silent gaze and the absence of words created a collective chill among
1:11:11
us. The commander, trying to get guidance, asked the child about the
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right direction to get to the food delivery site. The child did not sound
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at all, He just looked at us and the discomfort grew, but in
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the absence of options, the commander repeated the question and this time the child
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pointed in a specific direction, indicating the path to the supposed exit. Gratefully,
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we continue to follow the direction indicated by the child. However, we
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barely advanced a few meters. We heard a voice behind us. Another group
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that had been sent in search of ours, had found us turning to answer.
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We noticed something alarming. The path we had been about to follow was
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not leading towards civilization, but was submerging us even further into the forest.
1:12:08
The strangeness of the situation intensified when we realized that there was no trace of
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the boy who had shown us the way. The feeling of bewilderment took hold
1:12:17
of us once safely. The group that found us shared the news that stories
1:12:24
about goblins in the forest were known in the region. According to legend,
1:12:30
these playful creatures enjoyed playing jokes to the unsuspecting and the possibility that the child
1:12:36
was a manifestation of these legends added a new level of restlessness to our experience.
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The last experience I wish to share, even though it has not tormented
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me directly, certainly stands out as one of the most terrifying of my life.
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This episode goes back to my days in a military boarding school, at
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the early age of fifteen. In that inmate I shared the room with a
1:13:01
particular girl who eventually became my best friend. From the beginning, this girl
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shared something surprising with the other roommates. He did not hide the fact that
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something had hit him, although he did not specify what it was. He
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assured that this presence did no harm and, in fact, seemed to want
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to protect her. At first, the other girls didn' t believe him
1:13:30
thinking it was a strategy to stand out or seem interesting. However, that
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first night together revealed the truth in a way that left us perplexed. It
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was about midnight and although I was already used to sleeping in places other than
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my home because of my life in military boarding schools. I couldn' t
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sleep that night. As I was going around in bed, I noticed something
1:13:56
unusual happening resounding on the wooden floor of the bedroom. The rules of the
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Cute boarding school dictated that no one could get out of bed until the next
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day. But what made it even more strange was that the steps did not
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seem to belong to a girl, but rather to an intrigued and somewhat restless
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adult person. I decided to peek out to investigate. At first I didn
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' t see anyone walking and I thought maybe my imagination was playing me a
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bad game. However, the steps persisted and this time, as I appeared
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again, I identified a dark silhouette standing next to my bed, and the
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figure seemed darker than the darkness of the startled room itself screamed, which caused
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all the girls in the room to wake up quickly. I told them what
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I had witnessed trying to put into words the figure I had seen in the
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middle of the night. The tension in the room rose and the girls,
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intrigued and frightened listened attentively as they described the presumption that seemed beyond comprehension.
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After sharing the creepy night experience with my roommates, my friend tried to reassure
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us that she was fine and at that time she could not help but share
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as that mysterious entity had stuck to her since childhood. The story dated back
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to the funeral of one of her paternal grandparents, when she was just an
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overactive and disobedient child. On that sad day, while the adults mourned the
1:15:31
loss of their grandfather, the young and restless girl decided to move away from
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sadness and ran away from the burial without looking. He accidentally fell into an
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open grave panicking. Realizing that she couldn' t get out, the feeling
1:15:46
of being trapped and the fear took hold of her. At that desperate moment,
1:15:53
however, she felt a few hands taking her from the waist and lifting
1:15:58
her up to the surface. She described the experience as if those mysterious hands
1:16:03
had appeared out of nowhere. She could not identify who or who rescued her
1:16:08
from the grave, but she ran back to her parents, believing that everything
1:16:14
was behind her. However, in the following days she realized that something else
1:16:17
accompanied her. At first, he did not fully understand what it was,
1:16:25
but stated that the entity that could take various forms was not bad. He
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usually manifested himself as a tall man, but he could also become shadows of
1:16:36
animals, like a cat or even a snake. Although my friend did not
1:16:42
consider this entity to be malevolent, her family had tried to get rid of
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it by unsuccessful witches and shamans. Despite that, she did not feel upset
1:16:51
about her company, although she sometimes experienced a slight fear and also noticed that,
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when people behaved badly with her, her protective entity intervened and unfortunate things
1:17:00
happened to those who had treated her badly. She shared a shocking example of
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how negative actions toward her had consequences during her time. In elementary school,
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a teacher beat her with a rule for not having completed her homework and that
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same day, during the break, they found the teacher lying in the living
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room. He had a heart attack, but he had not died. Years
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later, the professor revealed that he had seen a shadow that appeared out of
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nowhere and passed through it. He experienced intense depression at that time as if
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his life had lost all meaning and decided to end it. After passing through
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it, the shadow took the form of a pig and the teacher lost the
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memory of subsequent events. At that moment, with the passage of time,
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we all became accustomed to the presence of the mysterious being who adhered to my
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friend, contrary to the initial perception of all. Being never manifested itself as
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negative. The nights spent with the dark figure wandering through the bedroom without causing
1:18:11
any harm to anyone. He was a silent and seemingly harmless spectator, as
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long as he was not given a reason to act. My friend never saw
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being a threat, and eventually we all got used to her presence, accepting
1:18:27
her as part of our unique nocturnal reality. The creature became a sort of
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silent companion and, despite the initial strangeness, we learned to live with it.
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However, there was an incident that revealed the protective nature of the entity.
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One night, a girl from another bedroom sought a fight with my friend,
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even though she avoided the conflict and rejected the confrontation. The other girl
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persisted and hit her. The surprising result was that the next day, the
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assailant did not appear at morning training and it was discovered that one arm had
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been broken and the others in her bedroom recounted an unusual experience. About three
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o' clock in the morning. The room temperature dropped suddenly and all the
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girls witnessed how the aggressor, apparently asleep, began to levitate a meter from
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her bed, Her movements were strange, moving out of the mattress to almost
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touch the ceiling in a shocking turn, the girl stopped levitate falling dry to
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the floor. No one could explain what happened, although as time passed,
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our lives took different paths and I lost contact with my friend and the mysterious
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entity that accompanied her. We' re still in touch and as far as
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I' m aware, he still has it with her. Honestly, I
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' ve always felt it' s not something I' d like to live
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