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etairay
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Imagine her horror when she (755)
AnnaMayZing
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realised, much too late, that (760)



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana
etairay
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Nothing is as it seems (765)
Unknown User

until you get to know (770)
AnnaMayZing
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How belligerent the inhabitants are (775)



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana
etairay
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Chills ran down her spine (780)
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When she saw the creature (785)
etairay
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Staring at her as if (790)
AnnaMayZing
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Or, at least, its shadow! (795)



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana
etairay
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Yikes! horror what can it be? (800)
AnnaMayZing
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The moonlight through the trees (805)



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana
etairay
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Shone bright like a beacon (810)
AnnaMayZing
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But cast shadows all around. (815)



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana
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And suddenly I became afraid (820)
AnnaMayZing
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Was that just branches creaking?



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana
etairay
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Scared and uncertain, wondering what (830)
Unknown User

bad things may happen to (835)
AnnaMayZing
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her if she stayed there. (840)



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana
Unknown User

Thankfully, she began to run (845)
AnnaMayZing
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But the creature followed her. (850)



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana
etairay
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She gasped and ran off (855)
AnnaMayZing
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Footsteps were rapidly getting close. (860)



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana
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Her heart began to race. (865)
AnnaMayZing
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Then she stopped and turned. (870)



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana
Unknown User

She screamed at the sight. (875)
AnnaMayZing
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The darkness grew and grew. (880)



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana
Unknown User

Wishing she was safely home. (885)
AnnaMayZing
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She stared into the shadow. (890)



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana
Unknown User

And heard an unfamiliar voice. (895)
AnnaMayZing
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"Do I know you, Sir?" (900)



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana