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204. The stare.

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JOHN

What made it worse was that there was no fence or gate. No walls. Nothing to keep anything out. Just that weak old house, sitting wide open to the forest, like it had already stopped trying to protect itself.

I couldn’t help but feel sorry for whoever lived there.

I walked up to the door and knocked twice. The wood felt rough and worn under my knuckles. There was no answer. I stood still, listening. All I could hear was the wind moving through the trees. I knocked again, this time a bit ha
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