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Submitted to Contest #283
The Demon in the Woods May 1, 1804 - Let me attempt to explain myself: Only a lunatic would live in the forest. With wild boars, wolves, and wayward highwaymen lying in wait, it is a most unsavory place. This forest is also home to a demon. He can appear as a friendly stranger one moment, a woodland creature the next, and then the devil himself in the blink of an eye. βWhat a strange fantasy,β you say. βWhat a ridiculous superstition! Surely wild animals are responsible for the mauled and dead villagers.β This is when the villagers go quiet...
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