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Spooky Swamp Short Story

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A faint scream is heard across the murky swamp. It was young boys in the swamp that had lived there for many years people say that if your encounter the little boy that you will be cursed and can never leave this spooky swamp. How do I know this? I know this because I have been running from him for years in this swamp it’s like he’s my own shadow. It was a long time ago I was hunting with my dog and he ran off and my light wouldn’t work then that’s when he appeared by the pond he was coming out of the water after me he had a knife and he tried to stab me but he missed and just cut my arm a little. I ran and I have been running for years with no escape of this curse. This curse must have no ageing because I have been a boy for years. Wait!!
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