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The wagon jolts, the lights die somewhere in the trees,
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metal scrapes, and a voice reminds you rules are rules.
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Then a skeleton drops and axe swings, and the hay
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beneath your boots turn slick. Climb off this wagon and
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you'll never climb back on.
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There's a shiel in the air. Must befall.
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Join me for a.
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Tale of Halloween. You will experience tales of over ghosts,
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and dam it is not recommended for the weak at heart.
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Join me for a tale of foul.
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Is weekly spooky. Hello, my spookys. October is moving right along,
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and I'm here with a little more spooky to keep
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you going. And of course we have a little bit
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join them. But as for tonight, the night air smells
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like hay and wood smell. We've headed outside of strick
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Field for a Halloween thrill. Laughter echoes across the farm
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as the last wagon fills up, and everyone settles in
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for some harmless spooky fun. But out there, past the
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cornfields and under the moon, not everyone along the ride
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is simply a machine, they say. The Pendleton Haunted Hayride
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runs on rules, simple ones meant to keep you safe.
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But no one is safe tonight, especially you. Halloween Haunted
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Hayride by rob Fields. The suv moved along State Route
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one on Halloween night, not a single car appeared in
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several minutes. Colette Miron was driving with three friends. How
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much longer? Olivia Brandt asked him, back, we just entered Pendleton,
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so probably soon. Colette answered, we have to stop and
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pick up Reed before we head there. Didn't somebody in
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here say Reed had a new girlfriend pres Barnsley, Olivia's
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boyfriend asked, Yeah, I thought somebody said that too. Olivia
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said I did. Colette admitted, Read and me still keep
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in touch. Even though his families moved to Pendleton last summer.
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He still drives to Strickfield University for classes most every day.
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I know you dated him briefly, Olivia said, we tried it,
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but we just didn't work. Colette answered, we're much better
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off as friends. She glanced to the passenger side. Besides,
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I'm already seeing someone. She moved her hand to take
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hold of Danny Hurley's. Anyway, Reid said he wanted to
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come with us tonight, and he has a new girl.
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He wants to bring along another new girl already. Danny
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asked who is she? Colette shrugged, I don't know. Reid
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met her at Lynn Marie's Coffee on Maine here in Pendleton.
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He talked to her and got a date with her
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for tonight. Her name is Alicia, and he says she's
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all right. Collette made a few turns before pulling in
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to Reed's driveway. The group waited until the front door opened.
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Reed Nevin came out with a young woman. Soon the
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two of them were at the suv. Olivia opened her
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door to let them come in. Reid climbed in back
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where the cargo space was to let the new girl
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sit with Olivia and Press. Guys, this is Alicia Carruthers.
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Reid told the group she just got here from Erie
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City a couple of days ago. Olivia raised an eyebrow,
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Erie City that's hundreds of miles away. Alicia laughed a little.
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I'm not actually living here. I'm on loan from the
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Eerie City Asylum. There's a person at the juvenile detention
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center here that's giving the staff a hard time. That
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person has a history of heavy drug use, so I
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was brought in to help one of the doctors. If
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he deems the kid needs to be in asylum care,
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then that's where I come in. Oh wow, Press said uneasily.
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You can't tell us the person's name, Olivia asked. Alicia
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shook her head. Can't rules or rules it's the whole
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confidentiality thing in all. Seriously, Olivia persisted, what if this
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kid is some deranged lunatic or something. Alicia held her position.
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Sorry again, rules rules. When everybody was seated, Colette pulled
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out onto the street and drove the car until they
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saw the parking lot. Here we are Spencer's farm, she cheered.
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I'm really looking forward to going on the Pendleton Haunted
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hay Ride with you, guys, Reed said excitedly. I did
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it last weekend, just for something to do when I
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was bored at home. Reid explained that the attraction only
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had live people to drive the tractors for the hay
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rides themselves. There were no live actors inside the Haunt,
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only animatronic scenes. With all the money this farm makes,
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I can see how Spencer himself could afford animatronics. Collette
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said that, and he doesn't have to pay the animatronics.
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Olivia leaned forward a little and grinned. Is that part
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of the mirror in ways? Colette rolled her eyes. Oh,
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listen to you. For the record, I don't know the
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mirror and ways one. My parents have yet to teach
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me those two, probably because my parents are among the
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very few in the gated community that aren't greedy. Olivia
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laughed a little and padded Collette's arm. Anything you say, girlfriend,
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Collette groaned and gave Olivia the finger. Then she turned
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into the gravel parking lot, where someone was wearing a
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safety vest and waving a flashlight to direct her into
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a parking spot. When Collette cut the engine, everybody got out.
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From there, the group saw the little country store, the
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food trucks, and the ticket booth. You guys, they actually
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make real caramel apples out here on site. Reid said,
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they're really good. They probably get the apples sent over
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from Redmont's orchards in Strickfield. Press guest, I know Spencer's
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farm doesn't grow apples. The group reached the ticket booth
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and paid their money. After going into the country store,
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they came back out with their caramel apples and got
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in line. They talked about things amongst themselves. Even Alicia
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got in on the conversations. Time seemed to pass quickly
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in line because they were finally getting on their hay wagon.
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As it turned out, they were the last ones to
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be seated and were at the rear. The tractor driver
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turned in his seat and spoke into a megaphone about
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the rules. He finished by saying, under no circumstances are
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any of you to leave the wagon at any given time.
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Failure to follow these rules will result in you being
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ejected from the premises without a ref He turned back
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around and waited a little bit before driving the tractor
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and wagon. Before long, the tractor and wagon entered what
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appeared to be a dark forest. Some of the riders
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made sounds of being scared. The tractor kept moving until
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everybody felt the sudden stop. Lights seemed to come on
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from everywhere. On either side of them, there were tons
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of tombstones. Nothing happened, however, boring Olivia muttered. Olivia found
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herself regretting her comment when a huge skeleton dropped seemingly
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out of nowhere and screamed to make nearly everybody in
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the hay wagon add their own to the choir. The
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skeleton's eyes and heart glowed like the creature had come
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from the pits of hades itself. Then the skeleton moved
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its arms around, making mostly the females scream. After a
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short time, the skeleton ascended upward before the lights in
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its eyes and heart dimmed. Alicia gulped to herself, that
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was scary. Then she saw Reid laughing it up. What's
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so funny? I told you all I came out here
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last weekend, He reminded her. It's gonna be fun watching
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all of you scream. If you think that skeleton was scary. Well,
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the wagon took off in the darkness again. When one
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of the riders sitting next to Alicia took his smartphone
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out and started flashing the lights around. The wagon stopped.
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Then the tractor driver spoke on the megaphone again. No
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phone flashes, put it away, last warning. The guy reluctantly
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put his phone away, but he muttered under his breath.
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I paid my money. I can do what I want.
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Alicia surprised everybody by suddenly pointing right at him. No,
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you will not, She pointed to the tractor driver. You
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heard what he said. Rules are rules. They're in place
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for a reason. When the guy was ready to give
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more attitude, Alicia reached out and clutched his throat. He
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tried to move her hand, but her grip was surprisingly
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able to keep him in place. She leaned in and
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glared right into his eyes, even though it was dark,
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the guy could easily see Alicia again. Rules are rules? Okay, okay,
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the guy uttered, fear in his voice. Alicia let go
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of him and returned to read. I think you just
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became my personal hero, hon he told her. Alicia took
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his hand. Rules are rules. It seems like we're never
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taught that enough at the asylum. That's how incidents and
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accidents happen when you don't follow the rules. The others
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heard the guy's girlfriend mutter to him, idiot. The wagon
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suddenly stopped again. Lights came on, Just like at the
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first scene, they were in what appeared to be a
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western town. Several of the riders gasped when they heard
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crickets chirping. Even though the sounds were likely coming out
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of hidden speakers, they still scared the writers. Suddenly, the
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tavern nearby burst into flames. Then an animatronic man came
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running out, screaming as he burned before he fell over
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on the patio. The writers screamed even more when a
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flaming skeleton appeared and spoke to the dead man.
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Fool, did you really think you could escape your fate?
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The disembodied voice uttered.
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Now you shall spend all eternity burning for your sins.
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The head turned and glared at the riders.
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Now, and so shout, all of you daring to enter
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my ghost town.
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The hand pointed at them.
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Now, did no one tell you of the legend of Hellgate?
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If they did not, it is much too late. Now
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you shall join this man in his fate.
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Many screams were heard when the skeleton uttered long peals
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of horrible laughter. They screamed even louder when the rest
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of the buildings suddenly burst into flames.
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Welcome to my world now.
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The skeleton bellowed and laughed even more menacingly. When the
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hayride continued, the group saw the flames die down and
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go out. When they were far enough away, Olivia tapped
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Reid's hand. Does it get much worse than that? Reid chuckled,
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I ain't ruining the surprises. Olivia growled a little. She
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calmed down when Press put his arm around her. When
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she turned his way, they shared a brief kiss. Then
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Danny took Colette's hand. You okay, he asked her. She nodded.
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I got scared real good, but I'll be okay. The
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wagon came to another sudden stop. What appeared to be
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the inside of a crypt. Coffins seemed to be everywhere.
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They were motionless vampires and victims. In the scene. A
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soundtrack played depicting what sounded like a horrible vampire massacre.
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As it reached its spine chilling climax, a huge animatronic
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vampire that appeared to be half transformed between human and
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bat suddenly appeared from seemingly out of nowhere and screeched
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a horrible screech. You long to me now, the animatronic said.
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Your lives as you knew it are over. Now you
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shall learn to enjoy your new lives here as members
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of the undead.
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When the creature began flapping its wings wildly, more screams
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could be heard. Soon the hay ride continued. You okay,
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Alicia Coleede asked, seeing her taking short, quick breaths. How
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can you even be scared anyways? Olivia asked, You work
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in an asylum. I would think you'd be used to it.
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Alicia pointed at her, You never get used to it.
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She lowered her hand and leaned in. I can tell
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you stories about that place that'll make your very skin crawl.
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No joke, Everybody remained quiet as the wagon continued to
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move as before. It stopped again. Suddenly the lights blazed
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on to reveal what appeared to be a carnival scene.
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There was some laughter when a few of them pointed
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out the sign that read Strickfield Carnival. They knew that
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the neighboring village was used because of all the legends
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surrounding the former carnival there. Also, they likely lived in Strickfield.
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Isn't something supposed to be happening, Olivia muttered, it's probably
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another surprise. Danny guessed, it's been a good two minutes now,
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Olivia pointed out. Then Colette and Alicia shrieked when someone
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suddenly appeared at the end of the wagon beside them.
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It was the tractor driver. Sorry, if I scared you, folks,
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I assure you I ain't the scare you good people
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paid money for. I'm gonna go check on it real quick.
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Yeah.
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I could just keep right on going, but you all
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paid good money. Remember, stay right here in the wagon.
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This'll only take a second. When the driver turned and
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went into the carnival scene, Olivia acted, now's our chance,
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you guys, She said, to where only her immediate group
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could hear her? You mean you want to get off
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the ride, Colette asked. Olivia smiled with a hint of mischief. Yeah,
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we can make our own way around this place and
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make it worth the twenty five dollars we each paid