Oct. 25, 2024

Retro Halloween Revelations - Halloween at the Strickfield Funeral Home

Retro Halloween Revelations - Halloween at the Strickfield Funeral Home
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In this supernatural Halloween horror story, Saffron Morningside, formerly Destiny Mirren, returns as Death to confront her past in Strickfield, revealing dark secrets and a chilling encounter.


Retro Halloween Revelations by Rob Fields

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What happens when death returns to the mortal realm with

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unfinished business. On Halloween night, Saffron Morningside, formerly Destiny Miron,

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confronts her past as both an undertaker and a soul reaper.

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In this chilling tale of life and death and everything

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in between.

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There's a hill in the air. Must befall Join me

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for a tale of Falloween.

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You will experience.

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Tales o O ghosts, sandth It is not recommended for.

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The weak at heart. Join me for a Tale of

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an amazing Halloween season. But it's not over yet. Now

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let's head to Strickfield and see what's going on at

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the funeral home. I have a feeling it'll be more

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than you bargain for. After this retro Halloween revelations by

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Rob Fields, I look to my best friend and companion.

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Are you ready, si Anna? Michael smiles and nods quickly.

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I smile back and unlock the French doors to the

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newly erected Strickfield Funeral Home located at thirteen thirteen West

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Harlowe Road. Does this location sound familiar to you? It

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should it. It used to be the former location for

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the Strickfield Drive in Theater before it closed and moved

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to the other side of the village. In a former life,

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I was a mortal known as Destiny Miren. My life

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was one of negativity that my parents had poisoned my

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soul with as I grew up. Hatred, selfishness, and utter

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contempt were all that I had ever felt. It's beautiful,

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Sienna says, our new home is truly a work of art.

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She looks to me. The boss spared no expense, certainly not.

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I agree. In my mortal life, I cared nothing for

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Siena when we first met, but she would become my

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one and only friend. Though I verbally abused and mistreated her,

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she refused to abandon me. Halloween Night of twenty twenty one,

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I sought to commit crimes in order to gain revenge

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on my older sister, Rebecca, whom many of you know

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as Charity. Sienna refused to abandon me even then. Truly

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she was and still is a most loyal friend. In fact,

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it was this very location where we came to enter

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the afterlife. Sienna and I would come before Death himself.

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I learned many things during my reckoning, including how much

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Sienna truly loved me. Death could have made us take

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our final trip across the River Styx. However, this all

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powerful deity saw the damage to my soul that had

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been done in life and offered me a chance at redemption.

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Death appointed me to become his replacement, and Sienna would

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assist me. I knew then that I never wanted to

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be parted from her. For countless years, in traveling through

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space and time, I have claimed many so Sienna would

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help to redeem those who she felt were like me

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in my mortal existence. While I was known as Death,

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my mentor checked upon us every so often. After a

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great many eons, my mentor had decided that I was

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to begin a new undertaking. In fact, that would become

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my new job title. Death knew that Sienna and I

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both desired to exist in the mortal realm again. Finally

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he decided that it should be so. There was only

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one simple catch, however, I myself could never return as

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Destiny Miron, since I still remain as Death and play

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a most important role in the afterlife. To exist in

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the mortal realm, I would require a new body and

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a new name. Just as my mentor had transformed me

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into Death on that Halloween night, so he would transform

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me again. I appear nothing like my mortal self. I

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have a thin body, pale skin, ruby lips, long black hair,

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and dark eyes. As for my clothing, picture a man's

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suit tailored for a female of my stature. I wear

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a pressed white shirt, a gray vest, a black coat

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and trousers and dark shoes. My mentor has also adorned

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me with a new name, Saffron Morningside. Sienna retains her

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mortal identity since she has had many dealings in the

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mortal realm itself. My bond with Sienna has strengthened throughout

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our time in the afterlife together, and I would never

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wish for her to not be by my side. As

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for our new home, money is no object for immortals

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such as ourselves. Sienna and I bought the old Strickfield

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Drive In theater upon coming available for purchase. We paid

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for everything, the demolition of the old theater, the construction

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of our new home, everything furnished within, and the installation

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of the utilities. The Strickfield Funeral Home would be both

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our dwelling and our new professions. As for our duties here,

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I have become the undertaker. You would think that Strickfield

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would have one here already, but it didn't. After the

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previous undertaker had retired. All of the funeral services for

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Feltner County were handled by the undertaker in the neighboring

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village of Pendleton. Sienna and I now fill the Strickfield vacancy.

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Our main purpose is to continue seeking tortured souls and

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to perhaps guide them back to their true paths. Though

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I am still technically known as Death, our boss, the

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original Death, has resumed his duties once more so that

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I may focus upon my own. It's now October of

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twenty twenty four. Sienna and I have been serving the

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village of Strickfield by being available for those who would

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entrust their dead to us. In the beginning, there were

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those who were skeptical about entrusting their loved ones to

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a female undertaker. Nonetheless, they chose to place their trust

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in me. Since I am now the only undertaker in Strickfield,

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it would only be a matter of time before we

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would reach Halloween itself. At the moment, Sienna and I

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have no duties, We again take a tour of our

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new home. It is then that I am aware of

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my assistant. Is something bothering you? I ask? Sienna turns

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to face me. I guess I still haven't forgotten about

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how we died three years ago today. She holds up

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her hands in front of her. I know, I know

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we've been gone from the mortal realm a lot longer

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than that. I smile a little. I knew what you meant,

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my assistant, continue, please, Now that we're back in Strickfield

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and running our funeral home, I guess I just can't

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help remember what brought us to the afterlife, Maybe because

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we're on the very spot where it happened. I fold

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my arms in front of me to be clear. We

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were both departed before we entered what used to be

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the Strickfield Drive in theater. We were run down by

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two automobiles and didn't realize it until we were watching

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movies and came before our boss cnsize you're right as always.

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She raises her finger. I don't know. I'm just getting

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this feeling that something's going to happen here today. I've

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known my companion long enough to understand that when she

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gains her feelings, it's best to listen to her. Is

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it just a feeling or something concrete? I unfold my arms.

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Sienna shakes her head. I just feel it. I can't

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explain what it is. I nod once. It's still early,

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so we may yet see what it is that you feel.

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She smiles. You want me to clean around here again.

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I raise my eyebrow. Are you that eager to work?

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You've already cleaned both the funeral parlor and the embalming room. Naturally,

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your work is satisfactory. I guess I just pride myself

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on being your assistant. She tells me. If you feel

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that you must work, then do what you will. As

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if Sienna's wish becomes granted, we hear the signal at

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the loading area and go there. Two men have arrived

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to deliver the inventory of the caskets I ordered to

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replace the ones previously purchased for other services. Upon signing

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the manifest and rendering their payment, they bring the invent

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inside and unpack it. Once the new caskets are in place,

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the men clean up and depart. In time, we hear

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the bell in the front parlor. Sienna and I walk

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there and see a most familiar man and woman before us.

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They are Brentley and Josephine Miron. In my former life,

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they were my parents. Now they gaze upon Sienna with

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both wonder and bewilderment. Sienna is always smiling and as

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happy as can be. I wonder if they possibly recognize her,

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since she was always by my side when I was destiny, Miren.

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May I be of assistance to you? I ask them.

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Brentley does not speak, Josephine does for him. Yes, we

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need to arrange a funeral. I know we should have

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done it years ago, but I listen as Josephine explains

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to me about destiny Miron. She admits that she and

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Brentley had not always treated death destiny as well as

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they should have. After they finish. I respond, are you

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looking to do just a stone or are you wanting

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a formal funeral for your daughter? Josephine sighs. I kept

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wondering for so long if there was any point. Destiny

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disappeared on Halloween night three years ago. Her body was

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never found. There was a police search. We put posters

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up everywhere offering a reward for information leading to Destiny's location.

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We never heard anything regarding her. Her sigh is dismal.

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We can only assume now that Destiny is gone. If

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she would have run away from home, I'm sure someone

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would have seen her. We even had posters in both

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Shore City and Eerie City. I offer the woman a

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sympathetic smile. If you truly wish to have a funeral

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for your daughter, then we shall discuss it. If not, no,

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she says quickly. We need to do right by our

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youngest daughter and give her something for the way we

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treated her in life. And your eldest I ask, now,

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they both look at me hard. How would you know

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about Rebecca, Josephine demands. Being omnipotent, knowledge is always at

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my disposal. However, I have never forgotten that Rebecca was

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my elder sister. Now she is known as Charity. Even

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to day, she remains a kind and compassionate soul. Perhaps

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I should call upon her in the future and make

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things right. Instead, I simply respond, the Mirons are quite

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known in the village of Strickfield. I am certain it

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is common knowledge that Rebecca and Destiny were both your daughters.

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Their expression softened once more. I suppose you're right, Brentley says,

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but yes, we would like to a range of funeral

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service for Destiny. I nod once, very well, this way, please.

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I bring them to my office and offer them chairs.

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Once they are seated, Sienna offers them hospitality. Upon asking

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for the canned soft drinks in the mini fridge, Sienna

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obliges them. After the Mirons take their drinks, they are

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prepared to discuss funeral arrangements with me. Looking upon them,

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Sienna and I can see that Josephine is most regretful. Brentley,

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on the other hand, only seems to be here at

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his wife's request. When Sienna looks to me with concern,

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I return her look to say that we will address it.

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This is part of our duties here in the mortal realm.

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In addition to owning and operating the funeral home. Siena

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and I listen as Josephine wishes to purchase both a

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tombstone and a casket for Destiny. It's quite clear to

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Sienna and I that Brentley does not wish to oblige her.

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In fact, we can easily see the blackness of his

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soul even to day, he cares nothing for either of

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his daughters. After we discuss figures, I take the couple

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and show them the tombstones and caskets that we offer.

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Josephine immediately chooses the most expensive options for both. Upon

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seeing the seething contempt within Brentley, I look to Siena

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and know that we must address this. I raise my

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hand in front of me before we continue, I feel

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I must speak to you, mister Miron.

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Don't go away weakly. Spooky will be right back.

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Now. Mister Miron appears annoyed. My wife is telling you everything. Yes,

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your wife has done all of the talking thus far.

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I agree, but I offer you the floor if you

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wish to speak. It seems as though something troubles you.

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You might say that I am excellent at reading people.

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He points right at me. Last I checked. You're a

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funeral worker, not a shrink. A shrink requires payments for

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services rendered. I stress, I will listen for free. Now

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he's angered. Did you drop out of Strickfield High to

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come work here as an undertaker? You don't even look

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old enough to be an undertaker. Why should we trust

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our dead to you? You are within your rights to

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call upon someone else to handle your funeral arrangements, mister Miron,

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I raise my finger. Do note that the next closest

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funeral home is roughly thirty eight miles on the west

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end of Pendleton. I lower my hand. Shall I telephone

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there and tell the undertaker to expect you? No, Josephine

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utters quickly, No, we'll conduct our business with you. You

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seem very knowledgeable, though I do agree with my husband

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and you looking like you're still in high school. Then

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Brentley starts on me again. We only came here because

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our other relatives said you did a great job on

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their recent funeral. I think they lied, like I said,

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you're just a kid. Brentley, his wife scolds, stop it.

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We're here for destiny now. When Brentley scoffs her, I

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acknowledged the disdain on Sienna's face and know that enough

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is enough. Have a seat, mister Miron. I offer perhaps

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your wife and I can finalize your daughter's final arrangements

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while you relax. He points hard at me. Don't treat

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me like a child, little girl. I am not angry,

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but I must control this situation. Brentley cries out when

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I shove him with enough force to seat him in

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a chair. Josephine regards me with surprise to the average person,

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I do not appear to be one hundred pounds soaking wet,

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but I am not a mortal. I am Saffron Morningside.

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I am death. Now that I have Brentley's attention, I

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look down upon him. He does not seem so controlling

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and dominant. Now you carry a dark secret within you,

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mister Miron. Again, I offer you the opportunity to speak freely.

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What do you think you're doing, Josephine demands. It's not

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what we're doing, missus Miron. Sienna says, it's what your

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husband is hiding, and it has a great deal to

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do with your daughter's funeral. If you do not feel

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comfortable speaking to me, mister Miron, then perhaps you may

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feel better confessing to the police. Suddenly, Brentley springs from

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his chair and tackles me to the floor. Then he

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grabs my necktie. What the hell do you think you know?

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Huh uh, Brentley, His wife shrieks. I stand to my

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feet and lay hold of him again, placing him back

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into his chair again. I stand before him. When he

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seems ready to attack again, I point at him enough.

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He is the first mortal that I have used my

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disembodied voice with since returning here. Brentley cowers before me.

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What are you? He stammers, Perhaps your salvation, I answer,

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or your reckoning. I regard his wife. At least you

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have shown regret and may yet leave here this very day.

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As for your husband, whether or not he leaves is

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entirely his choice. I regard him again. All you need

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to do is confess your greatest sin. What sin? Josephine,

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Mirin chokes out. I retain my gaze upon Brentley, But

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I answer, Josephine, it was three years ago, on this

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very day, that your husband did something that has tainted

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his soul. Sienna and I both know what you have done, Brentley,

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but it falls to you to confess now he appears

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both apprehensive and fearful. Still he refuses to confess that

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which tortures his soul. My patience is at its end,

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very well, Brentley Miron. Then you leave me no alternative

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but to reveal the dark secret that has plagued your

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soul for three years. Today, I regard his wife. You

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will not like what you hear, for I know that

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you yourself do not know. Then Josephine reveals, I know of

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his extramarital affairs. If that's what you're referring to. Nope,

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Sienna chirps. What your husband did was much worse. Josephine

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approaches her husband. What did you do, Brentley? Brentley roars

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and rises to his feet. He tackles me to the

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floor a second time and starts pummeling me with his fists.

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When he sees that I am neither harmed nor intimidated,

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he quickly removes himself from my body. I rise to

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my feet once more. It has taken you three full

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years to finally come before me to purchase funeral services

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for your youngest daughter. Missus Miron, you have spoken of

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an empty casket, yet your husband knows what became of

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Destiny this entire time. Brentley shows great fear and flees

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to the front door. Upon opening one, he sees a

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setting straight out of his very nightmares. The sky is

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a mixture of red and black and looks like sediments

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of brimstone. The heat seethes into the parlor as we

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all witness the erupting fissures and geysers of hell itself. No,

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Brentley gasps. Then he slams the door. No. Now, he

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turns and faces me. I fold my arms. Are you

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ready to confess your greatest sin? Now? When he still refuses,

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I glance over my shoulder. You may have the honors,

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my assistant. You wish to do something, so you may

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speak of that night, Sienna squeals with delight. You're always

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so good to me. I turn to face Josephine Miron.

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As Sienna comes and stands with me, my assistant speaks, Now,

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it's not quite that time yet today, but it will

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come to mark the three year anniversary that both myself

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and your daughter died. Josephine, as Destiny really did die.

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Our physical bodies were damaged that night to where we

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were considered dead, Sienna answered, our souls didn't actually die, though,

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you see, souls live on forever. So yes, you do

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have something to look forward to after death. Now what

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that is, I can't tell you, not as long as

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you're still mortal. Anyway, Destiny and I were on our

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way to this location in life. Our motives of coming

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here were less than desired. Destiny and I were very

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much alive when we left Denoyer's grill that Halloween night

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to come to the drive in here. However, before we

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could arrive to do the bad thing we had planned,

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a couple of cars came speeding right out of nowhere,

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weaving in and out of both lanes. Destiny and I

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never saw them coming, and till they were right on

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top of us. It was two cars, each carrying four people.

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Sienna points right to Brentley. I remember very well you

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were driving the car that killed me. Josephine gasps again

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and points to her. You're Sienna Michaels, young lady. Your

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parents have been worried, sick, and looking for you for

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these last three years. They remember Destiny coming into their

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house after she got in a fight with your parents.

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You left the house with her. Correction, I left the

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house and followed Destiny. Sienna states, after my parents kicked

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Destiny out of our house, I couldn't just leave her alone.

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You don't do that to your one and only best friend.

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But the fact was you never returned home. Josephine utters,

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how could you do that to your parents? Where did

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you and Destiny go? Hey, it wasn't like we both

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ran away from home, Sienna assures her. Believe me, I

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had every intention of coming back that night. I'm sure

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my parents would have cooled off by then and we

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could have talked about things. But again, Destiny and I

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were both killed that night. After she and I came

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to the drive in which used to be here before

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we built this funeral home, things seemed innocent enough. Destiny

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and I found out quickly that we were both dead

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and in the afterlife when one of the theater ushers, who

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was a ghost, told us that drinking and driving kills

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and that Destiny and I should both know. We didn't

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pick up on it right away. That ghost was trying

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to tell us that that was how Destiny and I

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had died. Josephine looks to her husband. Sienna said, you

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were driving the car that killed her. She gets panicky. Now,

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what did you do, Brentley. Finally the man releases his demon.

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I left the house that night and went to the club.

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You can't imagine how it feels having to put up

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with you every single day. I suppose you know how

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it feels to have a second daughter you never wanted.

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Neither of us wanted Destiny, but we raised her just

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the same. After Destiny stormed out of the house, I

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left and went to the club. A few of the

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boys were there, and we had some drinks. More and

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more the rest of the boys came in. We celebrated

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Halloween the way we used to before you vulturous women

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came along and stole us from our lives. Personally, I

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had known in life that my parents cared nothing for

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one another. At least, my mother was willing to own

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up to having a daughter she had never wanted, even

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though she could be abusive to her at times. As

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for Brentley, he loathed both his wife and me. He

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considered Rebecca his one true daughter until he learned that

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she was not the mirror he was. From there, he

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and his wife banished her from their home. Keep going, Brentley,

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I urge finish your horrifying tale. Yeah, I want to

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hear how this ends from your side of things, Sienna agrees.

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Brentley seems ready to run for the door again, but

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stops upon remembering what awaited him earlier and even now.

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He points right at me. Who the hell are you?

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Are you the devil? Are we in hell? I shake

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my head a little. I am not the devil, nor

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would I ever make such a preposterous claim. But I

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promised my assistant that she could have this moment. Sienna Nah,

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Saffron's not the devil, Sienna confirms she's someone much worse.

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She points to Brentley, You and your drunk friends came

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speeding at us and ran us both over three years

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ago tonight. But you were driving the car that killed me.

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I saw your face before I died. What's more, after

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we crossed into the afterlife, you people just kept right

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on going. You never even stopped. You never even cared.

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She raises her finger. But when the alcohol wore off,

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you remembered what you did, didn't you? All of you did,

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one by one. I would claim all of you, I

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tell Brentley, at least the ones who would not confess

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to their sin. From that Halloween night. Do note that

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only two of you confessed. Because of that, I spared

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them their fates and am allowing them to die of

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natural causes. Do you understand who I am yet? Dad? Mom?

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You're not safe yet. Weekly Spooky will be right back.

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Josephine gasps when she brings her hands to her mouth. Destiny,

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but you you can't possibly be her. You look so different,

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your Saffron morning Side. That's how you introduced yourself. I

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am Saffron morning Side now, Josephine Miron. In a former life,

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I was Destiny Miron, your daughter. Three years ago on

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this day, I lost my mortal life to drunken driving.

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My former father here was driving one of the cars

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that killed us. You heard Sienna when she said that

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dad was the one who killed her. Sienna and I

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have since moved on from that night. Actually been around

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for a great many years and have seen so many

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things together. Sienna continues, Destiny became the new death so

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that she could have an opportunity at redemption and rediscover

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the humanity she never knew because of the way you

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two abused her in life. Believe me, I've learned much

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during the many eons that I have served as the

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grim reaper. I assure them I would never have come

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back to you to claim vengeance for killing us both. Brentley,

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I am about claiming the souls of those whose time

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has come to depart the mortal realm, and making sure

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they arrive safely where they need to be on their journeys.

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But there are souls that are so tainted, so corrupt,

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that there is almost never any redemption for them. Sienna

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points to my former mother. At least you've shown regret,

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missus Miron, and in that you are free to go.

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I assure her, at least for now. Now I regard

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my former father. You had your opportunity to confess your

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greatest sin. Dad, you refused, and now it is much

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too late. You would live another three years, and you

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continued to live as if nothing had happened. On that

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Halloween night. You showed that you never would care, nor

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would you repent your greatest sin. On this day, your

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soul belongs to me. Not only am I the local

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undertaker here in Strickfield, I am death. My former father

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is so scared now that he screams as he turns

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and runs. Where will you go? I call out, behind him.

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Brentley mirror runs throughout the funeral home, looking for any

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means to escape. However, you can never escape me. Yes,

457
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I did mention that my mentor has retaken the mantle

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of death. His role is the traditional one, which I

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did for eons. My role is death now is to

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see whether or not souls who have come before me

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can be redeemed. As I have stated, my mother showed

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regret when it came to not being a good mother

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to me, so I have allowed her to live. As

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for Brentley Miron, he has shown no regret over his

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greatest sin. Now, my former father flees into the basement

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where the crematorium is located. To date, I have yet

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to fire this up for the purpose to which it

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was intended. Those who have come to me for my

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00:33:52.880 --> 00:33:57.319
services have always opted for a traditional funeral. I am

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certain there will eventually be a customer who will wish

471
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for me to use this basement dweller as a final option.

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Brentley screams when the crematorium door suddenly opens and fire erupts.

473
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Do you really think that you shall find any road

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to freedom within this establishment? I call out to him,

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Your corrupted soul belongs to me. Now you might as

476
00:34:24.199 --> 00:34:28.960
well just come and accept your final judgment. Mortal. No,

477
00:34:30.079 --> 00:34:33.800
he screams and runs straight up the stairway that's used

478
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for deliveries. Upon reaching the back doors, Sienna is right

479
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there to open one of them up for him. Oh,

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we won't keep you inside against your wishes, Sir, Brentley

481
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screams again. When he sees initially the same scenery as

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he did at the front set of doors, he turns

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around and runs again. Soon he's finally trapped within the

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room where the caskets are on display for the cust stomers.

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I stand at one entrance and Sienna stands at the other.

486
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Brentley looks at me. Now get away from me. You

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can't have me. Oh, but I already have you, Brentley, Miron,

488
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I say, as Sienna and I both approach him. Brentley

489
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can no longer flee. As I lift him off his feet,

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Sienna opens a nearby casket for me to place him within.

491
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Enjoy your final journey across the River Styx, Brentley Ashford miarn,

492
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I tell him, as he screams when Sienna closes the casket.

493
00:35:39.519 --> 00:35:43.159
Now we turn to my former mother. She is seen

494
00:35:43.320 --> 00:35:49.079
that we have claimed her husband. You killed him, She

495
00:35:49.280 --> 00:35:54.679
chokes out, his soul was dead long ago, I assure her.

496
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Then I point to the front set of doors. One

497
00:35:58.559 --> 00:36:03.239
of them opens for her, revealing her way back into strickfield.

498
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As per my word, Josephine, you may depart, but only

499
00:36:08.920 --> 00:36:12.519
for now. If you do not settle the greatest regret

500
00:36:12.679 --> 00:36:15.599
still haunting your life, it shall only be a matter

501
00:36:15.679 --> 00:36:19.920
of time before I come for you myself. Please do

502
00:36:20.119 --> 00:36:26.039
so while you still can. Josephine nods quickly, then runs

503
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to her freedom. Now Sienna comes and stands with me.

504
00:36:31.280 --> 00:36:34.559
You know, I really thought she would have apologized to

505
00:36:34.599 --> 00:36:38.480
you for the way she treated you in life, she says.

506
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I turn to my soulmate. I am not worried. As

507
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I have stated to her, she still has time. I

508
00:36:47.440 --> 00:36:50.360
only wish for her to settle her greatest regret first.

509
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If she does, then I shall grant her more time.

510
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I look at the closed casket as for him, Sienna,

511
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and I turn to see that the boss has finally

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come for him. The original death tells us that we

513
00:37:06.679 --> 00:37:09.440
have been doing great work in our new roles, and

514
00:37:09.480 --> 00:37:13.360
that we may continue to serve in these capacities. We

515
00:37:13.440 --> 00:37:16.119
thank the Boss as he takes the casket with the

516
00:37:16.159 --> 00:37:20.400
corrupted soul of Brentley Mirn. Sienna and I have done

517
00:37:20.440 --> 00:37:23.840
our work. When she and I came to be in

518
00:37:23.920 --> 00:37:28.159
our new occupations here in Strickfield, we started to once

519
00:37:28.199 --> 00:37:32.719
again enjoy this village and its charms. The entire week

520
00:37:32.760 --> 00:37:36.880
of Halloween, we close the funeral home at dusk and

521
00:37:36.920 --> 00:37:40.639
have partaken in the week long tradition of trick or treating.

522
00:37:41.519 --> 00:37:45.519
Halloween Night itself will be our final night. After we

523
00:37:45.599 --> 00:37:49.800
have finished, then we shall return to Denoyer's Grill to

524
00:37:50.000 --> 00:37:55.639
enjoy those fabulous milkshakes, perhaps a full meal. To those

525
00:37:55.679 --> 00:37:59.000
of you who have heard this tale today, the time

526
00:37:59.079 --> 00:38:03.960
may come when you encounter Sienna and I. If you

527
00:38:04.079 --> 00:38:07.519
come to us with regrets, we may grant you time

528
00:38:07.679 --> 00:38:12.159
to settle them. However, if you come to us with

529
00:38:12.199 --> 00:38:16.719
a corrupted soul and refuse to regret, then you may

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find yourselves crossing the River Styx much sooner than you

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realize in the meantime. Happy Halloween, Well, my Spookyes, I

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hope you enjoyed another trip down Strickfield Lane as much

533
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as I did. A big thank you to Rob Fields

534
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for Tonight's story, I know I enjoyed it, and don't worry.

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This coming Wednesday, there's a big final Strickfield novella just

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for you to enjoy, so make sure you're subscribed you

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wouldn't want to miss it. And tomorrow a new episode

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of Cutting Deep into Horror Drops. It's a podcast all

539
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about to thu ussing why a film can truly and

540
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deeply scare you by digging deep into the film and

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the human psyche. So make sure you tune in tomorrow

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for the terrifying film Last Shift. We are going to

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talk all about the scares involved. And of course we

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have shows running all the way until the thirty first,

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where we have a very special story written by Shane

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Migliovoka to help you celebrate Halloween. And of course, if

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you love what we're doing, we really could use your support,

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month as well as my undead gratitude. It really does

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mean a lot. You can join one hundred and five

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other spookies at Weeklyspooky dot Com slash Join, and I

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and they are Johnny Nick's, Jenny Green, Amber Hansford, Brent McCullough,

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Karen we Met, Jack Kerr, and Craig Cohen. Thank you

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all so much, and if you want to hear your

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a month or higher. But now, my friends, it's time

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for me to get back to work. We have so

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much more fear for your ears. It's not even close

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to finished yet, so make sure you're subscribed. And for myself,

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for my executive producers Rob Fields, Mark Shields and Bobbletopia

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dot com, my producer Dan Wilder, and my composer Ray

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Mattis Well, things are getting awfully creepy, so I'll see

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you tomorrow.

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Thank you for listening.

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Make sure to find your way back next week. But

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for now you are safe, trust me.