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Boots thud on the roof, a laugh slides down the vents,
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and somewhere in the aisles, a filthy Santa is whispering
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names like prayers or sentences. Allison came for one last gift,
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and she's about to learn what the naughty list really means.
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How did you get in here? Oh? What's that? You
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want to be scared? Come with me? This is Weekly Spooky. Hello,
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my Spooky is I'm your host and narrator, Enrique Kuto.
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And yes it is Friday and you've already had the
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cutting deep into horror episode. But I'm here with something
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extra for you to unwrap, a brand new scary tale
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of Christmas chaos from our very own Bruce Haney. It
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will chill your veins and then warm your heart. But
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before we get to that, I want to say thank
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you all so much. As we head into Christmas time,
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so much fun has been had, so much fear has
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been shared, and I'm just honored to be a part
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of your holiday season. I hope these shows are helping
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you along as you wrap gifts, shop, work long hours,
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or travel to see your family. Make sure you're subscribed,
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because we don't stop with the Christmas content until our
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final show on Christmas Eve, and even then nothing truly stops.
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We have a lot planned for New Year's as well,
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dot com slash Join. But now, as for tonight, what
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if the naughty List isn't a joke, not a cute threat,
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not a wink and a warning. What if it's a
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real ledger kept by something that doesn't for give, doesn't forget,
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and only comes out when the world is covered in
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snow and pretending everything is warm. On Christmas Eve, one
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store stays open late, and the parking lot lights turn
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the falling flakes into static. The bells you hear aren't decorations,
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The footsteps on the roof aren't the tiny reindeer you're expecting.
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And sometimes the Santa in the corner of your eye
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is too tall, too still and smiling because he already
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knows your name. And if You've been good for goodness sake,
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So lock your doors, keep your receipt, and don't look
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back down the aisle, because tonight's tail isn't about Santa,
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It's about the naughty. The Naughty Claws by Bruce Haney.
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He scrounged through the trash looking for something to eat,
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but as usual, the dumpster was only filled with toys
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that didn't make the grade. He shoved a few in
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his bag, thinking they might be useful. If not, he
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could at least burn them for warmth. He also found
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a red hat with white fur around the brim. It
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was a bit worse for wear, but it made him
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smile as it got him one step closer to a
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full Santa suit. Under the hat was something that really
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excited him and got his evil brain coming up with
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all sorts of ideas. It was a thick book that
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read two thousand and thirteen Naughty List, Area four nine two.
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He quickly shoved it in his bag, no longer thinking
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about food. Yes, he had a plan, something evil with
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the decade old book, something that would truly upset the
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jolly old fat Man. He was interrupted by a crunching
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sound in the packed snow followed by dragging. He knew
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from years of living out in the elements what that
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sound was. He turned around and looked at the little
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guy dragging the large sack. He tried to run, but
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wasn't fast enough, and in a few seconds the elf
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was caught and then torn in two. I guess I
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will be eating tonight. He threw the broken and mangled
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body of the poor elf into his bag and then
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searched through the contents of the sack that he had
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been carrying. Inside he found a worn out pair of
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the fat man's trousers. This made him smile. He now
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had a full Santa suit, a naughty list, and all
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the things he needed to ruin Santa's good name. His
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smile widened when he found the half bottle of barbecue sauce.
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Barbecue l what a treat. It was Christmas Eve and
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Allison was struggling to decide if she should pick up
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her keys or a razor blade. She had been promising
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herself all year that she would finally go through with it.
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It wasn't like she was that far in life. She
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was only twenty four, and deep down she knew she
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could turn things around. But these were supposed to be
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the good years, right, Life surely is supposed to suck
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the worst at the end, when our bodies fall apart
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and our hearts explode. No wonder I have no friends,
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she thought. All my thoughts are depressing. Why would anyone
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want to hang out with me? But then there was Sarah,
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her aunt, the one person in her family she still
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talked to, the one person she thought would care if
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she made the razor blade choice instead of the key choice.
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Alison grabbed her keys. She was going to go see
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her aunt like she had for the last few Christmas Eves.
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But first she would need to find a store, as
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she had neglected to buy her aunt a Christmas gift. Yet.
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She climbed into her Ford Focus hatchback and drove around.
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Everything is closed, she muttered as she passed another dark
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department store. The first business she saw open was a
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Chinese restaurant. She knew an order of sweet and sour
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chicken was not a Christmas gift, but she figured possibly
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she could get a gift card. Did her aunt even
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like Chinese food? Everybody likes Chinese food? Right? But as
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she pulled in, the lights turned off, followed by the
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open sign Alison looked at the clock on her radio
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eight pm. Fuck is every business Christian owned in this town?
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Alison pulled out her phone and googled atheist businesses. She
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wasn't exactly anti Christian, but like to believe there was
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no God. She heard that things were bad in the
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afterlife for those who kill themselves in that particular religion.
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The search engine's AI overview got its wires crossed. It
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listed Chick fil A as one. She deleted her search
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and replaced it with what's open near me and scrolled
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past the AI overview to find a list of a
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few open places. One was a cigar shop, one was
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a strip joint, and then finally she found something useful,
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Jonathan's Discount Store. She had never been there before and
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it didn't sound too promising. She thought, maybe I could
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build a snack bag or something. What were her aunt's
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favorite snacks. God, I am awful, she thought, the one
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person that cared about me, and I don't even know
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if she's a Reese's Lady or a Snicker's goal. She
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thought about driving home and giving up. Maybe the razor
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blade was the correct choice after all. When she pulled
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into the parking lot, she saw that yes, indeed, the
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store was open, and there were many just like her
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who had put their shopping off to the last minute.
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She took the second to last open space in the
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parking lot and then made her way in. This was
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not an atheist's store. Out front, on one side of
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the door was a giant inflatable Santa, and on the
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other side was an even larger inflatable Jesus on the cross.
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That's wild, she said to herself as she walked past
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them and into the store. Moments later, a large thud
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was heard on the roof above her. Maybe it's Santa Claus.
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A young clerk who was sweeping up said, I'm sure
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Santa can land his sleigh a little softer than that.
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An old man with a baseball hat that declared old
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Guy's rule on it added unless he was drunk. An
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obviously intoxicated guy in a Christmas sweater said. Something caught
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her eye about the clerk, so she looked back and
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noticed his name tag, which read Reuben. But what she
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saw under his black smock that read Jonathan's Discounts was
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what got her attention. He was wearing a Harley po shirt.
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She didn't think anyone was cool enough in this town
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to know about her favorite folk punk, depressive horror band.
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He also sported a spiked barbell through the cartilage of
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his right ear. Cool share, she said, and continued her
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mission to find something anything for her aunt. Up on
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the rooftop, the dingy, red suited fake Santa got out
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of a beaten up old sleigh. As he walked by it,
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he pet one of the three formerly retired reindeer that
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led his sleigh. The tired animals looked well past their
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prime with their gray fur and worn down antlers. The
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fact that they were able to move the giant man
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was impressive, as he was seven feet tall and well
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over four hundred pounds. The giant Man turned around and
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walked back to the sleigh. He almost forgot his bag.
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Much like his outfit and sleigh, it was worse for wear.
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One might call them hand me downs from the big
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Man himself, but it wasn't exactly true. He had to
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scrounge for everything he had after being unceremoniously kicked out
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after he suggested that they start taking the NAUGHTI list
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more seriously. You ready to do your part, he asked
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the elf who still sat on the sleigh. Yes, Surrey,
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naughty Claus. In the store, Allison was struggling to find
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something for her aunt. She stared at the wine and
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knew her aunt was a connoisseur and that she had
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no idea what she liked. She didn't know if Pinot
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noir fans also drank Merlowe's or vice versa. What else
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did she know about her aunt? She was completely blanking.
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Whenever they hung out, they mostly talked about her. Ugh,
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why am I so self centered? She knows everything about me,
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but I know nothing about her. I suck. Excuse me,
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a man said, snapping her out of her self deprecating thoughts.
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She looked over at the man, who was in his
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mid forties. He wore an ugly Christmas sweater that said
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just looking for a little hoe Ho ho, I said,
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excuse me, the obviously drunk man repeated. Alison stepped out
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of his way and continued down the aisle. Hey, he said.
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As she walked away. Alison turned around. He held up
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a couple of bottles. Want a party? No, I'm trying
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to cut down on going home with strangers that I
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meet at discount department stores on the eve of Our
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Lord's birthday. She followed that up with the one finger salute.
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He had no response, but she heard a laugh from
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behind him. It was Reuben, the worker with the Harley
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Pose shirt hidden under his smock. Allison smiled at him,
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and he smiled back. In the back storage area, Naughty
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Claus in the dingy red suit was struggling to drag
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the large red bag down the stairs. It was just
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too large for the space. He tried yanking hard while
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using his hands to squish the side, but nothing was working,
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so he reached inside to move things around and pulled
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a few out, including an old fashioned wooden Christmas tree
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that had been sharpened into a spike and two vintage
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metal toy trains that were linked by six inches of
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Christmas lights like they were festive nunchucks. With those few
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things removed, he was able to pull the bag past
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the area where it had been stuck. Before placing the
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toy trains back in the bag, he practiced his nunchuck skills.
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When he arrived at the bottom of the stairs, he
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saw a young woman sitting at a table eating a sandwich.
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He didn't know if she was on the list or not.
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She started screaming when she saw him. His seven foot
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frame and frost bitten skin made him look terrifying, which
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with the ugly, worn out red suit was absolute nightmare.
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Fuel Ho ho ho oh, he said in a poor
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attempt to calm her down. She didn't calm down, and
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he knew the screaming wasn't good. He didn't want all
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the shoppers in a panic, yet sh stop that noise.
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She didn't. He reached into the bag and pulled out
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a red slingshot and a small pouch of marbles that
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he had used a few times to shoot puffins for food.
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She tried to get up, realizing she was in danger.
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He shushed her again, giving her one last chance. She
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didn't calm down, so he shot her in the face
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with the marble. The pain was intense as it hit
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and put a small dent in her forehead, but it
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was not at all lethal. That's when she decided to run.
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He continued his onslaught. Even with his rapid fire. He
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was a damn good shot, and he hit her multiple
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times in the back of the head, but he did
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no real damage until he hit her ear, putting a
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hole through her right ear lobe, which made him laugh
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With his large gait. It only took him a few
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seconds to catch up to her. If the people shopping
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hadn't heard her screams before, they certainly heard the noise
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she made as he grabbed her by the fresh hole
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in her ear. Then he pulled out the nautilust of
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two thousand and thirteen and held it out. The book
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opened on its own and flipped rapidly before stopping on
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a page of names where Daleen Armstrongs lit up Next
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to it. It said minor incident lied about doing her homework.
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The Naughty Claws smiled and pulled out another small sack
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from his bag. This one had coal written on it.
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He pulled out what looked like an old M eighty
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that was painted black with coal stenciled on the side.
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He found them with a box of old lawn darts
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in the vault of band Toys. For a time, Santa
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had thought it was appropriate to give children fireworks as
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a Christmas present. He pulled on her ear low, causing
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her to scream even louder. This was unfortunate for her
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because this allowed him the opportunity to throw the M
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eighty in her mouth. He tried to back away before
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the explosion, but there wasn't enough time before it went off,
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so he was showered in blood gore and there was
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some panic in the store caused by the sound of
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the explosion, and people made their way to the front door,
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only to find it blocked by a van. On top
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of the van sat in Elf, who just laughed and laughed.
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He too looked unkempt and frostbitten, just like the evil Santa.
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What the fuck? A young man with green hair said,
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we're trapped. A lady with a cart full of discounted
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Christmas decorations yelled. Alison looked on. She knew she was
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likely in danger, but it didn't bother her. She didn't
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care if she lived or died, and this made that
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thought even more crystal clear. But she did find herself
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smiling and glad that she hadn't killed herself yet. This
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might just be the most interesting thing to happen in LaGrand, Oregon.
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At the back of the store, the double action doors
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swung open, with the knotty claws holding one door with
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each hand as he peered out. These doors were designed
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for forklifts to go through, but at his size, he
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still had to duck his head to walk through. Once
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he did, he stood up straight and his head was
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nearly as high as the large sign behind him that
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read Produce. He then opened the book and flipped from
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page to page before settling on one that said Charles Casin.
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At the front of the store, they all scattered. Allison
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ran towards the customer service desk and leaped over the counter,
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where she found Reuben hiding. He looked at her, and
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she looked back at him, not knowing what to say.
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He complimented her on her full punk shirt. Cool shirt.
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She looked down, not remembering what shirt she had on.
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It featured the Bridge City Sinners. Thanks I made a
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trip to Portland to She was interrupted by an awful
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wailing sound of somebody at the back of the store,
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which she could only imagine were being ripped apart by
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all the commotion they were making. A moment later, the
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screaming stopped and they heard something heavy being thrown to
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the ground. They assumed it was the dead body of
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the person who had been doing all the yelling. We
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can share folk punk stories later. Best to be quiet
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in a situation like this, Ruben offered. Allison shook her
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head in agreement. The naughty Claus walked over the dead body,
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whose limbs went in unthinkable directions, and looked for the
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next person on his list. He glanced at the book
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one more time before closing it. The name was Allison Wurtzell.
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He scanned his surroundings. He didn't have some kind of
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laser eye computer system where he could just look at
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a person and it gave him their name and all
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their details, like it was some kind of monitor. All
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he had was the ability to look at a person
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and know their name. Santa Claus didn't even need the book.
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He could look at a person, know their name, what
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list they were on, and if they were a cat
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or dog person. The magic, as they called it at
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the North Pole, affected each of them differently. The lady
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hiding behind her shopping cart in front of him might
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be on the list. He wasn't sure, as the book
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wouldn't tell him until he took care of it Alison first.
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As he walked by the cart, the old lady pulled
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out her stun gun and tried to shock him. He
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stopped and turned towards her and bent down, getting right
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in her face, so close that she gagged from his
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rotten breath. Ho ho ho, he said, and smiled. She
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gave a slight smile back. Merry Christmas, she said, then
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followed it with Santa. That was a mistake. His smile
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turned into a scowl and revealed his cracked teeth and
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his blue frost bitten gums. He then stood back up,
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reached into his sack, and slammed the wooden Christmas tree
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toy he had sharpened through her skull. He thought to himself,
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if I wasn't on the naughty list before, I certainly
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am now. This thought brought a huge smile to his face.
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Why do you get to have all the fun? A
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voice behind him said, He knew the voice. Have your fun, Sprinkle,
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Nobody's stopping you. He said to the elf, I hate
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that name. It's your name. That was Santa's name for me.
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I told you I'm Zeke. Now, twinkle claws, the monstrous
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Santa Claus wannabe spun around and grabbed Zeke in one hand.
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Never say that name again. The elf pulled out a
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sharpened wood chisel. I'll kill you, motherfucker. The Naughty Claus laughed,
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and the elf joined him, Huh, we're looking for Alison Wurtzel.
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Naughty Claus said, help me find her, and I'll let
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you get a few good stabs in before I break her.
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Where is she, Zeke asked. Naughty Claus closed his eyes
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and held out his hand and moved it around, and
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then stopped and pointed at the customer service desk. Zeke
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ran in that direction with his sharpened chisel out and
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jumped to leap over the counter, but only smashed into
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the side of it. Behind the counter, Alison and Reuben
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were startled. She jumped up to run, but Reuben was
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a bit in shock, so she grabbed him by the
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wrist and pulled him up. As she did, the elf
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climbed up to the top of the counter and pointed
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his chisel at her. Merry Christmas, he said, and then leaped.
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She looked around for something to fight back with. She
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settled on a carton of cigarettes. A thought jumped into
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her head. If my aunt hadn't given up smoking, this
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would have been the perfect gift. She smacked the little
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guy hard enough to knock him back to the other
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side of the counter. She yanked on Reuben's wrist as
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they exited the area, only to find themselves standing right
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in front of the foe Santa. The naughty claws grabbed
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her by the neck and began lifting You have been
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a bad, bad girl. Reuben held on to her hand
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and tried to hold her back, but when he heard
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the gurgle in her throat, he knew he was only
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making things worse, so he let go and ran off.
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She struggled in his arms, flailing her legs and punching
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at the giant hand that held her neck. It wasn't
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going well. Her eyes were beginning to bulge, and she
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felt herself passing out. Hey, you said I could get
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a little stabby Zeke, the elf said. Naughty Claus looked
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at him, sighed, and began lowering her just enough so
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that she could stand on her tippy toes. It wasn't
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much relief, and then once the elf stabbed her in
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the ankle, it wasn't any relief at all. With his
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hand still around her throat, she couldn't even scream. After
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a sudden loud noise, though he released her. She took
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a moment to get a good breath and then kicked
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the elf as hard as she could. He flew back,
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stood up and vomited on the floor clean up on
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Aisle four. Allison yelled as she turned to see why
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the Naughty Claus had stopped its attempt on her life.
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Reuben had returned and hit him with a new shovel
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from housewhere on his third swing, the Naughty Claus caught
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the shovel and swung it up in the air. Ruben
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hadn't let go, so he went flying along with it,
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going four feet back and knocking over a display of
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stacked twelve packs of soda and a cardboard cutout of
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Santa enjoying a can. Naughty Claus turned his attention back
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to Alison, but she was already moving away and heading
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towards Reuben, who had jumped up and ran toward the
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back of the store. Are you coming or are you
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just going to keep getting sick? Next to the potato chips,
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Naughty Claus asked, Zeke, I'm coming. I'm coming, he said,
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and followed. As Naughty Claus made his pursuit of Ruben
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and Alison, they were running through the toy section. When
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they caught up with them, Naughty Claus had to slouch
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to go under the sign that announced the area as
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toy Land. Fuck, Allison said, looking back to see that
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Naughty Claus was catching up. I know. Ruben responded, He's
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just so damn tall that his steps are like four
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of ours. Allison began knocking down board games in an
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attempt to slow him down. Ruben followed by knocking all
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the action figures on his side down. Before they left
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the aisle, Allison noticed something that interested her, so she
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grabbed it and shoved it in her pocket. The games
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and figures barely slowed down Naughty Claus, as he didn't
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even try stepping over them. He just walked on the
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boxes and figures like it was nothing. There has to
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be another way out of here, Allison said through the
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back room. The two of them ran in that direction
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and got to the double doors, but Naughty Claws got
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there first. He caught Reuben by the wrist and Allison
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by the shirt. She pulled as hard as she could,
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and the cloth of her top slipped through his fingers.
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She ran through the doors, keep going. Ruben yelled after her.
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As the doors were swinging closed, she got a glimpse
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of him picking up Reuben, but then she heard an
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alarm sound to her right and saw three of the
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other shoppers leaving through the emergency exit. She ran outside,
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then stopped. She couldn't let this Santa Wanna Bee kill
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the one other potentially cool person in town. But then
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she saw something that would help her. She smiled big
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and made her way towards it. Maybe this would be
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the thing that redeemed her sh Reuben was fighting as
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hard as he could in Naughty Claw's arms when the
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doors flew open as Allison drove the small fork lift
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out at full speed and put both blades directly into
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Naughty Clause's stomach. He screamed in agony and let Reuben
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drop to the ground. She then lifted the forks and
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him off the ground. His painful growls intensified, and then
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when she dropped the forks again, she repeated the up
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and down action until he stopped making any sounds at all.
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When the police arrived, they searched the entire store and
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the roof, but the elf was never found, and neither
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was the rotten sleigh or the aged reindeer. When all
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was said and done, Ruben walked Allison to her car.
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It was nice meeting you, he said, it could have
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been under better circumstances. Don't you think true? What are
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you doing now? I'm going to my aunt's apartment, she said,
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it's like a tradition. Cool. So did you get what
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you came for, Ruben asked. In fact, I did, she said,
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while reaching into her pocket, five finger discount. Huh. I
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hope it doesn't put me on the naughty list, she laughed.
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I didn't know what to get her when I first
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got here until I saw this. Then she held up
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a regular box of playing cards. When I was young
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and my aunt would take me over for sleepovers, it
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was the best. With my parents fighting all the time,
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it was such a relief. Typically we would watch movies,
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do some baking. But my favorite times were when she
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brought out her old fold up card table and we'd
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play a game called Garbage, easy game. All you need
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is one deck of cards. It didn't take a lot
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of thought to play, so we would play for hours
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and she would let me talk about all the things
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that were going on in my life. You know, I
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see my aunt every year still, but ever since I
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was twelve and she told my mother that I was cut,
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I stopped opening up to her, and in retaliation, I
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threw that deck of cards into her garbage disposal. She
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had to have a repair man come out and fix it.
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It was the only time she ever got mad at me.
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I'm sorry you've had such a rough life. It is
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what it is. The funny thing though, I was a
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good kid. I strived to be the best at everything,
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so I imagine the only thing that could have got
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me on the naughty list was those damn cards. She
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smiled to herself and got in her car, started it up,
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and went to back out. It was nice meeting you, Allison,
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Ruben yelled. Yeah, then why haven't you asked for my number?
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Ruben smiled and she put the car back in park.
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He punched her number into his phone as she told
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it to him, and he sent a text that said,
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I'm so glad I finally met the coolest woman in town.
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When her aunt opened her door and saw how beat
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up Alison was, she couldn't help but shudder. Are you okay?
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Alison reached into her pocket and handed her the deck
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of cards. Merry Christmas, Aunt, Sarah, she said, while holding
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back tears. Merry Christmas, Allison, her aunt said, and hugged her.
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That's when Alison broke down and she started to cry,
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as did her aunt, who held her until they both
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calmed down. What happened to you a lot? Okay, Aunt,
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Sarah said, let me get out the old card table
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and we can talk it all out. Alison smiled and
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followed her aunt into her apartment. She helped set up
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the old table that probably hadn't been used since they
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last played twelve years ago. Her aunt listened to her
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as she told her all about her crazy night and
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then about her thoughts of ending it all. They both cried,
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they both hugged, and Alison won the game. When Alison
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went to the spare room to sleep, like she always
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had when she had spend the nights there as a child,
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she got into bed and slept soundly as she, for
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the first time in a long time, wasn't thinking about
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ending her life. And that's where we're leaving it tonight,
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my spookies, with snow in the air, fluorescent lights buzzing
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like angry bees, and the uncomfortable feeling that somewhere out
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there a sack might just have gotten a little heavier.
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So do me a favor before you go to sleep,
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double check your locks, keep the tree lights on, and
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if you hear bells outside, don't assume that they're festive,
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and make sure you're subscribed, because tomorrow here on the
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Weekly Spooky Feed, we unwrap our final Christmas marathon of
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holiday horrors, a full on candy cane in the eye,
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cocoa and binge of Christmas nightmares, bigger, darker and weirder
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than anything you'd ever leave under the tree, one of
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our last big gifts of the season, although we do
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have some surprises left before Christmas, so set a reminder
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and pour the coco. We'll see you back here tomorrow.
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Thank you all so much for joining us, and remember,
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if you love what we're doing here and want to
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support us in a very direct way, you can head
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to Weeklyspooky dot com slash join, where for as little
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as one dollar a month you get two bonus episodes
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every month and over five years of exclusive creepypasta readings
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and audiobooks. And speaking of an extra special thank you
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to our podcast boosters, folks who pay just a little
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bit more to hear their names at the end of
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the show, and they are Johnny Nix, Kate and Lulu,
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Jessica Fuller, Mike A. Skewey, Jenny Green, Amberhansford, Karen We met,
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Jack Kerr and Craig Cohen and you can join those names.
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There are nice list here at Weekly Spooky by going
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to Weeklyspooky dot com slash join and signing up at
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the fifteen dollars a month or higher tier. Now is
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truly the best time to sign up for our Patreon
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because I could use the support. You can hear my
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voice starting to give from all the recording. But we
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have so much more to show you before the year
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is up. So now for myself, for my executive producers
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Rob Fields and babbletopia dot com, my producer Dan Wilder,
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and of course my creepy composer Ray Mattis. I will
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talk at you tomorrow, so keep the receipt, thank you51300:41:29.679 --> 00:41:33.199
for listening. To make sure to find your way back51400:41:33.320 --> 00:41:40.239
next week. But for now you are safe, trust me,
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