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It's time to reveal the horrifying truth behind the first
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Thanksgiving in this dark story where tradition meets modern terror,
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as we find out the true and sinister origins of
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that all American holiday, where what the pilgrims were thankful
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for may not be what it seems.
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What's that you want to be scared to? Come with me.
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You will experience tales over opera, ghosts, and death death.
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It is not recommended for the week at heart heart.
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Listeners.
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In the dark it's more fun at that way way.
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This is Weekly Speaking, Hello, my Spookyes, it's Wednesday, and
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you know what that means. It's time for a little
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spooky in your weekly I'm your host and narrator, Enrique
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Kuto here with a little bit of a deeper rasp
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than you might be used to. I'm getting over a
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little bit of a cold, but I'm feeling better just
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in time to bring you something fun and scary to
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listen to before Thanksgiving tomorrow. So if you're playing this
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on your road trip to family or while you're slaving
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over a hot stove, I'm happy to have you here,
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and I am truly thankful for all the listeners we
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have at Weekly Spooky. Honestly, this is a dream come true,
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telling scary stories to those who really want to listen.
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And this Friday, the Christmas season kicks off with our
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first of four holiday horror compilations, So make sure you're
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subscribed on your favorite podcasting app whilehile you're there, leave
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us a five star rating. As for tonight's show, what
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If everything you thought you knew about Thanksgiving was a lie?
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What if behind the cheerful feasts and warm traditions there
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was a dark and horrifying secret buried in the past. Dan,
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a lonely film buff, finds himself invited to the home
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of a mysterious old man on Thanksgiving evening. What starts
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as a kind gesture quickly turns into a chilling nightmare
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as he discovers the host isn't just celebrating Thanksgiving, but
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honoring a gruesome legacy dating back to the Pilgrims themselves.
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So get cozy and finish whatever you're eating before the
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story starts, because this one is a gruesome and nasty
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tale of a Thanksgiving from hell. And remember, if you
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every single month. But now it's about time for dinner.
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I hope you brought your appetite after these quick words.
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The Real First Thanksgiving by Bruce Hayney. Sarah found herself
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locked in a room lit only by a television while
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her captors were out. Her time was spent trying to
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memorize details of the room for clues to where she was,
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in hopes that something would be helpful to the police
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when she escaped. She made a game out of it.
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She would close her eyes and repeat every fact she
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could about the room. Deep down, she knew it was
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a waste, but it kept her sane and kept her
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mind off the pain that came from being stuck in
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one position. She closed her eyes. The room appears to
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be painted flat black. There are no lamps or windows
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that I can see, and the single door I believe
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has she thinks for a moment, four locks on the outside.
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She had listened and counted them each time they entered
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and exited the room. The bed that I am tied
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to is brass. In front of me, sitting on the
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top of a cabinet is an old tube style TV,
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a twenty seven inch possibly. The TV was the closest
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thing she had to an exit plan if somehow she
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got free, she planned on grabbing that heavy looking thing
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and smashing it over anybody's head that got in her way.
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The television was left on station KPWN. She felt this
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was a weak detail, but one of the better ones
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she had. It was a local digital antenna channel. It
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came in clear, no digital brakes, so she hoped if
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she got out that fact, it might help them figure
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out where she had been. She had given up on
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antenna TV. It never came in well enough where she lived.
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As far as she could tell. Kpw N was a
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cheapy channel that mostly played licensed news content, except for
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in the middle of the night when they played old movies.
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That was her favorite time, a break from all the
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toxic political news. When she got there, she had wondered
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why it was left on that channel, why have a
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TV at all? But the purpose became clear. It was
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to intimidate her. She figured it out after she repeatedly
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saw the news talk about the Thanksgiving killings, how they
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had found three bodies already this fall, all missing parts
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of them, and what was taken out was replaced with
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that Thanksgiving meal staple stuffing. She believed this was connected
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to her situation because of the last thing she always
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repeated to herself about the room behind the television is
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a large painting of a ship. The frame is painted
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gold and it has a tag with the name of
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the painting, the Mayflower. This would be the first Thanksgiving
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that Dan Mullins didn't spend with his family. He hadn't
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even seen his father since the previous one. The crazy
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thing to Dan was that he didn't think that telling
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his parents that he was an atheist was that big
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of a deal. He wasn't keeping it a secret, and
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it wasn't like he sat his parents down to come
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out as one. It was just a casual conversation regarding
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some newspiece on television. Yeah, well, I think if you
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don't say under God when saying the Pledge of Allegiance,
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you're not a true American, his father said, regarding the
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report about a small group of people who had gathered
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to protest the under God part of the Pledge of
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Allegiance at that year's Thanksgiving parade. The person being interviewed
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had a sign that said which God. His mother just
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shook her head to show approval of her husband's opinion
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before taking a bite of mashed potatoes and gravy. You
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do know that under God wasn't a part of the
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original pledge, don't you. It wasn't added until nineteen fifty four?
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Your point, his dad asked, Then why do we need
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to say it not everyone believes in a God. This
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is a Christian nation? But is it? But is it?
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His dad said back, mockingly, What if I told you
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about that? But is it? Shit? You sound like a
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teenage girl. Dan always ignored the direct insults. You know
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I don't believe in God? Right? Do you think I'm
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not a true American? Dan asked his father, set down
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his fork, which had his next bite of turkey already
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on it, and stared at him. What do you mean
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you don't believe in God? His father asked, his voice
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getting louder as he spoke. Of course you do. We
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raised you right. Things got ugly from there. The father
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yelled and Dan yelled back. They both stood up from
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the table, and then, for the first time since Dan
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was a kid, his father laid hands on him. He
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pushed Dan, who stumbled back against the table hard enough
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to cause the pumpkin pie to slide off and land
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face down on the floor. That was the breaking point
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for Dan. I'm twenty years old. Don't touch me, he said,
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and then stormed out. He wasn't hurt physically, but those
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old memories came flooding back from his youth when his
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father would spank him for minor infractions, or at one time,
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the last time, when his dad punched him in the
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stomach for mouthing off to his mother and his teeth
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years That is how Dan found himself on the Thanksgiving
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the following year, with nowhere to go. Dan didn't have
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a lot of friends, and the ones he did have
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he felt weird trying to go to their family meals.
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He didn't have a girlfriend. He was still too awkward
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and struggled with that. Whenever he saw a girl he liked,
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he would think of all the reasons that she wouldn't
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like him. He felt like he was too thin, and
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he couldn't find a style that he thought would please
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the opposite sex, so he just wore what felt comfortable
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to him, a baggy movie graphic tea and blue jeans.
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It didn't help that he had long hair, which he
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used to hide behind. He never felt comfortable with his face.
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All of this kept him from ever approaching a girl. Hell,
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he thought, what would I say anyway? So instead of
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a cozy family dinner, he would be in public, and
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instead of corn on the cob, he would be eating
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corn that had been popped, but he would be doing
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one of his favorite things, going to the movies. Each year,
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the ash Street Theater held a three Stooges marathon on
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Thanksgiving for all the people who didn't have family to
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spend it with or didn't celebrate. The poster even said,
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so hey, losers, you know, the ones with no family
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or friends, come down to ash Street Theater on Thanksgiving
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to see a three Stooges marathon on grainy sixteen millimeter.
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Ash Street was already like a second home to him.
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Being the film nerd that Dan was, he had been
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to the theater enough times to make friends with the
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staff and some of the regulars, some of the only
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friends he had. Tonight, the box office was being run
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by Anna, another woman that Dan figured was way out
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of his league. She was a film nerd like he was,
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but she was also a punk, and Dan knew little
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about that music or subculture. Dan wasn't much to music,
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though he was starting to collect soundtrack records of his
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favorite movies. He only had a handful so far. Midsummer
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Long Legs, a vintage pressing of Star Wars, Saltburn, and
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Everything Everywhere all at once, Hi, Anna, Dan greeted her.
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Hey new buttons, Dan asked, while looking at her acid
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washed jean jacket covered in punk rock buttons. Nah, just
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changed out a few. Ah. I noticed they're mostly punk bands.
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I was checking out The sex Pistols last week. Their
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political stances, while outdated, combined with their raw sound make
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for an interesting record. Dan said, What did you read
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a Wikipedia article on them? I always read about the entertainment.
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I consume entertainment. That's right, Anna laughed. The sex Pistols
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are like a novelty band. If you really want to
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check old school British punk, check out The Damned. They
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are the real deal, she said, while pushing a few
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buttons on her point of purchase tablet. Twelve bucks for
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the movie. Okay, I'll check him out, Dan said, while
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handing her his card. Large coke and large popcorn, lots
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of butter. Dan smiled at her, and then, like answering
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a question she never asked, he added, it's a holiday,
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might as well. Anna looked at him with fake confusion.
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Is it? Yes? How do you not know that it is?
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It's even on the poster for the marathon. He looked
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up at her face. She was grinning. Oh, you're messing
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with me. Of course. Who do you think made the poster?
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You're so easy, Dan, men usually are, said an old
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man who had walked into the open doorway. Anna and
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Dan looked towards the door to see John Billington, a short,
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older man, Dan, who understood the world through film, thought
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he looked like he had just stepped out of the
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nineteen seventies prep school world that was represented in The Holdovers.
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He wore a green ivy cord suit jacket over a
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sweater vest, and even a vintage Trilby hat. What Dan asked,
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while grabbing his popcorn and soda from Anna, Nothing, John
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said and smiled. One for the show, Anna asked John.
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With their transaction done, Dan left to enter the theater,
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though Anna wouldn't have minded talking to him longer.
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Don't go away, Weekly, Spooky will be right back.
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In the theater, there was only a handful of other
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lost souls, mostly men. He was the youngest by thirty years.
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He found his usual spot in the center of the
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seventh row. It was the spot optimal for sound and picture.
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The only time he missed the seat was if had
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gotten to it first. He was surprised once again not
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to see Paul there. He usually showed up for the comedies.
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He had missed the screening of Harold and Maud earlier
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that week as well. The Old Man came in and
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sat in the back row. Dan of course knew who
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the three Stooges were, but he had never watched them.
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It only took a few shorts for him to realize
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he was not a fan and they were showing the
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best ones. The first short they showed had Curly's classic
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I'm Trying to Think But Nothing Happens bit. But only
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an hour into it, Dan was tired of the hijinks
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and slapstick routines. He decided to do something he never did.
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He walked out during the movie. He didn't notice how
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much the old man was laughing. He didn't notice that
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the old man kept looking at him either. Dan, who
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felt invisible, never expected people to pay attention to him,
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so he also didn't notice when the old man followed
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him out. When he walked out, Anna was leaning on
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the counter scrolling through her phone. She glanced up to
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see who came out, and seeing that it was Dan,
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she smiled. Not a three Stooges fan. John walked behind
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Dan and made his way outside. I guess not. I
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gave it a shot, though. If I can't appreciate it theatrically,
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it's probably not for me, he said, right with a
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slight smile. She added, you have an interesting perspective on things,
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do I, Dan asked. He knew he did. He understood
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that he had a personality that people thought was odd,
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but he didn't know how to change it. Just felt
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too weird to not be authentic to himself. Yeah, that's
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what I like about you, she offered. Are you coming
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to the Texas Chainsaw screening on Saturday? Of course, I'm
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not missing the chance to see Toby Hooper's classic on
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the big screen. Cool. I got stuck working that night.
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Always nice to see you. Yeah you too, he said,
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and smiled at her. While trying to think of something
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else to say back. He couldn't think of anything. It
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got awkward. Well, okay, see you Saturday by, he said,
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while he turned and walked out. He resisted looking back.
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He didn't want to see her confused face. The temperature
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had dropped, the sun was down for the night, and
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it was raining. Dan looked at his watch. It was
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four forty five. Most people hated how it got dark
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so early this time of year, but it didn't bother Dan.
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He had always been an indoor kind of guy. Across
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the road, he saw the old man. He appeared to
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be struggling to walk. Dan watched, trying to decide if
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he needed help. John glanced his way, then walked a
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little more and glanced back. After seeing the third time
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Dan wasn't coming to his aid, he threw himself on
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the ground. Dan saw him fall and ran across the
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street to help. Being that most people were already at
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their Thanksgiving meals, there wasn't much traffic to worry about. You, okay,
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Dan asked, I'm fine. I'm fine, just slipped in a puddle,
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he offered. Oh, Dan questioned, I've been living in this
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darn wet city for seventy five years. He would think
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I could handle walking on a wet sidewalk by now right,
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maybe you need shoes with more tread, Dan offered, Maybe, maybe,
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he said, then stared at Dan. Dan looked back. He
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knew he should be doing something else for the old man.
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But what John continued to stare. He wanted Dan to
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help him home, but he couldn't be the one to
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ask for it. That would be too suspicious. Well, thanks,
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my name is John. By the way, John held his
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hand out. Dan wiped his hand on his pants, worried
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that it might be greasy from the popcorn, then shook
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his hand. All right, you got it from here, Dan offered,
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all managed, John replied, then, for extra measure, added a
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bit of an old doe eyed look. This clued Dan in.
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Do you live near here? Dan asked? Third in Burnside, Oh,
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Dan said he knew that area. It was a place
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full of people down on their luck that and people
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looking to score both drugs and women. Dan didn't go
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to that side of town. It made him too sad.
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The idea of walking with this vulnerable man through all
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that was overwhelming to him. Yep, my family has owned
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a building there since the turn of the century, and
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I'm not talking about the twenty first, let me help
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you get there. Dan offered, we can get a ride chair.
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It's only half a mile. Yeah, but to be honest,
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I don't want to walk in that neighborhood. John laughed. Okay, okay,
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John offered, I got cash for the ride. It's all right,
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it won't be much. I got it. Dan took out
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his phone, and to his shock, he had an unread
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message from his father. He cleared it without reading it,
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then tapped on the ride chair app. No, no, let
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me put in something. Young men don't have the extra
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cash to be spending willy nilly, save yours for the
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movies and taking out girls. Dan was listening, but not responding.
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He was focused on navigating the app to get their
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car on the way. Dan wasn't planning on walking him
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up to his apartment, but John had worked on him
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the whole car ride. When we get there, you'll have
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to come up. Nobody should eat Thanksgiving dinner alone. Yeah,
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I don't know, Dan said, got something better to do.
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Maybe go back to the theater and ask that nice
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girl out. He asked, No, I don't think she likes
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me that way. Dan explained, you don't know that, won't
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know unless you try, John offered, Yeah, but she might
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laugh at me. And Ash Street Theater is the best
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art theater around here. It's not worth the risk of
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losing it by embarrassing myself. That place is a pit.
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Well there might be better preserved old theaters and cleaner ones.
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But where else can you see Texas Chainsaw on the
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big screen? Or see a retrospective of movies by Jim
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Jarmish Jim jar who Texas Chainsaw? You are a sick boy,
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John laughed. I'm just a student of pop culture. Okay,
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just help me up the stairs, my knees and backa
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just a little on the cranky side today, John complained, okay,
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Dan said. Dan was startled by the appearance of the
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old building. He couldn't believe that someone lived in it.
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The lack of paint and the old terra cotta stylings
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made it obvious that this structure was built a long
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time ago. After they both got out of the car,
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John waved to the rideshare driver to go. The driver
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took off. Why did you do that? I was just
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walking you upstairs, Dan asked, Ah, you can get another one.
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I see them driving all over town. Or I could
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order you a real, honest to god taxi, John laughed.
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John lived on the third floor. If there was an elevator,
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he didn't mention it. To get to his place, Dan
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found himself walking up cracked and dense steps, littered with
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paint chips from the walls that hadn't been repainted in decades.
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When they got up the first set of stairs, John
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pulled out a small flashlight. The light isn't working on
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the second floor, okay, Dan said, trying not to let
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on that he was beginning to feel a bit creeped out.
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Dan looked up at the center of the joining stairwells
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and saw very little light coming from any of the floors.
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The third floor only had one working light at the
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far end of the hallway. The paint, while not fresh,
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had been applied more recently than the stairwell though It
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was an ugly shade of green on the bottom with
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white on the top. Something about that combination made him uneasy.
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Dan could tell this was the floor that he lived
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on because the carpet had a worn path leading to
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a few of the rooms. It was like those were
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the only rooms that had been inhabited for the last
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few decades. All right, Dan said, I should get going.
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You got it from here, right, I guess. Thank you
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for bringing me this far. I'm just just John stopped
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and looked at Dan. He had a tear going down
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his face. This is the first Thanksgiving since my wife died.
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I apologize for holding you up. It's just it doesn't
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feel right being alone. Dan looked at John inside, I
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can I can come in for a minute. Excellent. John's
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mood changed in a second. I do have a few things.
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We can have a little feast. I have a pumpkin pie.
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Dan's mind flashed back to the pumpkin pie falling on
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the floor after his dad pushed him last year. I
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don't eat pumpkin pie. A short banging noise was heard
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to Dan. It sounded like it came from inside the
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apartment one of the other tenants, John explained. Dan didn't
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quite believe this, but he was already committed, so he
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watched as John unlocked his door and then followed him
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into the dark apartment.
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Did you hear that? Better check the locks on your
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doors weekly, spooky, We'll be right back.
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When the lights came on, Dan felt relief The apartment
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was well kept, especially compared to the rest of the building.
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Most of the items in the apartment were old but
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well taken care of. Much of the furniture was wood,
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but it shined like it had been recently cleaned and polished.
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On one wall was a large shelf of books that
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looked old but in great shape. On another was a
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large painting of a ship, and under it on a
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little shelf was the same ship in a bottle. Another
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thing of interest was a rather lo large curio cabinet
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full of things. Can I check it out? Dan asked,
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and pointed to the cabinet. Of course, that's what a
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curio cabinet is for, though not many have looked at
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it over the years. Sadly, is that a pilgrim hat,
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Dan asked, pointing to the old hat with a buckle
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on it? No, John laughed, Sadly, I just keep that
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old thing as a reminder to do your research before collecting.
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A man sold me that years ago, claiming that it
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was an authentic preserved pilgrim hat from the people who
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came over on the Mayflower. Wow. Only problem is that
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is a damn Puritan hat. The pilgrim's wearing buckles on
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their hats. Thing is a myth created in the nineteenth century.
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Still pretty cool, is it?
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Old?
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It is? And these other items, Dan asked, Some of
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them are family heirlooms, are general artifacts from the people
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that came over on the Mayflower. Wow, So why the
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obsession with the Pilgrims, Dan asked. I wouldn't call it
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an obsession. I just care about my heritage. Oh, okay,
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that's cool. You traced your family back to the Mayflower.
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I'm a Billington. John Billington is my tenth great grandfather.
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Oh and he was like a big deal on that ship.
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You could say that he's known as the first of something.
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But that's a bigger story. I'll tell you over our feast.
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Excuse me while I prepare the table, Okay, Dan said.
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John walked out of the room. A few moments later,
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Dan thought he heard a second voice in the kitchen.
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He began to worry and walked to the door to listen. Yes, yes,
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he'll be a good guest. Dan wondered who he was
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talking to, another loaner at the theater. The other voice asked,
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what is going on? Dan whispered to himself. This was
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the moment he decided to leave. He turned around, only
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to discover some kind of smoke or vapor coming through
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the vents of the floor. He looked back at the
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kitchen door and was thinking about knocking. Then he noticed
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that the door had rubber weather stripping around it to
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seal it off. I'm out, Dan said to himself, and
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then made his way to the front door. It was locked.
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He turned all the locks, but it wouldn't open. Then
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he noticed the keyhole, one of those old school ones
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that would need an actual key to turn. At that moment,
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Dan began to feel lightheaded. Dan fought against the door
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until he passed out. Besides memorizing the room, Sarah also
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looked around and plotted what she could use to her advantage.
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How could she escape? She was handcuffed to a solid
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bed frame, and even if she got past that obstacle,
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there were no windows and the door looked to be
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a challenge with its many locks, So she decided that
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her only solution was to attack with all she had
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when they released her for whatever the next phase of
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their plan was. She hoped and prayed that their plan
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wasn't to just leave her chain to this bed to rot,
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or that she would become another dead body on the
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street with organs missing. Stop stop, stop. You're not allowed
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to think that way, she told herself. All we are
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thinking about is escaping, she said to the empty room.
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She heard a noise just outside. Fuck, she murmured to herself,
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hoping they didn't hear her talking about escaping. The first
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lock was undone, then the second. She breathed in deeply,
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Then the third, then nothing. She knew there were four locks,
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and there hadn't been an attempt to open the door.
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She listened intently, nothing. Then she heard the footsteps heading
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away from the door. She cursed her bad luck. If
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only I could get away from this bed. There's only
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one lock holding the door. Fuck, she said out loud.
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All day. She had been fighting her tears back from
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her week in the bed. She learned how weird it
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feels to let tears dry on your face because you
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can't wipe them away. Oh no, she said, when she
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heard the footsteps again and knew she was in trouble.
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There was more than one set this time. She listened
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as that last lock was turned. She breathed in deeply,
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and when the door open, four people marched in, three
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males and one female. One of them was John. The
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other three appeared to be nearly as old. The names
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would never be known to her, but the tall one
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was named Isaac, the shorter, slightly chubby one was named Terry,
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and the woman was named Mary. All of them wore
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stereotypical pilgrim outfits, black clothes with white collars, and their shoes,
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as well as the hats that the men were wearing,
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of course, had buckles. The woman wore a white bonnet.
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Sarah looked them over, just as she had the room,
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trying to memorize their features. The one in the back, Isaac,
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was the one she noticed first because he was carrying
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a musket. He was thinner than John, and the tallest
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of the four. He was clean shaven. She noticed all
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of them were. Terry was slightly younger. He wasn't fat
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per se, but she thought if he had come to
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her office for a general physical, he had just enough
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weight that at his age she would tell him that
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he needed to take off that extra fifteen pounds. She
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focused her gaze on the woman next, but was interrupted. Hello,
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dear John, said, Her eyes darted over to him. Please
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don't hurt me. We aren't here to hurt you. You
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are our guest of honor. The woman turned around and
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opened a drawer of the cabinet that the television was on.
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From inside of it, she pulled out a blanket. Terry
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stepped next to her to help open it. Inside was
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a Native American head dress. Once unwrapped, Mary held it
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towards Sarah. I can't wear that, Sarah said, you will,
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or you'll suffer the consequences. John said. Then he looked
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over at the tall one. Unbind her from the bed.
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She can join us at our table of thanks. As
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he unchained her foot, Sarah began to stretch it and
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move it back and forth. She did this for two reasons,
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one because it hurt in the position she was locked in,
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and two she wanted to get her limbs back to
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functional so she would be ready to fight. When the
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last one was done, she let them help her up.
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She moved her shoulders a bit and stretched her legs.
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She felt semi stable. She smiled at them. They smiled back,
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Come my dear, Mary said.
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You're not safe yet. Weekly Spooky will be right back.
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Sarah punched Mary in the face, grabbed the blanket and
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threw it over the tall one with the gun then
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ran for the television, which she just like she imagined
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she would if given the chance, and swung it into
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the slightly chubby man's face. It wasn't hard enough to break,
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but from the momentum and weight, she couldn't keep a
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hold of the TV, so as he fell, it fell
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with him. A loud cracking sound was heard. She thought
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it was either his skull or the screen. She hoped
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it was his skull. She turned to run, but Isaac
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had already freed himself from the blanket, and as she turned,
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she found her face right in front of the musket barrel. Don't,
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John yelled, but it was too late. He was already
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pulling the trigger. The musket ball flew through her skull,
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splattering blood on the mayflower painting behind where the TV
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had sat. Her body dropped to the floor. John shook
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his head as he watched her blood pull around her
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lifeless body. It's thanks Giving, you fool. You have any
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idea how hard it's going to be to get a
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new guest of honor, John kicked Sarah's body in frustration.
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We don't even have any of the knockout needles left,
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John complained. When Dan woke up, he found himself chained
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to a brass bed. The view in front of him
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when he woke up was a television with a cracked
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screen sitting on top of a cabinet, and behind that
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was a large painting of the Mayflower. Both the TV
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and the painting had a red substance on them. Please
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don't be blood, Dan said, sorry to say it is
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a voice said. Dan turned his head quickly to the
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right to see John sitting there in his stereotypical Pilgrim outfit.
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I see you are awake. I was afraid we used
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too much of the gas. Didn't want you to be
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late for the Thanksgiving feast. What is the blood from?
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Are you going to kill me? Are you the Thanksgiving Killers?
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Why are you dressed like the stereotype with buckles on
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your hat and shoes when you just told me that
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the Pilgrims didn't really dress like that. John smiled, then
527
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gave a little laugh before answering the questions. The blood
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is from the lady that was in your position last.
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We didn't plan on killing her, as we don't plan
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on killing you, that is, if you cooperate. She did not.
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And yes, we are the Thanksgiving Killers. You might even say,
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my great great great great great great great great great
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grandfather was the original Thanksgiving killer. Finally, why are we
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dressed in the stereotypical, inaccurate Pilgrim dress? Well, because fuck
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the Pilgrims. They were a pious onlow group that killed
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my kin all those years ago. What are you talking about,
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Dan yelled. John stood up and walked to the door,
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opened it, and the three others walked in, each carrying
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a musket. This time, Mary and Terry had wounds from
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the Sarah incident. Mary had a black eye and Terry
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had a few butterfly bandages on his face. His nose
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had taken the brunt of the abuse. It was swollen
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and crooked. So the last one who didn't cooperate was killed?
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Is that what you want? The last one? There's been
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more than one. You've been littering the streets with dead bodies,
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Dan said, those, well, don't worry about those. They served
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a different purpose. I can promise you that you are
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merely the guest, the beneficiary of all our hard work.
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You should be grateful. Before continuing with Dan, he looked
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over to his group and said, everything ready, Everything is perfect.
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The woman said, then moved towards the cabinet to grab
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the headdress. Hold off, Let's get him settled first. John
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smiled then looked at Dan. Moment of truth time. Now
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fight us and you are dead. Go along and you'll
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have the finest Thanksgiving meal of your life. Dan didn't
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struggle as they led him into the dining room, which
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was set up with a mixture of sixteenth century furniture
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and nineteen fifties style decorations. The old furniture was complimented
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with paper cut Thanksgiving decorations on the walls, like you
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would make in school as a kid. Mary noticed Dan
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looking at the decor My grandchildren made those decorations in school.
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Aren't they festive? Dan didn't respond, just stared at the
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crazy lady, like how can you pretend everything is normal?
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The table was a large slab filled with covered trays,
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and a cornucopia was the centerpiece. This was the first
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horrific thing he saw. It had fruits and vegetables spilling
567
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out of it, as was tradition, but this one had
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a human skull in the center that looked as if
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the flesh had been removed with a knife. I made that,
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John said, proudly. Dan started to struggle to get out
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of their grip. The others looked at John, who gave
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them a nod, and they hurried Dan to his spot
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at the table. The chair was made of thick wood
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and looked ancient with its metal and leather straps. The
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three of them were able to secure him quickly. Dan
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had only struggled for a moment before realizing the futility
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of his efforts. Not getting up of that chair, that's
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for sure, that's what they call a dunking chair. John
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looked at Dan, waiting for him to ask what a
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dunking chair was. Dan said nothing. You see, they used
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to have chairs like that attached to large poles on
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a pivoting device that people would use to dunk sinners
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in the lakes until they promised not to sin anymore.
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I feel a bit bad because a similar thing happened
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to members of my kin at Plymouth Rock. John again
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looked at Dan for some kind of response. Dan just
587
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sat there, shocked by everything, trying to accept his fate.
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John grabbed a gun from the tall man and put
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it to Dan's face, who snapped out of it. I
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need a little more engagement from you. You are being
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a bad dinner guest. Okay okay, Dan said frantically. John
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pulled back the hammer of the gun. Okay, So if
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I said the first Thanksgiving wasn't the real first Thanksgiving,
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what would you say? Oh? That's interesting, Dan offered. John
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pressed the gun to Dan's forehead. Do better tell me
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about it? Dan asked, while he struggled to move his
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head away from the barrel of the musket. John removed
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the gun from his forehead. Oh, okay, I would love
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to tell you about it. Thanks for asking. And since
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you thought the pilgrim wore dumb hats like these, I'm
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going to assume that you know nothing about the great
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ship that brought most people's ancestors here. According to John,
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the first year after the Pilgrims arrived was a struggle.
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They had come in November, which wasn't enough time to
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get crops going to prepare for the rapidly approaching winter.
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Their arrival in the fall mirrored the situation of the
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first English settlement known as Jamestown. Modern archaeology has discovered
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that to survive their first winter, that settlement had resorted
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to cannibalism. John Billington, the first man executed for being
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the first murderer was John's tenth great grandfather and one
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of the people who signed the Mayflower Compact. The Billingtons
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were not pilgrims. They bought their passage onto the ship
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to immigrate to America. John Billington was one of the
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best hunters, and his wife Eleanor was known as a
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creative cook, so they took on the task of acquiring
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and preparing food for the starving and dying pilgrims. When
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John went out on that winter day, he already knew
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where he was going to hunt. He knew of a
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place where he had spotted something made of flesh before.
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He sat for hours in the cold until a young
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member of the nearby Wampa Noag tribe rode up. The
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young man didn't notice Billington hiding, so he got to
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his work of digging into the hard ground. John could
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have taken his shot then, but he was curious about
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what the boy was doing. After a few minutes, the
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boy was able to get a hole big enough to
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pull out a few frozen corn cobs. Then he covered
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it back up. John knew there was possibly more corn
629
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in that ground, maybe enough to feed his people for
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a little while, maybe by him enough time until he
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could get a deer, But he took his shot anyway.
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The single musketball hit the young man in the head.
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Once the body dropped, John's teenage sons came out from
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their hiding spot and made their way to the body.
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John followed. They wrapped the young man in a blanket.
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We are not done with the task yet. Did you
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see what he was digging up? Both boys shook their heads. Yes, Francis.
638
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May you go back to the house and grab a
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shovel without being seen. Yes. When Francis returned, they dug
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up as much of the wampano egg Winter's stash of
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corn as they could and added it to the blanket
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that they were carrying the young man in. This doesn't
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feel right, Francis said, when it comes to keeping your
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family safe, ill choices sometimes are the only choices ye have.
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More scares to come weekly, Spooky will be right back.
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John and his two boys carried the young man to
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their cabin, where they laid him on their kitchen table.
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Eleanor came into the room, excited at the prospect that
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the boys had come home with the deer. When the
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blanket was opened. She was mortified. John, what hast thou done?
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Eleanor asked? What needed to be done? John replied, how
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for what for food? That's cannibalism. Eleanor exclaimed, Calm down,
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It's not like thou art eating an Englishman. John said,
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and then looked to his boys. Go to the temple
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and tell them that we secured a deer and that
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we shall be having a grand feast at noon tomorrow. Fine,
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Father Francis said, all right, Father John Junior said. The
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two went to leave. Tell them that we won't accept
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help in preparation. Tell them we shall prepare it thyselves.
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I don't think that will stop them. Tell them it's
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our gift to make up for the trouble we have caused.
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Francis shook his head in understanding. He believed that would work.
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The Pilgrims weren't big fans of the Billington family. Their
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religious views weren't the same as theirs, and they refused
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to live a life guided by the pilgrim's morality. And
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then there was the incident on the Mayflower, where young
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Francis had shot off a gun on the ship near gunpowder.
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The gunpowder didn't go off, but it did cause a
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fire on the wooden ship. If they weren't such strong,
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religious minded people, they might have thrown the boy overboard.
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After many hours of labor and cooking time, everything was prepared.
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And if they shall question it, Eleanor asked, they won't
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crave to they are starving. John smiled as he looked
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upon the spread. It was so large that they had
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to borrow a neighbor's table to hold it all. At
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the center of the table was a large pile of
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cut meat, mostly from the thighs and buttocks of the
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young man, whose name they didn't know. There was also
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a large cauldron hanging over their fire that was filled
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with corn, kidney chunks, and the brains of the young man.
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It was a repellent sounding dish, but the high fat
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content of the brain with the sweet smell of the
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corn made for an appetizing scent that filled their whole home.
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Other dishes included corn bread, whole ears of corn, and
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meat pies. The pilgrims came and were ecstatic over the
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meal that was presented to them. Everyone sat ate, laughed,
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and told stories. Many speeches were made thanking the Billington
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family for acquiring the meat and preparing such a wonderful
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meal that they all so desperately kneeded. So you see,
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my family owes a lot to the indigenous people, John
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said and smiled at Dan. Every year we have our
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Thanksgiving so we can thank the sacrifices of that young
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man who died so my family and the ungrateful pilgrims
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could survive through the winter. Dan stared at him. They
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never figured it out. They did, and they killed him
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for it. About ten years later, John said, I have
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never heard about any of this. Dan replied, they covered
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it up. If you make it through this, which I
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think you will, you are well behaved. Look it up.
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They hung him for allegedly shooting a newcomer to the
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area named John Newcomyn and tagged him with the moniker
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of the first murderer in America. Think about it. The
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man he alleged killed is not on the records anywhere
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else except this one incident, and his name is new
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Coomen like new come man all bs. I don't believe
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John Newcoman was even a real person. They found out
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what he did to save them, and they killed him
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for it. Dan stared at him and contemplated the story.
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Get the headdress, John said. The woman held out the
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blanket and Terry helped her unwrap the headdress. John picked
711
00:48:24.159 --> 00:48:28.039
up a beautiful replica of a chief's headdress and placed
712
00:48:28.079 --> 00:48:32.280
it on top of Dan's head as he struggled against it. Dude,
713
00:48:32.559 --> 00:48:38.199
I can't wear this, why, John asked, Because I'm not Native.
714
00:48:39.239 --> 00:48:44.920
It's incredibly disrespectful to their culture and traditions. I disagree.
715
00:48:45.119 --> 00:48:48.039
You are here as a proxy, and this whole meal
716
00:48:48.119 --> 00:48:52.039
is to continue our tradition of celebrating that Native young
717
00:48:52.079 --> 00:48:56.079
man who gave his life was robbed of his life,
718
00:48:56.360 --> 00:49:00.280
Dan yelled. John waved his hand at Dan like he
719
00:49:00.320 --> 00:49:03.280
had no care for what he was saying. Are you
720
00:49:03.360 --> 00:49:05.719
ready to find out about the feast you are having?
721
00:49:06.960 --> 00:49:09.800
John walked over to the table, which was filled with
722
00:49:09.920 --> 00:49:14.280
silver serving plates, all covered. He reached for the smallest
723
00:49:14.320 --> 00:49:18.159
one first and pulled off the cover. You're going to
724
00:49:18.239 --> 00:49:21.639
love these. These are a rare meat. These are from
725
00:49:21.639 --> 00:49:23.840
the person who is supposed to be in your chair,
726
00:49:24.519 --> 00:49:28.599
and they're fresh too. Dan looked and was horrified by
727
00:49:28.599 --> 00:49:31.760
what he was seeing. It's not every day you get
728
00:49:31.760 --> 00:49:36.079
to have bacon covered, Lady, fingers. John laughed and then
729
00:49:36.199 --> 00:49:39.679
reached for the next dish. Here we have our oldest
730
00:49:39.719 --> 00:49:45.800
family recipe, brain stew Dan threw up on himself. The
731
00:49:45.840 --> 00:49:48.719
image of floating brain chunks and kidney pieces in a
732
00:49:48.719 --> 00:49:52.360
thick red sauce was too much for his soft sensibilities.
733
00:49:53.239 --> 00:49:57.039
John stared and waited for Dan to compose himself. He
734
00:49:57.119 --> 00:50:03.159
had seen this reaction before. You done, John asked. Dan
735
00:50:03.400 --> 00:50:07.239
just stared with anger and fear in his eyes. There
736
00:50:07.280 --> 00:50:10.519
has to be something you like on this table. John
737
00:50:10.599 --> 00:50:16.639
opened another tray. This time it looked nearly like a ham.
738
00:50:17.639 --> 00:50:24.519
Is that ham? Dan asked hopefully. Basically, it's the upper
739
00:50:24.599 --> 00:50:27.320
hind leg of an animal, but that animal is not
740
00:50:27.400 --> 00:50:30.880
a pig, in this case, a sacrifice from a young
741
00:50:30.920 --> 00:50:36.119
man named Steve. You know I'm not eating any of
742
00:50:36.119 --> 00:50:39.960
this right Within a second of this comment, that two
743
00:50:40.079 --> 00:50:42.639
other men put their muskets to the side of his head.
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00:50:43.440 --> 00:50:49.119
You sure about that, John inquired. Dan didn't respond. He
745
00:50:49.280 --> 00:50:53.199
just waited for the horror show to continue. Other horrific
746
00:50:53.239 --> 00:50:56.440
dishes that John showed him included a meat pie and
747
00:50:56.480 --> 00:51:00.880
a bowl of meatballs, all weird looking and most likely
748
00:51:01.239 --> 00:51:04.599
made of humans. Then he was shown a bowl of
749
00:51:04.639 --> 00:51:08.880
creamed corn. Dan prayed that it didn't have any weird
750
00:51:09.039 --> 00:51:12.360
secret ingredients in it, because it looked like it was
751
00:51:12.440 --> 00:51:16.159
the only thing he would be willing to consume if forced.
752
00:51:17.519 --> 00:51:21.480
Then they revealed the main course to Dan. Sorry, no
753
00:51:21.679 --> 00:51:24.480
turkey this year, but we did save a leg for you,
754
00:51:25.599 --> 00:51:28.559
Isaac said, before he pulled the cover off the largest
755
00:51:28.599 --> 00:51:32.320
plate in the center, revealing a human leg prepared to
756
00:51:32.360 --> 00:51:36.920
look just like a giant turkey's leg. Dan, you have
757
00:51:37.000 --> 00:51:41.639
outdone yourself, John said to the woman no cursing at
758
00:51:41.639 --> 00:51:46.280
the dinner table. You're right, you're right. John turned towards Dan.
759
00:51:46.960 --> 00:51:52.239
So what shall you be eating? First? How can I
760
00:51:52.280 --> 00:51:57.159
eat with my hands bound? Dan asked that old trick,
761
00:51:57.800 --> 00:52:01.440
John laughed, you will be unbound for the meal. It
762
00:52:01.599 --> 00:52:04.480
just doesn't feel right enjoying a feast with one person
763
00:52:04.800 --> 00:52:09.119
unable to partake. But let's talk about consequences before we
764
00:52:09.159 --> 00:52:15.960
do that, fair, okay, Dan said, All right, So let's
765
00:52:15.960 --> 00:52:19.239
get the real bad truth out of the way first. We,
766
00:52:19.840 --> 00:52:23.039
and by we, I mean my lineage, have been doing
767
00:52:23.079 --> 00:52:27.480
this for hundreds of years. Some generations were more symbolic
768
00:52:27.679 --> 00:52:31.400
and didn't engage in the sacrifices and the captives, but
769
00:52:31.480 --> 00:52:34.960
a number have so just think about how many people
770
00:52:35.000 --> 00:52:38.800
have been in your seat over the years. Well, none
771
00:52:38.800 --> 00:52:42.960
of them have ever escaped. The only hope to survive
772
00:52:43.039 --> 00:52:47.760
this is assimilation. We could be your family. Think about it.
773
00:52:48.480 --> 00:52:53.880
You're alone on Thanksgiving. Wouldn't you feel less lonely? Terry
774
00:52:53.960 --> 00:52:57.960
once sat where you sit now? Terry waved at him.
775
00:52:59.320 --> 00:53:02.039
That is the only way to survive. I promise you
776
00:53:02.840 --> 00:53:07.039
we can't just let you go. Know this, human meat
777
00:53:07.079 --> 00:53:10.519
freezes just as well as any animal. We can eat
778
00:53:10.599 --> 00:53:13.320
you next year if we must kill you, If you
779
00:53:13.440 --> 00:53:15.960
try to escape or hurt one of us, As this
780
00:53:16.119 --> 00:53:19.480
is my family, you will suffer an awful fate.
781
00:53:21.760 --> 00:53:26.280
More scares to come weekly. Spooky will be right back.
782
00:53:30.119 --> 00:53:33.840
When it comes to keeping our family safe. Ill choices
783
00:53:33.880 --> 00:53:38.280
sometimes are the only choices ye have. Mary reminded him
784
00:53:38.360 --> 00:53:42.360
from the story of the real first Thanksgiving. Thank you, Ma,
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00:53:43.159 --> 00:53:46.480
John said, and then grabbed a small covered dish off
786
00:53:46.480 --> 00:53:51.000
the table. The human body is so versatile. Do you
787
00:53:51.079 --> 00:53:53.920
remember in grade school when you used to draw turkeys
788
00:53:53.920 --> 00:53:59.079
by tracing your hand? Dan shook his head. Yes. John
789
00:53:59.199 --> 00:54:02.880
smiled and pulled the lid off to show a severed
790
00:54:02.960 --> 00:54:06.159
hand made to look like a kid's drawing of a turkey.
791
00:54:06.880 --> 00:54:10.039
The four top fingers were black and blue, and the
792
00:54:10.119 --> 00:54:14.440
little face was carved into the thumb. This person tried
793
00:54:14.440 --> 00:54:17.480
to hurt Terry. You see the coloring to make the
794
00:54:17.519 --> 00:54:21.039
fingers take on the look of feathers in school, you
795
00:54:21.199 --> 00:54:24.360
just color them with fall colors with your crayons. I
796
00:54:24.480 --> 00:54:27.320
had to be creative, just so you know. All that
797
00:54:27.440 --> 00:54:30.800
bruising was done to the hand while it was still attached.
798
00:54:31.920 --> 00:54:35.599
Oh how, he screamed. Once I had it just right,
799
00:54:36.079 --> 00:54:41.320
we removed it while the person was still conscious, So don't.
800
00:54:41.679 --> 00:54:44.000
John looked to the woman and then stepped a few
801
00:54:44.000 --> 00:54:46.840
feet away so he wouldn't be cursing at the table.
802
00:54:47.800 --> 00:54:52.119
So don't fuck with me or mine. John then walked back,
803
00:54:52.559 --> 00:54:54.800
made his way to the far side and sat down
804
00:54:55.800 --> 00:55:00.599
unchain him. I'm hungry, let's eat. Isaac walked to Dan,
805
00:55:01.079 --> 00:55:04.159
undid the straps that held his arms, and then went
806
00:55:04.199 --> 00:55:07.559
to sit down. Dan looked at him, and John caught
807
00:55:07.599 --> 00:55:12.000
his gaze. His legs too. This all starts with trust.
808
00:55:12.920 --> 00:55:16.320
Isaac did what he asked. John picked up a plate
809
00:55:16.360 --> 00:55:19.159
and put two of the lady fingers on it. Then
810
00:55:19.199 --> 00:55:22.400
a scoop of the creamed corn and handed it to Terry,
811
00:55:22.760 --> 00:55:25.440
who added a portion of the human ham to the plate.
812
00:55:26.519 --> 00:55:29.519
John suddenly stood up. He has to have some of
813
00:55:29.559 --> 00:55:33.119
the main course. He took the plate back and then
814
00:55:33.199 --> 00:55:36.000
walked around to the other side, where he had better
815
00:55:36.039 --> 00:55:39.559
access to carve the human leg. As he cut into
816
00:55:39.559 --> 00:55:43.880
the leg, it revealed moist perfectly cooked meat. If you
817
00:55:43.960 --> 00:55:48.039
didn't know it was human, it did look appetizing. Once
818
00:55:48.079 --> 00:55:50.559
he put the meat on the plate, he handed it
819
00:55:50.599 --> 00:55:52.719
to Mary, who set it down in front of Dan,
820
00:55:53.239 --> 00:55:57.440
next to his utensils. They all stared at Dan. He
821
00:55:57.519 --> 00:56:01.840
looked around, making notes of possible weapons with his cutlery.
822
00:56:02.239 --> 00:56:05.360
They did give him a knife, but they had muskets
823
00:56:05.400 --> 00:56:07.920
on the table in front of each of them. Look
824
00:56:07.960 --> 00:56:11.599
at me, John yelled and clapped his hands. The table
825
00:56:11.639 --> 00:56:13.960
is set. Where this goes from here is on you.
826
00:56:15.079 --> 00:56:19.519
We are ready, regardless, John said, and then gave a
827
00:56:19.559 --> 00:56:24.000
shit eating grin. Dan didn't have a plan, and he
828
00:56:24.079 --> 00:56:27.800
knew he needed to buy time, so he took a
829
00:56:27.840 --> 00:56:31.719
spoonful from the center of the creamed corn, making sure
830
00:56:31.800 --> 00:56:34.079
not to let his spoon touch any of the food
831
00:56:34.719 --> 00:56:37.920
made from humans. He was just about to put it
832
00:56:37.960 --> 00:56:43.320
in his mouth when he was interrupted. You're forgetting something,
833
00:56:43.960 --> 00:56:49.400
Mary asked what. John shook his head in disapproval. You
834
00:56:49.480 --> 00:56:53.199
can't have thanksgiving without thanks. We must pray and thank
835
00:56:53.280 --> 00:56:56.840
the Lord for this bounty. They all put their hands
836
00:56:56.920 --> 00:57:01.639
together and stared at Dan think of doing anything funny.
837
00:57:02.000 --> 00:57:04.079
I can't tell you how many people have been shot
838
00:57:04.159 --> 00:57:07.159
dead because they thought prayer time was the perfect time
839
00:57:07.320 --> 00:57:10.360
to try to escape. Bow your head and pray, or
840
00:57:10.400 --> 00:57:17.480
get shot. Dan bowed his head. Mary cleared her throat. O, Lord,
841
00:57:17.599 --> 00:57:21.280
our God and heavenly Father, we thank THEE for this feast,
842
00:57:22.039 --> 00:57:24.119
for you are the one that taught us that you
843
00:57:24.280 --> 00:57:28.719
help those who help themselves with thankful hearts. Let thy
844
00:57:28.800 --> 00:57:33.199
blessings rest upon these thy good creatures to our comfort
845
00:57:33.239 --> 00:57:37.360
and sustination, And grant we humbly beseech thee Good Lord,
846
00:57:37.679 --> 00:57:41.320
so our souls may earnestly long after the food of
847
00:57:41.400 --> 00:57:48.280
eternal life. Amen. Amen, the three other faux pilgrims said.
848
00:57:49.400 --> 00:57:53.880
Dan looked back up. They all stared at him. You
849
00:57:53.960 --> 00:57:59.480
didn't say amen, Isaac said, I don't believe in a god. Dan,
850
00:57:59.599 --> 00:58:06.599
confess what Isaac said, I Dan started. John patted Isaac
851
00:58:06.639 --> 00:58:10.559
on the back. It's fine. It's fine. That first native
852
00:58:10.599 --> 00:58:14.800
didn't have Christian beliefs either. It's good, it's good. Dan
853
00:58:14.920 --> 00:58:19.519
listened with the spoons still in hand. Without thinking, he
854
00:58:19.599 --> 00:58:22.480
put it in his mouth once he bit down, the
855
00:58:22.519 --> 00:58:27.679
first time he knew something wasn't right. It's good, isn't it?
856
00:58:28.440 --> 00:58:31.840
John gave him a shit eating grin. I always thought
857
00:58:31.920 --> 00:58:37.159
plain old cream corn was missing something. Dan stopped chewing
858
00:58:37.199 --> 00:58:40.599
and listened. Just a bit of ground meat and bone
859
00:58:40.639 --> 00:58:45.000
marrow to make it extra creamy. John said. Dan didn't
860
00:58:45.079 --> 00:58:48.400
dare swallow, so he spoke with the mouthful of corn
861
00:58:48.519 --> 00:58:52.400
still sitting on his tongue, as the sickening flavor spread
862
00:58:52.440 --> 00:58:58.000
over his taste buds. From what animal, don't worry, it's fresh.
863
00:58:58.440 --> 00:59:02.679
We just picked Paul up last week. Dan's eyes began
864
00:59:02.719 --> 00:59:08.079
to water. He was going to get sick swallow. John said,
865
00:59:09.400 --> 00:59:12.800
where did you pick up Paul? He asked, still holding
866
00:59:12.800 --> 00:59:15.719
the food in his mouth, hoping it wasn't his theater
867
00:59:15.840 --> 00:59:18.920
friend who always tried to get the best seat first
868
00:59:20.440 --> 00:59:24.400
the theater. Dan's chest began to heave, like he was
869
00:59:24.440 --> 00:59:28.159
going to throw up again. John picked up his musket
870
00:59:28.440 --> 00:59:31.559
and pointed it at Dan, boy, you're going to have
871
00:59:31.599 --> 00:59:34.159
to get past your gag reflex if you want to
872
00:59:34.199 --> 00:59:38.440
survive this night. Swallow. He looked at Dan, which showed
873
00:59:38.480 --> 00:59:41.960
he was no longer messing around. He was getting pissed.
874
00:59:43.360 --> 00:59:49.039
Dan swallowed. Now was that so bad? John asked with
875
00:59:49.079 --> 00:59:53.880
a smile. Dan didn't answer. John looked to the rest
876
00:59:53.920 --> 00:59:57.599
of them. Our guest has eaten. Now we can follow.
877
00:59:58.000 --> 01:00:01.679
Eat up everybody. The th oh pilgrims filled their plates
878
01:00:01.719 --> 01:00:04.960
in a hurry, nearly giddy with excitement to eat the meal.
879
01:00:05.880 --> 01:00:09.480
Dan was surprised at how full they filled their plates.
880
01:00:09.960 --> 01:00:14.199
The three ate greedily. Dan tried not to look. Instead,
881
01:00:14.280 --> 01:00:17.119
he studied the room, trying to find anything that would
882
01:00:17.119 --> 01:00:21.920
help him escape. You will be eating more, John said,
883
01:00:22.599 --> 01:00:24.920
if I don't see another bite in the next few minutes,
884
01:00:25.719 --> 01:00:31.079
John pointed his musket at him again. Cablamo, Terry and
885
01:00:31.199 --> 01:00:36.119
Isaac laughed at this. After that last bite, Dan knew
886
01:00:36.159 --> 01:00:39.880
that he wouldn't be consuming any more human flesh, even
887
01:00:39.880 --> 01:00:43.639
if it meant his death. This thought should have broken him,
888
01:00:44.599 --> 01:00:48.119
but it freed him. He realized that death was imminent,
889
01:00:48.599 --> 01:00:51.880
so whatever he did next didn't matter. He could take
890
01:00:51.920 --> 01:00:57.280
whatever risk because he had no delusions that he would survive. Okay,
891
01:00:57.440 --> 01:01:02.119
he thought to himself, what is the move? Maybe if
892
01:01:02.159 --> 01:01:04.760
I can't survive, I can at least do some damage.
893
01:01:06.239 --> 01:01:09.800
A sh it was only the wind. You are safe,
894
01:01:10.199 --> 01:01:12.280
weekly spooky, We'll be right back.
895
01:01:16.079 --> 01:01:18.360
Each one of them has a musket in front of them,
896
01:01:19.000 --> 01:01:22.239
and I believe they can only shoot one shot. The
897
01:01:22.320 --> 01:01:26.000
closest to me is the woman. John is the most dangerous,
898
01:01:26.440 --> 01:01:29.239
followed by the tall one. When each of them is
899
01:01:29.320 --> 01:01:32.039
chewing at the same time with more food on their forks.
900
01:01:32.639 --> 01:01:35.719
I grabbed the woman's gun, shoot the tall man, grab
901
01:01:35.760 --> 01:01:38.280
the human leg and throw it at John. Then grab
902
01:01:38.280 --> 01:01:41.400
the tall man's gun and shoot John. Then there are
903
01:01:41.480 --> 01:01:45.079
just John's and the chubby man's muskets. What stops the
904
01:01:45.119 --> 01:01:49.280
chubby man from shooting me during each phase? Well? He
905
01:01:49.320 --> 01:01:53.079
didn't have an answer for this, but it didn't matter.
906
01:01:53.840 --> 01:01:56.719
Fuck it, Dan said, and then he grabbed the woman's
907
01:01:56.760 --> 01:02:01.199
gun and pointed it at Isaac and fired but nothing.
908
01:02:02.400 --> 01:02:06.519
He forgot to pull back the hammer. As he did this, John,
909
01:02:06.639 --> 01:02:09.719
Terry and Isaac picked up their guns. Dan was able
910
01:02:09.719 --> 01:02:12.199
to get the hammer pulled back and squeezed the trigger
911
01:02:12.280 --> 01:02:15.039
before they could get their guns aimed at him. Being
912
01:02:15.079 --> 01:02:18.039
that muskets are inaccurate and that Dan had never handled
913
01:02:18.079 --> 01:02:20.679
a gun at all, it was no surprise that it
914
01:02:20.760 --> 01:02:23.480
wasn't the brain shot he had hoped for, but it
915
01:02:23.559 --> 01:02:26.719
did hit Isaac in the neck, taking a big chunk
916
01:02:26.760 --> 01:02:29.519
out of it and causing blood to cascade out of
917
01:02:29.519 --> 01:02:32.639
the wound. As he fell to the ground and died,
918
01:02:33.559 --> 01:02:36.239
Terry and John shot at Dan, but he had already
919
01:02:36.280 --> 01:02:39.039
made his next move. He let his knees buckle and
920
01:02:39.119 --> 01:02:43.400
drop to the ground just in time. Hell yeah, Dan yelled.
921
01:02:43.880 --> 01:02:46.920
Things weren't going as planned, but they were going better.
922
01:02:47.559 --> 01:02:51.800
Their wasted shots meant there was only one live gun left, Isaac's.
923
01:02:52.440 --> 01:02:55.039
Dan tried to grab it, but he held it strong
924
01:02:55.159 --> 01:02:58.920
in his dead arms. John, Terry, and Mary surrounded him
925
01:02:58.920 --> 01:03:01.679
and tried to grab at him. Dan grabbed John in
926
01:03:01.760 --> 01:03:04.719
Mary's hands and yanked them down with all his strength,
927
01:03:05.000 --> 01:03:07.840
causing them to smash their heads into each other. Then
928
01:03:07.880 --> 01:03:11.079
he grabbed the empty rifle from John's hands and hit
929
01:03:11.199 --> 01:03:15.320
Terry in the head with it, knocking him out. You motherfucker,
930
01:03:15.840 --> 01:03:19.840
John yelled, Wow at the Thanksgiving table, you're going to
931
01:03:19.920 --> 01:03:25.199
talk like that? Ha ha, John mocked Dan smashed the
932
01:03:25.199 --> 01:03:29.519
gun over John's head, knocking him out too, then moved
933
01:03:29.559 --> 01:03:33.320
towards the woman. Even though she was a cannibalistic murderer,
934
01:03:33.840 --> 01:03:36.800
Dan still felt a bit uneasy about smashing the butt
935
01:03:36.840 --> 01:03:40.639
of the rifle into the old woman's face. You were
936
01:03:40.760 --> 01:03:44.239
never good enough to be part of our family, Mary said,
937
01:03:44.800 --> 01:03:48.280
and then she spat at him. Dan smashed her face
938
01:03:48.360 --> 01:03:50.920
in with the butt of his gun. Blood poured from
939
01:03:50.920 --> 01:03:54.400
her nose, but this didn't knock her out. She spit
940
01:03:54.440 --> 01:03:56.719
a few teeth out at him and then gave him
941
01:03:56.719 --> 01:03:59.599
a bloody smile, so he swung the gun at the
942
01:03:59.599 --> 01:04:02.239
side of her head, hitting her temple as hard as
943
01:04:02.239 --> 01:04:11.920
he could. This dropped her. A splash to the face
944
01:04:12.000 --> 01:04:15.199
with water woke up John, who found himself strapped into
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the dunking chair. He looked around the room and saw
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that the woman was cuffed to another chair and that
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Terry was on the ground with a slit throat. Choices
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had to be made, Dan offered, I was able to
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get the cuffs from when you chained me to the
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bed To secure her. I tried to search for more rope,
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but I didn't find any, so I had to slash
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terry's throat. Call me old fashioned, but I just couldn't
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slit an old woman's throat. You are dead, John yelled.
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Dan waved his arm dismissively. So this is what's going
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to happen. I'm going to leave, and you're going to stay,
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Stay and starve in front of your elaborate but disgusting feast. No,
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John yelled, Dan chuckled. Just think about the torture that
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will be starving to death while you stare at food
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that could have once nourished your body but will be
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rotting just as you soon will. That's inhumane. John yelled,
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So is eating humans. So was that hand Turkey Arts
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and Crafts project you showed me. It's torture, like your
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whole clan hasn't been torturing your guests for hundreds of years.
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I just wish your great great however many greats grand
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fucker and his kin would have been the ones to
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starve at Plymouth Rock. John slumped in the chair. It's evil, right,
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Dan said, Yes, that's why I'm not doing that. It
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would make me as bad as you. Dan said, then
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01:05:55.559 --> 01:05:59.039
grabbed a cell phone off the table. I called the cops.
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John smiled at this was that so smart? Of course
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it is maybe? Why maybe do you want to be
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known as a cannibal? Why would I be? Because I
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will tell them that the big hero ate the meat.
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It won't matter that it was forced. You will still
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be known as the guy who ate human flesh. Plus
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Terry was knocked out when you slid his throat. Do
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you think a jury will really consider that to be
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self defense? Then I'll leave now before they get here,
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Dan offered. They'll find you. They'll trace the call to
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your cell phone. This phone, Dan said, and then slid
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his phone into his pocket before reaching over the table
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and opening one of the silver platters, revealing a different phone. Thankfully,
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I called with yours. I can't believe your lock pin
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was sixteen twenty one, the year the Mayfe Hour landed.
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It wasn't too hard to crack. Dan put the lid
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back down, So you must excuse me, but I need
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to get out of here. Don't come on, we can
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we can make a deal, John said. Dan pulled out
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his phone and worked on getting a ride share. As
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he walked to the front door and left, the old
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01:07:22.119 --> 01:07:26.079
man yelled after him, I'll get you. While he struggled
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to try and get himself out of the straps. When
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he realized it was hopeless, he ceased struggling After a
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few minutes. The old man laughed. He knew he was
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going to jail, no way out of that, but he
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01:07:39.559 --> 01:07:42.639
realized that he could bring Dan down with him easily enough.
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All he would have to do was let the officers
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know about the theater. The girl knew who he was,
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and also the police could probably press the ride share
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company for who went from the theater to there. Now,
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all that was left was to decide if that was
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what he wanted to do. While he waited for the ride,
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Dan checked his messages. There were just a few from friends,
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but after all he went through, he was focused on
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checking that last message from his father that he had
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01:08:18.880 --> 01:08:24.680
dismissed earlier. It read, son, I am sorry. I was
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wrong to treat you the way I did. Please forgive me.
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Please come home for Thanksgiving. During the ride, all Dan
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could think about was putting something in his belly that
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was normal food. He hated that the last thing he
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01:08:39.880 --> 01:08:43.359
had ate had human in it, so he went to
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the one place he could. At eleven thirty pm on
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01:08:45.840 --> 01:08:50.399
a holiday, his parents' house. He had his key still there,
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so he let himself in. Dan went through the fridge
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and made a proper Thanksgiving plate from the leftovers. When
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he went to sit down, he saw his father son.
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He said, Dad, I'm glad you could make it. It
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wasn't the same without you. Thanks Behind him, Dan's mother appeared, Son,
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01:09:16.039 --> 01:09:19.720
so glad you came. How could I miss Thanksgiving?
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With that?
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01:09:21.199 --> 01:09:24.520
His mother came over and hugged him, Then his father
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joined in on the hug. Afterward, the mother and father
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prepared their plates and they sat with Dan, breaking bread
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and smoothing out all of their issues. Dan would never
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miss Thanksgiving with his parents ever again. Well, my spookies,
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I hope that story gave you something to chew on
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as much as it did me. And thank you so
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much to Bruce Haney for this very special Thanksgiving episode.
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01:09:56.119 --> 01:09:57.760
I think he did a hell of a good job,
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And if you think so too, why not leave us
1031
01:10:00.239 --> 01:10:03.479
an email at Weeklyspooky at gmail dot com. We love
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01:10:03.520 --> 01:10:05.600
hearing from you, and anything you write to one of
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01:10:05.640 --> 01:10:09.640
our authors, I'll forward directly to them. But now, my
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Spooky's I gotta be honest with you. This has been
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01:10:11.840 --> 01:10:15.039
an insane week between the hubbub of the holidays and
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01:10:15.159 --> 01:10:17.560
getting a cold and a bunch of other things just
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going Kaca cuckoo. I am exhausted, but I'm glad I
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01:10:21.640 --> 01:10:24.760
could bring you this little piece of holiday fear because
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I really did enjoy it, and I hope you did too.
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01:10:27.880 --> 01:10:29.439
And I want to say thank you all so much
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for the over one hundred of you that have joined
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01:10:31.600 --> 01:10:34.239
us over on Patreon, supporting us for as little as
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01:10:34.279 --> 01:10:36.880
one dollar a month. It makes a huge difference by
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01:10:36.920 --> 01:10:40.680
going to Weeklyspooky dot Com slash join. And I want
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to say an extra special thank you to our Patreon
1046
01:10:43.560 --> 01:10:46.520
podcast boosters, folks who pay just a little bit more
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to hear their names at the end of the program.
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01:10:49.159 --> 01:10:53.880
And they are Jessica Fuller, Johnny Nix, Jenny Green, Amber Hansford,
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01:10:53.920 --> 01:10:57.680
Brent mccaullough, Karen Wee, met Jack Kerr, and Craig Cohen.
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01:10:57.760 --> 01:11:00.039
Thank you guys so much. I really am, from the
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bottom of my heart, so thankful for all of you spookies.
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01:11:03.520 --> 01:11:06.399
And I know the holiday season can be rough for
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01:11:06.439 --> 01:11:09.279
some of us. Not all of us have a perfect situation,
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not all of us have somewhere to be every holiday,
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but I want you to know that there'll always be
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a show to listen to, something to help you get
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01:11:17.399 --> 01:11:20.560
through the day, because, believe me, there have been many
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times in my life where a podcast was one of
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01:11:23.279 --> 01:11:26.119
the few things I was truly thankful for. But now
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I'm thankful for all of you, and I'm going to
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get out of here now and hopefully have some stuffing
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so for myself, for my producer Dan Wilder, my executive
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01:11:33.319 --> 01:11:36.760
producers Mark Shields, Robfields and babbletopia dot Com, and my
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01:11:36.880 --> 01:11:40.279
composer Ray Mattis. I will tell you that is not,
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in fact cranberry sauce. Later, guys, thank.
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You for listening. Make sure to find your way back
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next week week, but for now you are safe, trust me.
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