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Page 13 Keeping a wary eye on the landing above, you continue up the stairs. There is no further sign of a ghost, but as you reach the top step your flashlight flickers out. You bang it on the floor and it flickers on. With your flashlight flickering on and off, you feel your way along the wall. You reach a door, open it, and shine your light around a larger walk in closet. From the distinctive smell of cedar, you can tell you’ve reached the right place. Suddenly there is a sound behind you! Whirling around, you feel a sack drawn down over your head. You scream and try to bite the strong hands that are binding popes tightly around your arms. You struggle to wrench your way free, but you’re tackled and dropped to the floor. You feel ropes being pulled tight around your legs. Your attacker rolls you along the attic floor, and you come to rest up against a wall with a thunk. For a moment you’re afraid you’ll suffocate, but then you realize the sack is made of burlap. Enough air gets through for you to breathe. “What’s going on?” you hear a man exclaim. The sound of his footsteps is becoming louder. Suddenly he screams. Your hear him moving away. “No, no don’t come near me!” Why is he yelling? Turn to page 32