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Page 66 Flashlight in hand, you climb the broad, carpeted staircase leading to the second story. At the top you face a long hallway with rooms on either side. Halfway down the hall, a short passageway leads to the steps to the third floor. At the top of those steps is a door. You pull it open. Before you are steps to the attic. A flick of the switch produces a dim light at the tops of the stairs. As you climb the creaky stairs, you glance at your watch. It’s Eight o’clock now—the hour of the ghost. A board slips beneath your feet, and you gasp. A few steps further you stop short: Something is moving above you. Then you realize it’s only your shadow, made as you block off light from the passageway below. By the time you reach the top of the stairs you’re ready to laugh at yourself for being so jumpy. Now, shining your flashlight, you walk into the dim, cavernous recesses of the attic. You pass a door, This could be the door of the cedar closet! You’re about to open it when a wave of fear runs through your body. You have a strong sensation that someone is nearby, watching you. You can’t see or hear anything, but you feel and overwhelming sense of danger. Then you remember how you felt coming up the stairs—jumping at your own shadow. Maybe you’re just nervous, but maybe you’ve perceived something real. If you open the door, turn to page 59. If you pass by the door and circle back down the stairs, turn to page 104.