horrors2

antiloquax.The_Unexpe.tex

  1\chapauth{antiloquax}
  2\chapter[The Surprise]{The Unexpected Shocking Surprise}
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  8Luke Bavarious didn't know why he was called to an abandoned
  9church. But he had been called. By the man who had killed his
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 14As he approached the crumbling iron gates of the church, a pale
 15white boy with black eyes from out of nowhere tugged at his tan
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 20``Do not go in there, mister,'' said the young boy.
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 24``Nonsense!'' laughed Luke Bavarious haughtily.
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 28``What is in there will destroy you!'' said the young
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 33Luke Bavarious pulled out his Colt Python and pointed it at the
 34boys pale white head that was now sweaty with perspiration and
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 60``Stop! Show yourself!'' said Luke Bavarious. But the
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 65Blam. That was the sound of Luke Bavarious' gun as he shot
 66the shadow and killed it. Even in the moonlight, he could see the
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 91``Well done,'' said a voice that belonged to the rough
 92clapping hands. ``You have passed the test, Luke Bavarious. I
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 97As Luke Bavarious began to feel the enormity of what he had just
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 99their hands on Luke's soul and he fell to his knees and
100vomited sickly sweet bile and whiskey. His eyes blurred with rage
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124The man Luke Bavarious thought he had killed was still alive and
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130``No!'' cried the voice in the dark. Luke could see now
131and saw that it was the body of his old friend from school who had
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138``Well,'' said Luke Bavarius to no one in particular,
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143As he left, Luke Bavarious again met the pale white boy. But now
144the pale white boy was covered in urine and feces because he was
145terrified. But what was this? He was also smiling. Smiling the
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151``Such nonsense you little children believe,'' laughed
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