**Taking another sip from the tequila bottle he kept on the bottom shelf for months **

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**Richard continued to tell his story **

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_“It was one of those nights with no weather-_

_It was awkward and promised something with nothing there”_

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_Bleak and awkward and blah blah blah blah_”

**A pause**

_But it was not bland _

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_I could swear on those nights I saw a ghost man_

_I_

_I - I swear to GOD I saw a ghost _

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_But it didn’t even mean anything _

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_It was just walking and walking in circles like it was chasing itself _

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_Fu- like _

_Cmon man I know you don’t believe me but it was THERE _

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I stared blankly back at him

I almost felt bad_**__

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**Richard chucked for a sec**_ _

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_Alright man I’m sorry it’s _

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_It’s just the liq_

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_…_

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_The liqo_

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_Listen I wish I could say it was but I FEEL this man _

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_What could possibly make you want to visit that place I swear it is NOT a good idea _

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**_Richard looks down for a bit

_**_It was cold man_

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_And I miss him._

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_I haven’t - we haven’t seen him in years _

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_And I know he was always an independent guy but _

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_We gotta accept that he’s gone._

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_You haven’t even seen ME in months bro its like_

_You _

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_You disappeared. _

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_Why? _

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_I-I miss you man _

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**I stare**

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**Richard looks back.**

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_You look like him._

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_Alright bro, I can take you to where he dissapeared but that’s the end of journey_

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_I can never go back there _

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_We live in a land where_

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_Footprints, man_

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_Of ghosts linger _

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_I want no part of that._

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**I smile**

**I am here to find a monster.**

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**“Perfect”**

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**_Somewhere, somehow

There is a spiral

star case

and a MONSTER

chasing itself.

I desire the pace_****.**

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