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I am writing this to create a permanent record of the events that took place between November 14th and November 17th.

I have already given a statement to the Lake County Sheriff's Department, but I omitted several details,

because I wanted them to actually

investigate the property rather than dismiss me as mentally unstable.

I am not looking for advice. I am not looking for paranormal theories.

I just need to put these events in order while my memory is still clear to verify to myself that this happened.

A little background is necessary to understand why we were there.

My grandfather passed away in August.

He was a quiet man who spent the better part of the last 30 years living alone in a cabin

about 40 miles north of Eli, Minnesota.

I was the sole beneficiary of his estate, which mostly consisted of a 98 Ford truck,

and this property. The cabin sits on 40 acres of dense pine forest, accessible only by a single dirt

logging road that hasn't been maintained in a decade. My intention was to assess the property, clean out his personal effects, and list it for sale.

I asked three people to come with me, my younger brother, Elias, my brother-in-law, Mark,

and my college friend David, who works in construction and agreed to help me inspect the foundation.

We arrived on Thursday afternoon. The drive took

longer than expected because the logging road was washed out in several places, forcing us to

park the truck a mile from the cabin and hike in with our gear. It was cold, hovering around freezing,

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