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Hello and welcome to this special episode of Disturbed. These four stories were voted on by

our Patreon and selected as the best reads from last month's episodes. If you want to weigh in for

next month's best of, join the Patreon at the link in the description.

Without further ado, let's get to our first story.

First, a haunting reminder to keep people at arm's length.

That way, when you see who they really are, they can't ruin your whole life.

Narrated by Tara Ash.

A few months ago, I was in the youth psych ward due to my depression spiraling out of control.

It wasn't an easy time in my life. While I was in the ward, though,

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