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Good evening. I'm storyteller, oldest Jairie,

and hi, each your grandfather. From where I'm from, you know, do-bed time stories.

And if that's what you were expecting, you're in the wrong place.

If its terrifying tells you're after, well then, I've got just the thing.

Get comfortable, settle in, turn off the lights, Mr. Dare.

Your night is about to get a whole lot darker.

Who needs sleep anyway?

My day!

Our first tale tonight comes from Christian Thompson, entitled God's Addict.

The boy heard the soft tinkle of a bell as he entered the shop.

It was cool and dark inside. Not at all what he had expected.

Scattered around the small store were all sorts of items. Everything from teddy bears to

cuckoo clocks could be seen each item set carefully upon neat wooden shelves or displayed within

a glass case against one wall. A faint, musty smell like old clothing tingeed the air.

Something about the shop was unsettling, even frightening. Perhaps it was the dark or the smell,

but it seemed to tell me that this was a dark place. Maybe even a dangerous one.

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