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I have thought about this event at least once a day, and even though it's been a few years, and some details

are fuzzy, it still gives me the chills. A group of us were sitting around chilling one January

night when one of us thought it would be fun to have a bonfire, using the brown and dried-out

Christmas tree as the kindling. We were bored, so we all jumped at the chance of doing

something, even if it was potentially illegal. Another of my friends made the comment,

it's only illegal if we get caught, and with that logic, we set out to find a location to bid the

Christmas season goodbye.

My friend, who will call Sheila, knew of a place we could head to

and would likely not get caught by any police interference.

The only stipulation was that we had to wait for the cover of nightfall.

What she failed to mention was that this area was a swamp with wooden walking pads

weaving through the trees and water for patrons during the day. Driving up and not seeing any lights,

this didn't look like a place that would be open during the night. Yet here we are. Once we, and had set up our tree to be burned, another of

our friends thought it would be fun to walk the darkened trails. No flashlights, just the small

amount of moonlight that we had. We all looked into the forest, uneasy, but agreed to the adventure.

Using the headlights of our cars, we saw two entrances leading into the forest.

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