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Hi listeners, I'm Merleem Martinez and I have a story I want to tell you.

A story about the secret buried beneath an old amusement park.

So gather round and listen.

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Tales of the old amusement park remained in the acrid area of our town for a decade.

The bones still stood in rapid decay behind a simple chain link fence that did nothing

more than add to the ambience.

No trespassing signs littered the area.

Careless whispers of nothing more than empty suggestions and hopes that kids and adventurers

alike would keep off the property.

But to no avail.

A place with a secret always holds mysterious charm for those brave enough to look.

The park left a blemish on our small town after a 16 year old boy named Sam disappeared

there.

The 10 year anniversary loomed before us like a dark entity.

10 years was supposed to mean something.

Maybe a fresh look at the case, maybe some extra media coverage.

But I knew that it meant nothing.

There was a visual every year on this day, candles scattered in circles like the ultimate

saants.

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