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Forget facts.

Forget logic.

Forget everything that seems real.

You just trust.

Believe. Yeah. you just trust believe You know your life is just a dream, don't you? The Thing Beyond the Tree Line by Elliot Stone 666.

This happened when I was around 11 or 12 years old.

I was staying at my uncle's house at the time. He had two kids,

and we'll just call them Charlie and Chloe. My uncle's house was surrounded by a deep stretch of

woods that always seemed darker than they should have been, even during the day.

At night, the forest swallowed every bit of light, leaving only the faintest glow of the moon through the day. At night the forest swallowed every bit of light, leaving only the faintest glow of the

moon through the branches. It was late, maybe close to midnight, and I couldn't sleep. The guest

room I was staying in had a small window that faced the backyard, which bled directly into the forest.

Usually I would see nothing but the outline of the trees and the leaves,

but that night something was standing just beyond the tree line.

At first I thought it was just a person, tall, thin, and still.

But the longer I stared, the more wrong it seemed.

Its arms were too long, hanging low past its knees, and its head was slightly tilted to the side,

like it was curious and listening.

I blinked hard.

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