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One of those classic Creepypasta stories, and you'll see a lot of them as we go through the celebration for this anniversary.

This is one of those stories that I saw in Creepypasta.com way, way back when I was working in AT&T.

And one of the ones that really made me question if Creepypasta were real or not,

because that was the big question back in the day before we really started exploding and expanding

and turning into everything that we are today.

So really, I feel like this is a story I knew about before I even knew what Creepypasta's were.

So, for tonight, we have Tulpa.

Bye and unknown anonymous author.

Last year I spent six months participating in what I was told was a psychological experiment.

I found an ad in my local newspaper looking for imaginative people looking to make good money.

And since it was the only job I was even remotely qualified for, I gave them a call and we arranged an interview.

They told me that all I would have to do is stay in a room alone with sensors attached to my head to read my brain activity.

And while I was there, I would visualize a double of myself.

They called it my Tulpa.

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