WEBVTT - S1: EP 10 — “I Was Frozen in Fear and Awe”

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<v Therésa>Hello, Hello, Hello, and welcome to the tenth episode of

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<v Therésa>Haunting Purgatory's premiere podcast, where we share original, one hundred

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<v Therésa>percent real stories about mortal encounters with the paranormal. Our

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<v Therésa>little old podcast is officially double digits today. Now, I

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<v Therésa>know that's not some big, crazy milestone or anything, but

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<v Therésa>as my therapist used to preach, it's about celebrating the

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<v Therésa>little wins. Of course, she was referring to managing my

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<v Therésa>Real Housewives addiction, but I think the sentiment applies here too,

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<v Therésa>and for what it's worth, by the end, I was

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<v Therésa>only watching Salt Lake, Yes, by far, the best of

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<v Therésa>the franchise. Now, I'm not usually one to get sappy on main ,

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<v Therésa>but I'm really proud of what we've accomplished in the

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<v Therésa>last ten episodes. A lot of people have been truly terrified,

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<v Therésa>maybe even had life changing experiences that haunt them to

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<v Therésa>this day. But what matters more is that I've really grown.

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<v Therésa>When I died and found out I'd be stuck in

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<v Therésa>Purgatory hosting this podcast for the rest of eternity, or

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<v Therésa>until my unfinished business was finished, I kind of freaked,

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<v Therésa>but after a meltdown in my rage room, My rage

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<v Therésa>room is an abandoned tuberculosis hospital where I go and

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<v Therésa>bang on pipes to get my aggression out. I came

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<v Therésa>to terms with my new reality and decided to turn

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<v Therésa>my lemons into lemon infused charcoal detox water

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<v Len>(MUMBLES)

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<v Therésa>It's Gwyneth's take on lemonade,  Len.

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<v Len>(MUMBLES)

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<v Therésa>Oh my god, Len. Keep up. But I have to say

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<v Therésa>I've really learned a lot, not just about the afterlife,

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<v Therésa>but about expressing myself in a non visual medium. For example,

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<v Therésa>as a spirit, I don't show up in photos anymore.

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<v Therésa>So if I want people to know I spent my

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<v Therésa>weekend haunting the VIP section of Pacha Ibiza with Liberace

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<v Therésa>and River Phoenix, I have to mention it repeatedly. You

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<v Therésa>could say I'm feeling pretty at peace these days, almost

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<v Therésa>like my business is finished. Yep, don't tell my caseworker

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<v Therésa>Sharon that my business is feeling pretty finished. I thought

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<v Therésa>that might work, but okay, no, I get it. You

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<v Therésa>gotta trust the process. Anyway, Now we're gonna hear from Karlyn,

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<v Therésa>who is every supernatural podcast host dream listener, because well

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<v Therésa>she can actually hear us.

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<v STORY A>I'm not really sure what to call it. When it starts,

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<v STORY A>it will go in and out, like you're popping your

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<v STORY A>head above water and then going under again, like when

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<v STORY A>water rushes into your ear. I mostly hear voices, but

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<v STORY A>it's hard to distinguish what they're saying because it's usually

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<v STORY A>many voices. But it's just me hearing this. No one

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<v STORY A>else can hear it. This has happened before to me,

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<v STORY A>so I kind of just like brush it off. But

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<v STORY A>this one time it really scared me. Hi I'm Karlyn.

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<v STORY A>I think that ghost might be trying to communicate with me.

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<v STORY A>This was a couple of years ago. I was in

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<v STORY A>my apartment. It was just a normal night in New

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<v STORY A>York City. My boyfriend and I had gone to bed,

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<v STORY A>but the light was still on in the living room.

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<v STORY A>It's not like we shut everything off. We were in

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<v STORY A>bed for maybe ten minutes and then he dozed off.

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<v STORY A>My apartment's a railroad apartment. There's a straight line going

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<v STORY A>from the left. There's a backyard, and then there is

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<v STORY A>my bedroom, then the living room, and then there's a

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<v STORY A>really long hallway where the kitchen is in. I had

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<v STORY A>my eyes closed, but I was awake, and I hear

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<v STORY A>this seventies rock music playing, and I also hear people

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<v STORY A>laughing and talking. The voices get like louder, like someone's

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<v STORY A>like shouting and excitement, and it sounds like it's a

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<v STORY A>karaoke party. So I opened my eyes. It's silent. There's

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<v STORY A>no party going on. The light was still on in

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<v STORY A>the living room, but nothing else. Nothing was on. We

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<v STORY A>didn't have a TV or radio on. It was weird,

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<v STORY A>but I brush it off and I'm just laying down

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<v STORY A>like awake you know, when your eyes are just closed,

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<v STORY A>but you're not really sleeping, you're just on the cusp

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<v STORY A>of it. And then my ears pop. The best way

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<v STORY A>for me to describe it is when you go under

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<v STORY A>water and the water fills your ears and it sounds empty,

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<v STORY A>kind of like an echo of nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing.

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<v STORY A>And then it changes. There's radio static. It sounds like

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<v STORY A>someone is changing the radio station , like someone's trying

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<v STORY A>to look for a channel. And then it'll be like voices,

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<v STORY A>and then it'll change again to something else, and it's

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<v STORY A>very quick, and then I hear a very clear nine

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<v STORY A>one one call. I hear the operator first the address

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<v STORY A>of your emergency typical operator, like where are you, like,

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<v STORY A>what can I do for you? You know, It's a

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<v STORY A>woman and she's very frantic. She is trapped in a

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<v STORY A>house and the nine one one operator asks her if

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<v STORY A>someone is in the house with her. She says, yes,

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<v STORY A>he's in here. He's trapped me in the house. I

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<v STORY A>can hear this woman's panic and it kind of just

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<v STORY A>escalated to her screaming for help, and it's so loud,

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<v STORY A>and then it changes very fast. Other voices start to

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<v STORY A>come in. Some are speaking different languages. Some are whispery

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<v STORY A>and very fast, like they're rushed to say what they're saying,

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<v STORY A>very creepy. And then some are really loud, but it's

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<v STORY A>kind of muffled and far away, so it's hard to

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<v STORY A>make out what they're saying. And it's just like a

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<v STORY A>whirlwind of voices trying to talk to me. I can't

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<v STORY A>hear what they're saying. They're all talking over each other.

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<v STORY A>And then it gets louder until everyone is shouting in

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<v STORY A>my ears. It's so loud it hurts my ears, and

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<v STORY A>then I start to freak out. There's a weight in

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<v STORY A>the room. I can sense their presence right next to me.

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<v STORY A>It's close, like it's right on top of me. It

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<v STORY A>gets really overwhelming, so I just feel like I need

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<v STORY A>to pull myself out of it, and it feels like

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<v STORY A>it takes a long time. But all I do is

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<v STORY A>just open my eyes and everything stops. I'm awake. My

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<v STORY A>body's awake, my mind is awake, my adrenaline is rushing.

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<v STORY A>And then I roll over and I look up right

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<v STORY A>above me is this shadow figure floating above me. I

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<v STORY A>was frozen in fear and awe. I've never seen a

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<v STORY A>shadow person. It was massive, the very tall male shape,

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<v STORY A>and it didn't seem friendly. I'm just in shock staring

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<v STORY A>at it, and it starts to move towards me. I

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<v STORY A>was like, oh my god, I can't believe what I'm

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<v STORY A>actually seeing right now. And it's not really dark in

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<v STORY A>the room, you know, there's light coming in from the

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<v STORY A>living room, so I'm seeing it. It's not my shadow

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<v STORY A>or anyone else's shadow. I don't take my eyes off it.

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<v STORY A>I just start hitting my boyfriend, trying to wake him up.

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<v STORY A>I want him to see what I'm seeing, but I

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<v STORY A>also need protection. He just like grabs me and holds

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<v STORY A>me and he's like ssh, like relax, and I like

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<v STORY A>curl into him. I kind of take a deep breath,

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<v STORY A>and then I look back up at the ceiling. The

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<v STORY A>shadow figure is gone. It scared me. It was probably

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<v STORY A>the scariest thing that's happened to me in a very

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<v STORY A>long time. This wasn't a night terror, and it wasn't

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<v STORY A>sleep paralysis. I've told this story to my friends. They

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<v STORY A>think that it's spirits trying to communicate with me, like

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<v STORY A>I'm almost a channel for these spirits or whatever. On the

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<v STORY A>other side, I do think I'm sensitive to it, and

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<v STORY A>I'm open to it, whether I want to be or not.

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<v STORY A>But I'm scared, and I don't know how to get

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<v STORY A>over my fear and really open up and listen to

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<v STORY A>see if I can actually hear what they have to say.

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<v STORY A>Because it's so many voices at one time it's overwhelming.

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<v STORY A>But I felt like if I was less scared and

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<v STORY A>more open to it, the voices would come through more clearly.

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<v STORY A>In those moments, I feel very vulnerable, like I'm open

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<v STORY A>for good things, but I'm also open for bad things,

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<v STORY A>and I feel the bad things, like I feel the

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<v STORY A>bad energy and I'm like, okay, I need to close

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<v STORY A>it off. I feel like I've never had a good

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<v STORY A>experience it's more like very neutral or it's very bad.

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<v STORY A>I am interested in finding out if I am a medium,

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<v STORY A>but it's also kind of scary.

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<v Therésa>Karlyn Girl, tune into our channel. It's a party. No

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<v Therésa>shadow people over here, just two well meaning spirits and

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<v Therésa>one poorly adapted demonic intern celebrating a small but mighty

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<v Therésa>milestone in their other worldly career endeavors. I'm sorry, Naomi,

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<v Therésa>but your work ethic is inconsistent and your disregard for

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<v Therésa>authority is troubling. Right, So I want to give you

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<v Therésa>my rose, bud and thorn of this whole experience so far,

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<v Therésa>I would say my rose was episode eight when I

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<v Therésa>learned about the afterlife dating apps, and my thorn was

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<v Therésa>probably in episode six when I accidentally alienated Jimmy Buffet's

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<v Therésa>entire fan base. Len, maybe we just delete that one?

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<v Len>(MUMBLES)

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<v Therésa>Ugh, fine. Well, my bud, which is something I'm looking

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<v Therésa>forward to that has blooming potential, is continuing to learn

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<v Therésa>more about all the different types of spiritual entities out

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<v Therésa>there and the creative ways they inflict suffering and terror

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<v Therésa>on their human targets, and the potential for free stuff

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<v Therésa>from pr people. Yeah, we like free stuff.

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<v Therésa>Now, if you have any favorite moments from the last

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<v Therésa>ten episodes you'd like to share, email Len at HauntingThePodcast@gmail.com

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<v Therésa>and while you do, listen to Alex, who continues our

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<v Therésa>celebratory theme of the auditory Haunt with this next story.

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<v STORY B>I've heard a lot of the paranormal sounding stories from people.

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<v STORY B>Part of me always was like, oh, man, I kind

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<v STORY B>of wish something like that would happen to me. When

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<v STORY B>it did, I instantly regret ever having a desire for

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<v STORY B>something like this to happen to me. Our first thought was,

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<v STORY B>something is behind us. We saw darkness. We can't see there,

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<v STORY B>but whatever is there can see us. It's definitely very haunting.

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<v STORY B>We make a run for it. We booked it. My

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<v STORY B>name is Alex and one night in a forest in Spain,

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<v STORY B>I heard something scream from behind me and it still

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<v STORY B>haunts me to this day. It was in June of

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<v STORY B>twenty thirteen. It took place in a small coastal farmtown

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<v STORY B>in Galicia, which is in the northwest of Spain. I

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<v STORY B>was about twenty four years old at the time. I

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<v STORY B>have a lot of family in Spain. My mom is Spanish.

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<v STORY B>Growing up going to Spain, it was something we did

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<v STORY B>almost every summer to see family and stuff, and you know,

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<v STORY B>it's a really unique, beautiful town. So it took a

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<v STORY B>couple of weeks off of work and with a really

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<v STORY B>good friend of mine. I think it had been like

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<v STORY B>a couple of years since I had last went at

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<v STORY B>that time. You know, I've been going there almost every

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<v STORY B>summer of my life and wanted to share that with

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<v STORY B>somebody else. So we made our way there. We brought

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<v STORY B>our nice camera, so we were really hoping that we

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<v STORY B>would get to practice some night photography while we were there.

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<v STORY B>I've always felt very safe there. We always used to say,

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<v STORY B>oh my god, this is a small town. Whatever bad

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<v STORY B>could happen here. When we were young, we used to

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<v STORY B>take night walks as a family, and we were just

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<v STORY B>always kind of just think, oh my gosh, like, you know,

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<v STORY B>this is so safe. We never heard anything about animals,

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<v STORY B>We never heard anything about people coming through and doing

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<v STORY B>any harm to anybody. We had about four days left

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<v STORY B>on our trip, and you know, we really wanted to

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<v STORY B>test out the camera. We had never done night photography before.

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<v STORY B>We bought a remote shutter for it. The first night

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<v STORY B>we wanted to go take pictures of this lighthouse they

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<v STORY B>call it Alfaro. When you think of your traditional lighthouse,

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<v STORY B>you think of the shape and you know the beacon

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<v STORY B>at the top, and this one just it was a

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<v STORY B>unique architecture. It's something a lot of people come to visit.

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<v STORY B>This is, you know, this big rectangular building with a

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<v STORY B>beacon on top that you know spins. Underneath the lighthouse,

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<v STORY B>You have these like tunnels and these bunkers that were

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<v STORY B>built during the Spanish Civil War. They were used as

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<v STORY B>lookout points to see if the French were invading. It's

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<v STORY B>been there for almost one hundred years or something. It

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<v STORY B>just seemed like a natural thing to take night photos of.

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<v STORY B>I would say you to get there from my house,

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<v STORY B>it's got to be about forty five minutes to an

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<v STORY B>hour walk. It's not too far away. You know, you

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<v STORY B>have to walk through the town, you know, you walk

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<v STORY B>past all these houses and then you get to the

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<v STORY B>entrance of the forest. At night, you see the beacon

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<v STORY B>of light spinning, so it's almost kind of like it

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<v STORY B>draws you. It's pretty much a straight shot, you know,

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<v STORY B>you just kind of follow the road. You get to

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<v STORY B>the forest, and then that takes you up to the

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<v STORY B>cliffs and then you make a right and you just kind

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<v STORY B>of follow the road all the way and then kind

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<v STORY B>of curves around and then you just kind of walk.

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<v STORY B>Honestly, The biggest danger you might have a crazy spaniard just

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<v STORY B>driving super fast on that road. First night went absolutely amazing.

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<v STORY B>You know. We visited some of the bunkers underneath and

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<v STORY B>we got some great photos. It was a moonless night.

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<v STORY B>It was so dark, yet in a way, the sky

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<v STORY B>was so bright with stars. I had never seen so

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<v STORY B>many stars in my life, just like a mess of stars.

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<v STORY B>We decided to come back at two in the morning.

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<v STORY B>When we were walking back, we even stopped in the

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<v STORY B>forest take a few night photos in there. So the

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<v STORY B>next night we were like, let's do this again, let's

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<v STORY B>go do more. It was the same situation. Couldn't see

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<v STORY B>the moon, mess of stars in the sky. We were

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<v STORY B>out there a little longer than the night before, because

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<v STORY B>you just lose yourself when you're doing this one shot.

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<v STORY B>You do a three minute exposure and you just keep

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<v STORY B>doing that until you get one next thing. You know,

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<v STORY B>oh wow, it's about three now I really should be

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<v STORY B>walking home now. We're walking back now through the forest.

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<v STORY B>Everything's fine. We had a little radio with us that

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<v STORY B>we were playing music, and all of a sudden we

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<v STORY B>hear this loud, high pitched, female sounding shriek from very

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<v STORY B>close behind us. Obviously, we got extremely startled. We just

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<v STORY B>stopped in our tracks and both of us kind of

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<v STORY B>whipped our bodies around to look and it was just

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<v STORY B>darkness behind us. My mind was just racing and I'm

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<v STORY B>trying to kind of give a facade like okay, okay, but on

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<v STORY B>the inside, I'm like, something is about to emerge from

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<v STORY B>the darkness, and the most I can do is buy

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<v STORY B>five seconds for my friend here. We just didn't know

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<v STORY B>what to do. And then another scream. It must have

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<v STORY B>been fifteen seconds after. At that point, we do our

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<v STORY B>best impression of an Olympic sprinter. We turn around and

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<v STORY B>we just run. I'll never forget. As we're running, I hear

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<v STORY B>the stream two more times. We get to the entrance

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<v STORY B>of the forest and hear it again, but it sounds

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<v STORY B>further enough. Adrenaline is pumping. I remember my heart beating

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<v STORY B>so fast. It just felt like once we got to the

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<v STORY B>entrance of the forest, we didn't need to run anymore.

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<v STORY B>The screams were way behind us now, didn't seem like

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<v STORY B>anything was following us. We felt safe at that point.

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<v STORY B>We made our way back into the town and I

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<v STORY B>remember all of the neighbors dogs barking, howling. Normally the

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<v STORY B>dogs will bark at you if you walk by, but

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<v STORY B>I remember that night like you could just hear all

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<v STORY B>of the dogs barking from all the houses. I remember

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<v STORY B>we were walking by my uncle's house and he had

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<v STORY B>this really nice dog that would usually come and greet us,

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<v STORY B>and I remember we kind of walked by and the

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<v STORY B>dog came up, but the dog seemed very tense and

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<v STORY B>almost kind of retreated a little bit and was growling.

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<v STORY B>You know, I felt like we got a lot of

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<v STORY B>bad energy on us right now, and it was agitating

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<v STORY B>all the animals. I felt terrible. You know, I bring

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<v STORY B>my really really great friend to Spain with me and

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<v STORY B>tell her family, don't worry, I'll keep her safe. Well,

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<v STORY B>it was so scary about it was just how close

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<v STORY B>it was to us, and just how all four times

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<v STORY B>that I heard the scream it was the same tone,

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<v STORY B>the same length, the same. It just was definitely very haunting.

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<v STORY B>When we got back to the house, we tried to

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<v STORY B>think about it practically. Well, what could this have really been?

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<v STORY B>You know, it felt paranormal. But you know, we're just

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<v STORY B>trying to think, maybe it was an animal? Maybe it

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<v STORY B>was a bird? I had never heard of any animals.

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<v STORY B>I don't think I've ever really even seen deer in

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<v STORY B>that forest. All my life growing up, nobody ever said, oh,

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<v STORY B>watch out, there's big cats or something. It was certainly

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<v STORY B>the most bizarre thing I had personally ever experienced in

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<v STORY B>my life. With a female sounding scream, we would always

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<v STORY B>call her the Little Banshee Woman of Spain. From what

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<v STORY B>I know about banshee's, it's like screaming ghosts. You hear

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<v STORY B>the scream and you want to get away from the scream.

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<v STORY B>You know, some people ask me, do you think that

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<v STORY B>the ghost put a curse on you or something? And

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<v STORY B>I'm like, you know, I can't tell for sure, but

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<v STORY B>hopefully I've done enough to lift that curse. I can't lie.

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<v STORY B>I'm still a bit skeptical, but in my heart, it

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<v STORY B>really did feel paranormal to me. I truly believe people

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<v STORY B>experience things that are just out of this world.

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<v Therésa>Spooky, yes, But the Little Banshee Woman of Spain is

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<v Therésa>a great name for a band. Well, I've almost polished

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<v Therésa>off this bottle of Champagne completely on my own because

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<v Therésa>Len refuses to have any fun at all while we're

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<v Therésa>on the clock. What clock, There's no time here. I

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<v Therésa>don't even know how long I've been dead. But truly,

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<v Therésa>from the bottom of my heart, thank you to our

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<v Therésa>listeners for tuning in, sharing your stories, and engaging with

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<v Therésa>us via email, the feed, dms, and psychic mediums. I

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<v Therésa>read every single positive comment about me. Remember, everyone, this

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<v Therésa>is just the beginning of Haunting, and we want to

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<v Therésa>share your stories. So if you've ever been personally victimized

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<v Therésa>by a malicious spirit, don't let it have been in vain.

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<v Therésa>Share it on the pod. Email Len at Haunting ThePodcast@gmail.com. You

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<v Therésa>never know. It might even feel cathartic. Oh boy, Naomi

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<v Therésa>opened another. Here we go! Naomi, You're bad. You want

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<v Therésa>to watch Real Housewives Salt Lake after this? Okay, betch.

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<v Therésa>Bye Loves, see you next time. Wait, guys, should we

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<v Therésa>go haunting like I'm in the mood to just Boo boo, boo,

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<v Therésa>boo boo all over town. You get a boo, you

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<v Therésa>get a boo, and you get a- It's okay, I'm okay,

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<v Therésa>I'm fine.

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