WEBVTT - E02 Halloween Special: Choose Your Own Adventure (EPISODE 02)

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<v Speaker 1>For a moment, you are unsure what to do. Turning about,

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<v Speaker 1>you scan the horizon for any sign of some one

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<v Speaker 1>else to confirm what you're seeing, but there is no

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<v Speaker 1>one to be found. After one final look behind, you

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<v Speaker 1>step boldly into the forest and beyond the first line

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<v Speaker 1>of trees. But something doesn't feel right. Perhaps it's the

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<v Speaker 1>sudden shift in temperature, or the way the hairs are

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<v Speaker 1>now standing up on the back of your neck. It's

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<v Speaker 1>hard to describe, but it's almost as if the forest

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<v Speaker 1>itself is watching you. In a panic, you spin back

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<v Speaker 1>round to leave, then gasp in horror. The road has gone.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, all of it has, the rolling hills, the

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<v Speaker 1>golden fields, and the bright blue sky. All of it

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<v Speaker 1>has been replaced by nothing but a deep and dense

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<v Speaker 1>birch tree forest. You spin round frantically, trying to figure

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<v Speaker 1>out where you came from just moments ago, looking for

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<v Speaker 1>any sign of your bike, but it's no use. All around,

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<v Speaker 1>for as far as you can see, it is nothing

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<v Speaker 1>but tree after tree stretching out before you. Hurriedly, you

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<v Speaker 1>pull your phone from your pocket to call home. Come on,

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<v Speaker 1>you say, with quiet frustration, as you wait for the

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<v Speaker 1>reception bars to appear, but no matter how much you

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<v Speaker 1>wave it above your head, the bars don't materialize, and

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<v Speaker 1>now you are really beginning to panic. You feel it

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<v Speaker 1>hijacking your body, first as a tingling at the extremities,

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<v Speaker 1>before it begins to creep inwards toward your chest. You

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<v Speaker 1>feel its weighty grip as your heart begins to beat

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<v Speaker 1>faster and faster. You screw your eyes shut, struggling to

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<v Speaker 1>catch your breath as the moment threatens to spiral away

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<v Speaker 1>from you. It's okay, you tell yourself, it's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be okay. You've got this. You just need to find

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<v Speaker 1>a way out. Then your heart begins to slow, your

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<v Speaker 1>breaths become deeper, and finally you regain control. Opening your eyes,

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<v Speaker 1>you look all around and tell yourself to think. Just then,

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<v Speaker 1>you hear something in the distance. It sounds like running water,

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<v Speaker 1>But just as you are about to head toward it,

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<v Speaker 1>you notice what seems to be the slightest hint of

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<v Speaker 1>a path heading off in the opposite direction. If you

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<v Speaker 1>choose to follow the sound of water, go to episode four,

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<v Speaker 1>or if you choose to follow the path, go to

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<v Speaker 1>episode five. Now it's time to take care of yourself,

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