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"Well the first girl, Jordan, has sepia colored skin, and dark shoulder-length hair. She's about 5'2. The second girl, Alison, has light skin, and her hair is blond and is about a foot long from the base of her head, down. She's like 5'3." I say, trying to remember every detail.

"They came here in the night." Candy said.

"I did not see them. But I did hear screaming nearby." The old woman said.

"That must have been them." Rita said.

"Are there any wild animals around this part of the forest?" I asked.

"No. There's not really anything around here. Besides the plants, it's dead." The old woman said.

"Ladies, I must tell you something. It may disturb you, but it's for your own good." The woman said, with a sigh.

"Long ago in these very woods, I was a young child. I was playing in a clearing in the woods, a bit far from here. I was nine, and was just minding my own business. it was a beautiful summer's day, and it was almost night. I smelled decay--like hundreds of people had died there. I saw no dead animals, or people. But I did see a human-like figure a ways away. It was limping, and moved very slowly. It scared me, so I ran back here, where I told my parents. My father looked disturbed, and frightened. He said when he was a boy, he experienced the same thing. His dearest friend went camping here, alone, and never returned.

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