The Shadow
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A man plagued by nightmares, will they ever stop or they will open vistas of other realms flooding the world with it's abominations?
Based on the H.P. Lovecraft style of writing, I present you a short story more as an experiment to see how should I proceed next. The cosmic horror is something I always loved, this is my first try to emulate and I hope you enjoy it.
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