The Haunted Mine: A Lorimer Graveskeeper Choose Your Own Adventure Story
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Greetings Dear Reader,
My name is Lorimer Graveskeeper. I am a paranormal detective who spends his time nosing around old bookstores, apothecaries, and catacombs as well as observing (and often escaping from) zombie attacks, witches' gatherings, and vampire rites. This account of the terrible happenings in Saul, Arizona is my own. I happened upon this strange, spectral city after escaping from a malevolent spirit at my previous lodgings in the state of Washington. I was drawn to the remote town both because of its lack of inhabitants and its remote location in the middle of the desert. I was hoping for a few months reprieve from the ghosts that pursued me around the country, and what I found there is contained in the pages of this short novel. Within you will learn of a copper mine with a violent history, a poisoning, an unprovoked attack, multiple limb amputations, and a bitter thirst for revenge from beyond the grave. I urge you to keep an open mind and a tightly locked door.
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