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This Town Keeps Its Secrets

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Time 1h 17m

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The tides of Bridgewood changed as Arlo grew within them. His final school year, a culmination of hellish events and inconceivable evil, dragging him into the depths of the towns past.   

As an acclaimed psychologist, Arlo Glimp is asked to return to his hometown, for a set of interviews that will answer the publics questions about the tragedy, and reveal the dark world of the town that surrounded Arlo when he was a boy. 

Do things ever really change, or do we just grow up and see things for what they've always been? 
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This Story is in parts. 
I'll update whenever I have time to do so.All Rights Reserved

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