The Keeper's Curse
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A short story about a young lighthouse keeper traveling across the harsh weather and ferocious ocean, to reach his home at a Lighthouse for the next three months. During his miserable travel, he is accompanied by a mysterious sailor. The sailor talks of scary stories and mysterious disappearances, but are they true or false?
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