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Lionel's Sanctuary

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A man who has a "sanctuary of secrets", materialized as an isolated forest. At the very end, his sanctuary comes crashing down, both metaphorically and in reality.
A disturbing tale that will make you want to read twice, only realizing the truth of it all at that point. 

Why did his sister feel that way towards the fire? 

Why couldn't he view it in the same light as her? 

What made the Northerners so nervous?

Why were the townspeople scared of the forest?All Rights Reserved

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Forest Nightingales - The Forest Wants to Play cover

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Forest Nightingales - The Forest Wants to Play

Lewis Nightingale is late coming out of work and so on the way home he makes a decision and brave the forest he has feared since he were a small boy. But a cruel spirit that lies in wait within the forests dark canopy is alured by the fears and hopes to feed on them by making his nightmares real in the reality it creates for its victims.