Hidden in Books
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Lilly Barlow was a normal 16 year old girl from a small town called Woodcreek. She loved books, was quiet, and wasn't so social all the time. Her favorite genre was horror, she loved the thrills, suspension, and fear. She probably watched all horror movies in the world in her meantime..One day, she picks up this odd looking book, it didn't have a cover nor author. She looked at the first page, only to see something written in an unknown language, well unknown to her. She was also a curious girl though, so she started reading. Weird things started to happen not long after that...very, weird..
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