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As from the dying sun strikes the watery surface revealing blood-stained pools and streams giving ia surreal and disturbing aspect. At such a time any traveler on that road would be vulnerable to their own thoughts as the veil lifts and the night creatures begin to roam through.
Scottish Folktales: The Haunted Heath
This is the story of how a poor pedlar-boy escaped the clutches of an evil family.
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“Long years ago, so runs the tale,

A doctor dwelt in Longdendale;”

“Well versed in mystic lore was he—

A conjuror of high degree;

He read the stars that deck the sky,

And told their rede of mystery.” (1)
Faustian Pacts: The Devil and the Doctor
“Long years ago, so runs the tale, A doctor dwelt in Longdendale;” “Well versed in mystic lore was he— A conjuror of high degree; He read the stars that deck the sky, And told their rede of mystery…
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Image from Original German text by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, translation by Bayard Taylor, illustrations by Harry Clarke. [Public domain] – File:Page 004 (Faust, 1925).png From Wikimedia Commons
The pale student studyied the dreadful words on the cracked pages. A harsh, rasping voice from the air cut through the silence saying,
'Answer truly, will you give your soul in exchange for a glimpse - a brief exchange of speech for she who you were once betrothed.” buff.ly/PjnDcXq
Faustian Pacts: The Soul of Edgar Astley
How a young gentleman named Edgar Astley made a deal with the devil.
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The Shadow People saw him coming and whispered among themselves,

“Careful, Raven is here!

He who twists truths!

He who is cunning is here!

Watch him, watch him, watch him!

Carefully!”
Native American Tales: Raven and the Shadow People
The Native American Story of Raven and the Shadow People
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