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When the Void Stares Back

             There have been many strange happenings in my city recently, more than ever before.  Sure, every town has tragedies that they deal with, or strings of misfortunes that befall it, but this felt different.  It started small, as most things do, but it quickly ramped up and before long, terror had clutched the hearts of most citizens in town.  Now, I’m no expert on death and am by no means a detective, but I had to get to the bottom of this for a couple reasons.  A big part of it was that this city is where I was born and raised, and it’s where I currently live; I genuinely love this town.  But more than that, I thought I knew what was causing this, and if I was right, I might be able to stop it.              It started with the local wildlife; squirrels, birds, rabbits and raccoons were being found dead in the streets and parks throughout the city.  This wasn’t too shocking, after all, small animals had a tendency to run into the streets and get hit cars, or be mauled by