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I found a series of Journal Entries in the Woods, Part 1
I used to go into the woods a lot, mostly just to explore, but sometimes I don't even know
why I was there. Something just compelled me to go. One time in particular, I think
something led me there so I would find these journal entries. They're inside an old notebook,
worn from age, with plenty of dirt on the front cover, but the pages are loose-leaf
papers. I can't make out all of the writing, as it looks like it was written in a hurry,
but I'll do the best I can. Entry Night One: 1:45am - There's something
out here. I can feel it. I can't stop thinking about it. Am I really doing this?
I can't go down there alone again. Careful now. You have been warned. I hear that sound again,
not the footsteps – something else. I can always feel it's presence but never see it.
Wait.. A note nailed to a tree. It's a list of disappearances that have happened all over
the country within the last year. Why are they written on a note, in a small town like this?
Maybe someone is just morbidly into that stuff, who knows. A little further, on
a different tree, is another list of names. These I don't recognize. Maybe people who
are next? Maybe some are still alive, but trapped? Lost? I don't want to know, I continue
my journey. Once you go in, you never come out; that's what they all say. So why am I doing this?
Few know. Even less know the reason why.
I came across a trail I've never seen before, even though I've been in these woods hundreds
of times. I follow it. It continues deeper and deeper into the woods, I begin to worry
that I won't be able to find my way out. Dead end. “The Dark Side of The Moon.” I don't
know what this means, it's obviously out of context or something. I'm beginning to think
this town has a lot more secrets than I originally thought.
This is one of ten entries that I found. I'm not sure what any of this is about, but
by the looks of it, these entries are fairly old. They couldn't have been in the woods
too long though since we recently had storms and they would've been soaked, causing the
ink to be washed away. Maybe someone dropped it.
Entry Night Two: 2:00am - Walking down this path again feels kind of eerie. I keep hearing
whispers. Multiple voices but all at once, like a lot of people are trapped in one body.
I'm walking towards the path I found last night, secretly I'm hoping there's another
note, maybe one that could help me figure out what's going on. It feels like someone
ripped my heart out and chucked it in the woods, would explain why I get up at odd hours
of the night just to walk around in pitch darkness. All that's left at this hour are
the ghosts walking around. You know what it feels like? I've been trying to put my finger
on it for a long time. No one ever moves here. It's just the same old people, keeping to
themselves. There's a sort of ominous loneliness to everything. And there's one thing...
A part of this place that makes it different from any other. All these big rocks, and earth.
Something brought them here and dumped them in the river, forming many rolling falls.
Many along the bank of the creek, too. It's so dark out here though. No sunlight or moonlight
ever makes it through the thick trees. I can feel Them watching me. Mostly Him. The creek
is something close to a beautiful disaster. And you don't even know the secrets. Of this
town, of these woods, of this creek. You know NOTHING. Which is funny because you think
you do. It makes me wonder... Can good things be created from evil? Maybe we'll never know.
Note: Scratch my last thought, I'm beginning to think that it was put out there deliberately,
for someone to find. Lucky me. Ever since finding this shabby old notebook,
I've felt different. I'm not sure how to explain it. It almost feels like a dark cloud is over
me and I can't get my mind off of what I've read. I think I'm going to look more into
this. I'll make some more updates with more of the entries, as well as anything I find on my own soon.
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