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Welcome my prettys, come in and have a seat as we sip the tea of reality.
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My name is Autumn and I'm Hailey and this is Don't You Know.
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After two and a half months of not recording.
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Yeah, we definitely needed a break from the senseless murders and molestations.
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So we decided to do a nice quiet little episode about Haunted Forests.
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Forests! Oh my god! Run Forests! Run!
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And you might want to run from these forests.
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Ah! Forests! Fuck! Forests! It's a dirt!
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Alright, let's hop in the imagination airplane and go over to the Hoia Basiu Forest in Romania.
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Romania? Where is that on the map?
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Eastern Europe, I believe.
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Russia. Located in northwestern Romania, the Hoia Basiu Forest is known as the Bermuda Triangle of Romania
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because of strange disappearances that are said to have taken place there.
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For example, a shepherd would have disappeared with a flock of 200 sheep.
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A five-year-old girl who had sunk into it and reappeared five years later without having aged.
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It's said that visitors often come away with a deep anguish and sense of having been constantly watched as they,
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the fuck's the word, as they hiked through the forest.
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Locals tend not to venture there for fear of never finding their way out.
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Located in Transylvania, the Hoia Basiu Forest is overshadowed by Dracula tourism.
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However, the forest boasts its own supernatural phenomenon and whispered legends.
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It covers 250 hectares and is known as Romania's Bermuda Triangle and the world's most haunted forest.
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That's real cool. I have very little interest of flying overseas,
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but there is definitely some places I would want to visit and I think Transylvania would be one of them.
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I think it would be pretty cool to hop on over there.
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I'm good, but maybe one day.
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We can just read about it. I'll just tell you stories about it.
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I don't know. I would like to go see it, but I also have just... I like my grand.
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I like my two feet on the ground. I don't even really like getting in the water.
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Not really. My landlubber.
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We recently went on a trip and our mom was very surprised that you went out on the pontoon.
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And then 20 minutes later, she looked at me and said,
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I'm really surprised you went on the pontoon.
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I was like, well, it's not the fact that we were inebriated with nothing.
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We were definitely not inebriated with anything.
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Totally so.
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100% silver.
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So it is.
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Interesting because both of our parents are sailors, but we don't like the water.
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I love hearing stories, though.
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But it would be interesting to go overseas.
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I also think it would be super interesting to visit Japan.
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I definitely want to travel the world, but that's big dreams.
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Big, big dreams.
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First step, get passport.
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Oh, yeah. That's pretty essential.
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Where is the next tourist?
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The next tourist. Well, we're still over here in Oman.
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What we're still talking about some of the most notable features is the strange vegetation.
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The trees do not grow straight up like other trees.
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Instead, they twist and spiral like a lover's hands left wanting, all in a clockwise direction.
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It is also known that it has its own dead zone, a circular barren patch of land.
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Both of these areas have been researched and researched and tested extensively,
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but scientists have found no definitive answer for the peculiarities.
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Why did I use such a funky word?
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Because you needed it.
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For the oddities.
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Excuse me.
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Through the years, a myriad of different true stories will be told about what happens in the dense woodland.
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One such tale would be that of a male Bernia who claimed to have photographed a UFO in 1968.
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Check out the photos on our Instagram.
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What's that, Autumn?
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Don't you know, Pied?
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Wonderful.
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Included. You have to include the Minnesotan accent.
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Oh, don't you know?
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Don't you know, Pied?
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No, this is certainly an eerie picture.
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It has since been debunked as a possible weather balloon.
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Classic misdirection.
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It's a joke.
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Hikers will often claim that they leave the forest with unexplainable scratches and bruises.
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Their trip accompanied, I mean...
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Oh my God, we went on this really rigorous hike and there was a lot of trees that kind of went everywhere
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and we came out with scratches and bruises.
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Oh my! Scratches and bruises!
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It's like I'm just... I'm so hardy and strong I never get scratched or bruised randomly.
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I choose to believe it's some gnarly-ass bruises that they were like, dude, I didn't even fall.
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It's a hand-trip. It's a handprint.
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So in addition to their unexplainable scratches and bruises, their trips are often felt to be accompanied by an impending sense of doom.
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Since the forest is said to be haunted by the slaughter peasants from centuries past,
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visitors report hearing laughter, screams, and strange voices.
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The Hoya Basu Forest has a rich history dating back to the Neolithic period.
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Evidence points to settlements as early as 6500 BCE.
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That would make it one of the oldest in Romania.
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That's fucking dope!
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Yeah, so it has a very rich history and you have to just imagine all of the...
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Buildings!
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Yeah, the history that has happened on that soil.
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It definitely has to have some kind of energy.
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It just makes me think of ghost adventures.
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I don't know.
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I just feel like I did a lot of Castle episodes and I just can hear Zach begging,
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yes, it is a castle in Romania.
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I've never seen the show, so I'm sure you're worth it.
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I'm so sorry!
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No, no, you're good.
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Just don't get the reference.
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That was one person out there.
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Well, then maybe one.
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Comment if you do.
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With such a lengthy past, it's not hard to imagine why the forest is rife with legends and mystery.
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Hauntingly beautiful, the forest is a one-of-a-kind destination, not just for spooky tours,
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but for the unique flora.
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If it's that damn old, I hope it is haunted.
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Then I would have absolutely no hope in the spiritual life if that wasn't haunted.
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It is the oldest fucking place.
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I don't know if I believe in ghosts, but I definitely believe in energies.
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Like, if a lot of slaughter has happened there, I can believe that there's some negative energy
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and that you can definitely get some haunting vibes.
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You know what I mean?
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Bro, my room has haunted vibes.
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You mean fucking Benjamin over there?
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Yeah.
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My boyfriend did not believe in ghosts.
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I mean, there's definitely strange shit.
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Warden believed in that type of ghost, and I swear to God, he is so sweet.
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He's been my brother's definitely.
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Something watching you.
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There's something.
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I'm like, bro, I just don't know.
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He's here, I guess.
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He's like, no, stay over there.
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I'm not interested in you.
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At this point, when I feel it, I'm just like, go the fuck away.
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Just irritating me already.
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Do you enjoy the show?
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No one invited you.
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Oh my God.
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Either climb in or shut up.
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Ha-ha.
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Can I get a foot rub while you're here?
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Yeah.
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You're down there?
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Don't touch my fucking feet.
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Well, it will deck you.
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I don't know how much deck of ghosts, but I will figure it out.
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I just put salt on your hands.
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You can surely hope.
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I'm fucking decked.
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A short distance away is the bustling city of Pluge, Nipoca, giving tourists a chance
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to see the modern side of Romania and set base camp.
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One story I have found is from a woman who would like to remain anonymous that recounts
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her afternoon hiking through the forest.
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We'll call her Sarah, as that's the name she picked for herself.
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Also, the rest of the names have been changed for privacy reasons.
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It's important to note that the group was looking for paranormal phenomena, so take
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the upcoming events as you will.
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Sarah says herself that she toggles back and forth between skepticism and belief.
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So here's her story.
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Thanks for letting me use it.
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Back in 2004, I'm going to read it from her perspective, back in 2004, I was about 21
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and my brother and some of his hiking friends invited me on a trip to Romania.
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They wanted to explore the haunted forest, therefore, their spooky blog.
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I was taking a gap year and figured why not.
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I wasn't interested in the paranormal.
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I was interested in his friend Mike.
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It was a little spicy apparently, huh?
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I mean, that would be pretty romantic, Transylvania.
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Looking at the twisted freeze, holding hands because they're scared of ghosts.
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What a memorable place.
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What a perfect opportunity to get close to him, right?
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Well, I got more than I was asking for.
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Are we smirking?
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I don't know.
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We'll have to find out.
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Keep listening.
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We hopped on a flight a week later and ended up in Cluj-Napoca.
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We set up with the tourist facility there and spent the night before heading out early
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in the morning.
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There were five of us, Chris, my brother, Mike, Alan, Lucy, and me.
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We were offered a guide, but my dumb brother insisted he was savvy enough to get us through
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a short hike.
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Fuck him, brother.
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You'll see how wrong he was later.
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Funny because we don't have brothers.
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I have one brother.
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Oh, you do.
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I do.
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We don't need to explain that family line.
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Go fuck!
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That's crazier than a ghost family tree.
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We gathered up snacks, water, and all of their ghost hunting equipment.
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I was not excited to carry the heavy backpack through unknown woods, but I tried to keep
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a chipper attitude to impress Mike.
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Anyway, we drove up to the forest and park.
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Everyone was in good spirits despite the early hour.
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Chris was talking nonstop about getting the roomward whispering on his recorder.
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The first hour into the forest was pretty uneventful.
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We walked and chatted a bit, mostly huffing and puffing under the weight of the packs.
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Mike wanted to get whispered, too.
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I did.
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He wanted to hear those sultry voices of the trees.
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The trees that were the main topic, beautiful and an eerie sort of way, twisted and bent
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towards the sky.
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It was chilly.
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A dawn light muted by fog hanging in the branches.
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Lucy was the photographer of the group, so she was constantly taking pictures, wandering
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off to follow some bug or pile of leaves and twig.
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Chris was in charge of the EMF reader, or whatever it was they call it.
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I can't exactly remember.
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And Mike had the mic and tape recorder.
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Eventually, everyone stopped, the idle chat, and went on about their business.
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Since Mike was holding the mic, it was hard to talk to-
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I hung back, bored, playing with my compass as they looked for phantoms.
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Suddenly, Mike stopped and hushed everyone, even though we weren't talking.
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We stopped in our tracks.
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I don't know about the others, but even-
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Mike told everybody to shut up and ain't no one was talking.
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That would be some shit our other sister Raven would do.
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She was like, I shut up.
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But it's completely silent.
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It's not good for-
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It's like stop breathing.
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Somebody was fucking talking.
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Quiet your cell replication, damn it.
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I don't know about the others, but I was even holding my breath,
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waiting for Mike to give permission to make noise.
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We stood there, Mike's the boss.
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He holds the book of steak.
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So, do I need to make noise?
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No, you can't.
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We stood there for a few silent moments.
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I looked back down to my compass.
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The needle was lazily swinging back and forth between north and east.
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Chris muttered something like, holy shit, and sunk to his knees.
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I was-
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I went in Mike's pin on his knees now.
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No, Chris is on his knees.
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Chris is on his knees.
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Chris, Chris the brother.
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I was too far behind to see his EMF reader, but he was trailing it along the forest floor.
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I could faintly hear the beefs when he moved in Mike's direction.
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I looked around to Lucy, who was rapidly snapping pictures by the roll.
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She'd pointed in several directions, exhaust the film roll, and pop in another one like she was Bruce Willis,
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and then he'd give an action movie he's played.
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After like three or four rolls, she switched to her handheld video camera.
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Swooping it slowly over the area, turning in circles to get the full picture.
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And notice the soft lull of the forest life was gone.
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The chitter of crickets and the buzz of mosquitoes were absent in the background.
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There was no breeze.
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Like us, the Hoya Basia forest was still and quiet, but for the delicate crunch of Lucy turning about.
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And just like that, the noise was back.
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Everyone started talking at once, like a spell was lifted.
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We all ran to each other, exclamations of our haunted experience echoing off the bent vows of the trees.
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It was hard to make out then, even harder to remember now, but Chris was going on about the high readings the closer he got to the ground.
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Mike and Lucy were rewinding their devices to listen and watch the playback.
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We all huddled around Lucy's camera.
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There wasn't anything of note on the small screen.
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She said something about breaking down the frames and taking a closer look when she got to her computer.
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Mike unplugged his headset and we listened to his tape.
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That was the eeriest part of the evidence.
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It was hard to hear, but we all swore we could hear screams and sobs underneath the crackled distortion I mentioned.
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I mentioned my compass winging out, but Chris, ever the Big Brother, said that could be because of deposits in the ground.
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I didn't want to argue in front of Mike, so I shrugged him off.
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Whatever. Big Brothers. Am I right?
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We hiked for another hour without any strange happenings and then turned back around.
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The rest of the afternoon was full of excited chatter about going over the stills and the recordings, looking for anything to accompany the inexplicable five minutes in the forest.
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Now that I've write it out, it seems silly.
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Maybe we all breathed in some mushroom spores and hallucinated for a hot second.
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That's a good theory.
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Either way, when we got back to the hotel room, Lucy and Mike said about hooking up their computers to upload their stuff.
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Lucy couldn't find a 24 hour photo to develop the film.
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Her video didn't show anything but dust most in the shafts of sunlight.
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And that was disappointing.
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But Mike, now Mike uploaded the recording and isolated the screams and that was creepy.
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I remember the hairs in the bag of my neck sticking up.
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Could it have been the mating call of some unseen bug?
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Yeah, maybe, but it sure did sound like screaming.
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I don't talk to Mike anymore, so I can't get the recording from him, even if he still has it.
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There was a falling out between him and Chris, but that's not important.
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After we returned to Austria, Lucy had her film developed.
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There were some really good photos of the scenery, but nothing ghostly or creepy.
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All in all, it was a fun day with a spooky atmosphere.
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I honestly don't know if I believe one way or the other if the forest is haunted,
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but it does have a certain energy emitting from its twisted trees.
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Thanks Sarah for letting me share your story on the pod and hopefully you're listening and continue having a good day.
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If you are, you should follow us on all of our social media at Don't You Know pod.
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Make sure you check out our website.
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At Don't You Know.
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At Don't You Know.
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That wasn't the end of the episode.
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I just wanted to make sure I get that promo in there.
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Self-promotion.
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Promotion.
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He's never shameful.
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A devil's tramping grounds in North Carolina.
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So, maybe this is one that we can...
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Tipped toe over two.
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Tipped toe.
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That is if you like camping.
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Because it is a camping spot located in Harper's Crossroads near Bear Creek, North Carolina.
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Alright.
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It's a camping spot located in Harper's Crossroads near Bear Creek, North Carolina.
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Local legend states that the barren circle within the grounds is where the devil tramps at night.
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Many visitors will claim that objects left within the circle will disappear overnight,
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that dogs will growl and keep their distance, and strange happenings occur to those brave enough to spend a night nearby.
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It's alleged that nothing has grown in the circle for more than a hundred years.
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This is where the devil paces in circles as he schemes to bring his evil into the world.
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Okay.
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You had me.
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You had me first.
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Or second.
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Well, for 120 years, the legend has persisted, leading to one local journalist to spend the night there.
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He reported back that his night was largely uneventful.
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There would be no hazing from the Prince of Darkness on that night.
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The site is also known as a hangout for teens.
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Starting bonfires and sneaking beers, it may be that they are the culprits of the trampled vegetation.
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What little that does grow there.
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Because of the site's celebrity, science has been enticed to study the ground.
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Other than slightly elevated levels of a few chemicals, there was nothing significant that would prevent flora from flourishing there.
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Despite this evidence, the lore lives on.
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Connoisseurs of creepiness will travel to the grounds for their own personal date with the devil,
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whether they're spooking themselves or there really is a possession in the middle of the scrub brush, and tall grass is up for debate.
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Tamara Owens, the owner of a hundred acre property where the tramping grounds are located,
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confirms that tests have shown the soil to be neutral to salty but otherwise contains no harmful elements.
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She says that her father, Robert Bobby Dowd, Jr.
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relished the energy the circle provided but that she doesn't like to be around alone at night.
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There's no definitive answer as to why nothing grows within the circle,
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and since there is no explanation, there will be speculation.
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Gossip at tea time will have you hearing rumors such as the site was once used as a landing site for a UFO.
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Always back to the aliens. Which have been confirmed real?
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Nobody gave a fuck, but that's because I got a mortgage to pay.
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So unless they are adding to my income, I don't give a fuck.
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They can have the leader.
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Others will whisper that which has used it for their magic.
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Even more scandalous, you'll find stories of it being a Native American battleground.
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Despite these assumptions, the devil's tramping grounds remains a mystery.
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Records from the 1700s refer to the site as Poisoned Land.
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In 1852, a survey was taken describing this area as worthless.
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Of course, without science agreeing on why, rumors will persist persist for years to come.
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If you visit, you can be sure to hear eerie noises, whispers, and the sounds of footsteps.
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Your compass won't work properly, and you may even have a ghostly encounter.
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Careful where you step. Some say the site is a portal between the dead and the living.
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You could lose your soul and pace with the devil for eternity.
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Ooh!
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That's intense. Alright, it's a circle, bro.
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Couldn't find any stories to share for this devil's tramping grounds.
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So if you have one, email us at bunchinopod at outlook.com
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and we'll share it on the next haunted episode.
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Look. Okay.
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Let us hop on over to the Dao Hill Forest in Kuercyong,
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India. And West Bengal lies the Kuercyong Dao Hill Station.
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Set in the Picture Perfect Mountain Forest, this station is known for paranormal activity.
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It is considered to be the most haunted place in India, right with mystery and ghostly encounters.
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Woodcutters in the area often report seeing a young headless bull...
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I must have meant boy.
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A young headless boy walking down Death Road and into the woods.
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Those who enter the forest will tell you that they feel as if they are in a forest.
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They will tell you that they feel as if they are being watched and followed by an unseen entity.
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Some have also reported seeing glowing red eyes in the dark, like mine after a heinous rip.
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Oh!
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Others will tell tales of an old woman clad in grey clothes wandering around.
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She disappears as they try to approach her, never responding to shouts or offers of aid.
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Nearby, there is a boy's school which is said to be haunted as well.
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The locals believe the dark energies of the forest have seeped into the school.
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Students claim to hear phantom footsteps and heavy whispers at time when the school is scant in attendance.
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I didn't see any mention of a desolate circle within the forest, but I wouldn't be surprised if one turned up.
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Again, I couldn't find any personal stories for this one, so send yours in.
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Down in Mexico, the island of the Gauls is located in the Laguna de Tequila in the channels of the south of Mexico City.
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Phew! I hope you're good with your geography.
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The island's proprietor is Don Julian Santana Barrera.
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Legends are born from his reclusive lifestyle and eccentric hobby.
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Sometime in the late 1940s or early 1950s, Don Barrera was walking along the coast and discovered the bloated remains of a young girl.
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Along with the poor girl's body was her doll.
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Don retrieved the doll after the girl's remains were taken away and hung it on the tree branch in her memory.
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Yeah!
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That's where it all started.
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While this unfortunate incident, Don would sense a presence following him around the island.
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It called to him, pulled at him, demanded of him.
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The only way he knew how to satisfy it was to find more dolls to hand from the trees.
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After 50 years, the island has accumulated more than 2,500 dolls in various parts and poses.
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Often missing eyes and covered in dirt, moss, and lichen, the ensemble will certainly add to the eerie but otherwise innocent atmosphere of Doll Island.
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Of course, this creepy backdrop will attract tourists by the dozens.
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It has become a go-to spot for paranormal investigators and horror photographers.
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Visitors will claim the dolls' heads will turn to follow them, but they hear footsteps and whispers and even sorrowful wailing.
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Could this island be more than the perfect album art for a metal band?
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Could spirits be trapped here to wander the canals forever?
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Probably not, but it makes her a spooky thought.
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And then back over the Atlantic there to the forest of Brasselion, France.
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The Knights of the Round Table regarded it as their headquarters.
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Following in the footsteps of Lancelot, Arthur and Guinevere, romance and adventure lurk among the trees of Brittany's largest forest.
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Forest. 7,000 hectares.
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Reality and imagination are entwined in the stories told about the wooded and often undulating landscapes.
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Take the Fountain of Barrenton, for example.
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Spill a drop of water on its plinth and you'll cause a thunderstorm.
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That huge standing stone over there is the Tomb of the Wizard Merlin.
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While it's known for its legends, the forest of Brasselion also boasts a remarkable biodiversity.
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Large mammals, notably deer and roebuck, live in these woods, along with squirrels, hedgehogs and many species of birds.
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Where the shroud and a mist are glowing golden in the sun and the forest changes color with the seasons.
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Light sculpts its thickets, dry heaths and slopes of skists. It's a treat for the senses.
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From the Greenwood to the Clang of Iron, Brasselion is also the story of men who came here to exploit its natural resources.
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Former forges of the piemont huddled together in a harmonious cluster of houses and old stone workshops.
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Tales of this industrial past.
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Or, tale tales of this industrial past.
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Besides a lake, stands the Chateau de Compe...
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De Compe?
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Something.
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...transformed into a center for Arthurian legend. The half-open port to secrets.
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And, Pémont Abbey continues this magical excursion.
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Didn't really find a whole lot of stories about that, but I...
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Like the... Have you ever heard of the Legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and all of that?
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Oh. No.
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Great story.
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Pretty goody.
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But, uh, yeah, that's all I've got for ya.
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You've got a book on the forest?
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Yeah.
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Well, I have a sip of spookiness today, not of stupidity.
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I have not... Where you read this?
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So, well, it's a good one.
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The scariest thing I've ever... I've had happen...
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Whoa.
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Whoa.
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The scariest thing I've had happen...
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Well, can't be.
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So, I live in Eastern Oregon, and my mom lives in West Stern, Oregon.
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I went to visit her for the summer, and she was very outdoorsy, so I decided to take...
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Okay.
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Uh, so I went to visit her for the summer, and she was very outdoorsy, so we decided to take the one hour drive from her city to the coast.
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We ended up at the Spree campsite at the top of the hill.
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Huge foot... Huge foot hills of the coastal mountains, about 25-minute drive from the top of where the campsite is to the bottom where the main road was.
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And we were the only campers there.
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We relaxed for the rest of the night, made food, etc. A truck full of men drew...
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Great.
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We relaxed for the rest of the day, made food, etc. And a truck full of men drive up the hill and talk with my mom.
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I don't know what about something suspicious at the time, and they left us.
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Fast forward to the middle of the night, I wake up to my mom sitting straight up in the tent.
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I wake... I wake easily, so I heard her gasp, and it woke me up.
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As soon as she saw... As soon as she saw I was awake, she put her hand...
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Whoa. As soon as she saw I was awake, she put her hand over my mouth because I was...
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I was starting to ask her what was wrong.
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It was dead silent, and all of a sudden you hear footsteps right beside the tent.
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A little flap that covered the zipper was...
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A little flap that was covering the zipper was even moving.
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Thankfully, my mom's quick wits...
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Thankfully, my mom's quick wits and said very loudly,
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Kenny, grab the gun!
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Kenny is my dad.
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Although that doesn't matter.
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And mind you, he's not there.
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Thank the Lord for my mama.
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Two girls at a campsite alone, people outside the tent in the middle of the night,
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and my mom pulled some badassery.
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I could tell a story, but it was a pretty badass story.
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Oh yeah, go mama.
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That is all I have for the sip of spookiness today.
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Well, my prettys, that's all we've got for you.
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Thanks for tuning in back with us here at the Mazalea.
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I'm sorry, Farara.
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Long break there.
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Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe on our social medias and the episodes here
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so we can get the word out about Don't You Know Pod.
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Excuse me, our email is Don't You Know Pod at outlook.com.
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Our website is Don't You Know Pod.com.
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My name is Autumn.
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And I'm Hailey.
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And don't forget to lock your doors unless someone's going to come and jiggle with your door handle.
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Don't do that.
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Well, then just yell Kenny, get the gun.
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Kenny, get the gun!
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Kenny, get the gun!
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You know you made it.
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Welcome my prettys, come in and have a seat as we sip the tea of reality.
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My name is Autumn and I'm Hailey and this is Don't You Know.
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After two and a half months of not recording.
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Yeah, we definitely needed a break from the senseless murders and molestations.
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So we decided to do a nice quiet little episode about Haunted Forests.
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Forests! Oh my god! Run Forests! Run!
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And you might want to run from these forests.
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Ah! Forests! Fuck! Forests! It's a dirt!
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Alright, let's hop in the imagination airplane and go over to the Hoia Basiu Forest in Romania.
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Romania? Where is that on the map?
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Eastern Europe, I believe.
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Russia. Located in northwestern Romania, the Hoia Basiu Forest is known as the Bermuda Triangle of Romania
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because of strange disappearances that are said to have taken place there.
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For example, a shepherd would have disappeared with a flock of 200 sheep.
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A five-year-old girl who had sunk into it and reappeared five years later without having aged.
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It's said that visitors often come away with a deep anguish and sense of having been constantly watched as they,
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the fuck's the word, as they hiked through the forest.
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Locals tend not to venture there for fear of never finding their way out.
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Located in Transylvania, the Hoia Basiu Forest is overshadowed by Dracula tourism.
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However, the forest boasts its own supernatural phenomenon and whispered legends.
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It covers 250 hectares and is known as Romania's Bermuda Triangle and the world's most haunted forest.
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That's real cool. I have very little interest of flying overseas,
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but there is definitely some places I would want to visit and I think Transylvania would be one of them.
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I think it would be pretty cool to hop on over there.
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I'm good, but maybe one day.
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We can just read about it. I'll just tell you stories about it.
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I don't know. I would like to go see it, but I also have just... I like my grand.
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I like my two feet on the ground. I don't even really like getting in the water.
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Not really. My landlubber.
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We recently went on a trip and our mom was very surprised that you went out on the pontoon.
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And then 20 minutes later, she looked at me and said,
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I'm really surprised you went on the pontoon.
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I was like, well, it's not the fact that we were inebriated with nothing.
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We were definitely not inebriated with anything.
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Totally so.
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100% silver.
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So it is.
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Interesting because both of our parents are sailors, but we don't like the water.
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I love hearing stories, though.
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But it would be interesting to go overseas.
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I also think it would be super interesting to visit Japan.
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I definitely want to travel the world, but that's big dreams.
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Big, big dreams.
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First step, get passport.
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Oh, yeah. That's pretty essential.
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Where is the next tourist?
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The next tourist. Well, we're still over here in Oman.
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What we're still talking about some of the most notable features is the strange vegetation.
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The trees do not grow straight up like other trees.
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Instead, they twist and spiral like a lover's hands left wanting, all in a clockwise direction.
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It is also known that it has its own dead zone, a circular barren patch of land.
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Both of these areas have been researched and researched and tested extensively,
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but scientists have found no definitive answer for the peculiarities.
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Why did I use such a funky word?
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Because you needed it.
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For the oddities.
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Excuse me.
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Through the years, a myriad of different true stories will be told about what happens in the dense woodland.
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One such tale would be that of a male Bernia who claimed to have photographed a UFO in 1968.
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Check out the photos on our Instagram.
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What's that, Autumn?
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Don't you know, Pied?
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Wonderful.
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Included. You have to include the Minnesotan accent.
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Oh, don't you know?
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Don't you know, Pied?
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No, this is certainly an eerie picture.
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It has since been debunked as a possible weather balloon.
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Classic misdirection.
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It's a joke.
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Hikers will often claim that they leave the forest with unexplainable scratches and bruises.
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Their trip accompanied, I mean...
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Oh my God, we went on this really rigorous hike and there was a lot of trees that kind of went everywhere
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and we came out with scratches and bruises.
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Oh my! Scratches and bruises!
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It's like I'm just... I'm so hardy and strong I never get scratched or bruised randomly.
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I choose to believe it's some gnarly-ass bruises that they were like, dude, I didn't even fall.
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It's a hand-trip. It's a handprint.
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So in addition to their unexplainable scratches and bruises, their trips are often felt to be accompanied by an impending sense of doom.
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Since the forest is said to be haunted by the slaughter peasants from centuries past,
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visitors report hearing laughter, screams, and strange voices.
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The Hoya Basu Forest has a rich history dating back to the Neolithic period.
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Evidence points to settlements as early as 6500 BCE.
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That would make it one of the oldest in Romania.
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That's fucking dope!
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Yeah, so it has a very rich history and you have to just imagine all of the...
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It definitely has to have some kind of energy.
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It just makes me think of ghost adventures.
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I don't know.
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I just feel like I did a lot of Castle episodes and I just can hear Zach begging,
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yes, it is a castle in Romania.
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I've never seen the show, so I'm sure you're worth it.
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I'm so sorry!
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No, no, you're good.
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Just don't get the reference.
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That was one person out there.
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Well, then maybe one.
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Comment if you do.
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With such a lengthy past, it's not hard to imagine why the forest is rife with legends and mystery.
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Hauntingly beautiful, the forest is a one-of-a-kind destination, not just for spooky tours,
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but for the unique flora.
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If it's that damn old, I hope it is haunted.
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Then I would have absolutely no hope in the spiritual life if that wasn't haunted.
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It is the oldest fucking place.
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I don't know if I believe in ghosts, but I definitely believe in energies.
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Like, if a lot of slaughter has happened there, I can believe that there's some negative energy
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and that you can definitely get some haunting vibes.
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You know what I mean?
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Bro, my room has haunted vibes.
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You mean fucking Benjamin over there?
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My boyfriend did not believe in ghosts.
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I mean, there's definitely strange shit.
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Warden believed in that type of ghost, and I swear to God, he is so sweet.
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He's been my brother's definitely.
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Something watching you.
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There's something.
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I'm like, bro, I just don't know.
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He's here, I guess.
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He's like, no, stay over there.
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I'm not interested in you.
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At this point, when I feel it, I'm just like, go the fuck away.
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Just irritating me already.
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Do you enjoy the show?
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No one invited you.
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Oh my God.
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Either climb in or shut up.
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Ha-ha.
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Can I get a foot rub while you're here?
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Yeah.
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You're down there?
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Don't touch my fucking feet.
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Well, it will deck you.
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I don't know how much deck of ghosts, but I will figure it out.
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I just put salt on your hands.
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You can surely hope.
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I'm fucking decked.
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A short distance away is the bustling city of Pluge, Nipoca, giving tourists a chance
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to see the modern side of Romania and set base camp.
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One story I have found is from a woman who would like to remain anonymous that recounts
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her afternoon hiking through the forest.
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We'll call her Sarah, as that's the name she picked for herself.
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Also, the rest of the names have been changed for privacy reasons.
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It's important to note that the group was looking for paranormal phenomena, so take
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the upcoming events as you will.
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Sarah says herself that she toggles back and forth between skepticism and belief.
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So here's her story.
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Thanks for letting me use it.
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Back in 2004, I'm going to read it from her perspective, back in 2004, I was about 21
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and my brother and some of his hiking friends invited me on a trip to Romania.
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They wanted to explore the haunted forest, therefore, their spooky blog.
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I was taking a gap year and figured why not.
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I wasn't interested in the paranormal.
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I was interested in his friend Mike.
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It was a little spicy apparently, huh?
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I mean, that would be pretty romantic, Transylvania.
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Looking at the twisted freeze, holding hands because they're scared of ghosts.
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What a memorable place.
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What a perfect opportunity to get close to him, right?
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Well, I got more than I was asking for.
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Are we smirking?
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I don't know.
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We'll have to find out.
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Keep listening.
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We hopped on a flight a week later and ended up in Cluj-Napoca.
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We set up with the tourist facility there and spent the night before heading out early
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in the morning.
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There were five of us, Chris, my brother, Mike, Alan, Lucy, and me.
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We were offered a guide, but my dumb brother insisted he was savvy enough to get us through
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a short hike.
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Fuck him, brother.
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You'll see how wrong he was later.
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Funny because we don't have brothers.
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I have one brother.
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Oh, you do.
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I do.
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We don't need to explain that family line.
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Go fuck!
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That's crazier than a ghost family tree.
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We gathered up snacks, water, and all of their ghost hunting equipment.
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I was not excited to carry the heavy backpack through unknown woods, but I tried to keep
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a chipper attitude to impress Mike.
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Anyway, we drove up to the forest and park.
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Everyone was in good spirits despite the early hour.
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Chris was talking nonstop about getting the roomward whispering on his recorder.
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The first hour into the forest was pretty uneventful.
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We walked and chatted a bit, mostly huffing and puffing under the weight of the packs.
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Mike wanted to get whispered, too.
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He wanted to hear those sultry voices of the trees.
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The trees that were the main topic, beautiful and an eerie sort of way, twisted and bent
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towards the sky.
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It was chilly.
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A dawn light muted by fog hanging in the branches.
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Lucy was the photographer of the group, so she was constantly taking pictures, wandering
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off to follow some bug or pile of leaves and twig.
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Chris was in charge of the EMF reader, or whatever it was they call it.
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I can't exactly remember.
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And Mike had the mic and tape recorder.
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Eventually, everyone stopped, the idle chat, and went on about their business.
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Since Mike was holding the mic, it was hard to talk to-
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I hung back, bored, playing with my compass as they looked for phantoms.
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Suddenly, Mike stopped and hushed everyone, even though we weren't talking.
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We stopped in our tracks.
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I don't know about the others, but even-
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Mike told everybody to shut up and ain't no one was talking.
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That would be some shit our other sister Raven would do.
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She was like, I shut up.
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But it's completely silent.
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It's not good for-
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It's like stop breathing.
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Somebody was fucking talking.
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Quiet your cell replication, damn it.
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I don't know about the others, but I was even holding my breath,
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waiting for Mike to give permission to make noise.
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We stood there, Mike's the boss.
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He holds the book of steak.
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So, do I need to make noise?
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No, you can't.
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We stood there for a few silent moments.
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I looked back down to my compass.
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The needle was lazily swinging back and forth between north and east.
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Chris muttered something like, holy shit, and sunk to his knees.
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I went in Mike's pin on his knees now.
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No, Chris is on his knees.
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Chris is on his knees.
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Chris, Chris the brother.
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I was too far behind to see his EMF reader, but he was trailing it along the forest floor.
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I could faintly hear the beefs when he moved in Mike's direction.
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I looked around to Lucy, who was rapidly snapping pictures by the roll.
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She'd pointed in several directions, exhaust the film roll, and pop in another one like she was Bruce Willis,
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and then he'd give an action movie he's played.
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After like three or four rolls, she switched to her handheld video camera.
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Swooping it slowly over the area, turning in circles to get the full picture.
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And notice the soft lull of the forest life was gone.
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The chitter of crickets and the buzz of mosquitoes were absent in the background.
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There was no breeze.
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Like us, the Hoya Basia forest was still and quiet, but for the delicate crunch of Lucy turning about.
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And just like that, the noise was back.
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Everyone started talking at once, like a spell was lifted.
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We all ran to each other, exclamations of our haunted experience echoing off the bent vows of the trees.
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It was hard to make out then, even harder to remember now, but Chris was going on about the high readings the closer he got to the ground.
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Mike and Lucy were rewinding their devices to listen and watch the playback.
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We all huddled around Lucy's camera.
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There wasn't anything of note on the small screen.
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She said something about breaking down the frames and taking a closer look when she got to her computer.
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Mike unplugged his headset and we listened to his tape.
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That was the eeriest part of the evidence.
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It was hard to hear, but we all swore we could hear screams and sobs underneath the crackled distortion I mentioned.
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I mentioned my compass winging out, but Chris, ever the Big Brother, said that could be because of deposits in the ground.
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I didn't want to argue in front of Mike, so I shrugged him off.
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Whatever. Big Brothers. Am I right?
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We hiked for another hour without any strange happenings and then turned back around.
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The rest of the afternoon was full of excited chatter about going over the stills and the recordings, looking for anything to accompany the inexplicable five minutes in the forest.
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Now that I've write it out, it seems silly.
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Maybe we all breathed in some mushroom spores and hallucinated for a hot second.
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That's a good theory.
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Either way, when we got back to the hotel room, Lucy and Mike said about hooking up their computers to upload their stuff.
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Lucy couldn't find a 24 hour photo to develop the film.
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Her video didn't show anything but dust most in the shafts of sunlight.
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And that was disappointing.
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But Mike, now Mike uploaded the recording and isolated the screams and that was creepy.
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I remember the hairs in the bag of my neck sticking up.
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Could it have been the mating call of some unseen bug?
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Yeah, maybe, but it sure did sound like screaming.
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I don't talk to Mike anymore, so I can't get the recording from him, even if he still has it.
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There was a falling out between him and Chris, but that's not important.
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After we returned to Austria, Lucy had her film developed.
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There were some really good photos of the scenery, but nothing ghostly or creepy.
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All in all, it was a fun day with a spooky atmosphere.
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I honestly don't know if I believe one way or the other if the forest is haunted,
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but it does have a certain energy emitting from its twisted trees.
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Thanks Sarah for letting me share your story on the pod and hopefully you're listening and continue having a good day.
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If you are, you should follow us on all of our social media at Don't You Know pod.
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Make sure you check out our website.
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At Don't You Know.
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At Don't You Know.
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That wasn't the end of the episode.
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I just wanted to make sure I get that promo in there.
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Self-promotion.
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Promotion.
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Promotion.
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He's never shameful.
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A devil's tramping grounds in North Carolina.
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So, maybe this is one that we can...
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Tipped toe over two.
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Tipped toe.
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That is if you like camping.
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Because it is a camping spot located in Harper's Crossroads near Bear Creek, North Carolina.
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Alright.
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It's a camping spot located in Harper's Crossroads near Bear Creek, North Carolina.
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Local legend states that the barren circle within the grounds is where the devil tramps at night.
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Many visitors will claim that objects left within the circle will disappear overnight,
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that dogs will growl and keep their distance, and strange happenings occur to those brave enough to spend a night nearby.
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It's alleged that nothing has grown in the circle for more than a hundred years.
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This is where the devil paces in circles as he schemes to bring his evil into the world.
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Okay.
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You had me.
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You had me first.
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Or second.
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Well, for 120 years, the legend has persisted, leading to one local journalist to spend the night there.
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He reported back that his night was largely uneventful.
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There would be no hazing from the Prince of Darkness on that night.
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The site is also known as a hangout for teens.
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Starting bonfires and sneaking beers, it may be that they are the culprits of the trampled vegetation.
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What little that does grow there.
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Because of the site's celebrity, science has been enticed to study the ground.
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Other than slightly elevated levels of a few chemicals, there was nothing significant that would prevent flora from flourishing there.
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Despite this evidence, the lore lives on.
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Connoisseurs of creepiness will travel to the grounds for their own personal date with the devil,
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whether they're spooking themselves or there really is a possession in the middle of the scrub brush, and tall grass is up for debate.
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Tamara Owens, the owner of a hundred acre property where the tramping grounds are located,
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confirms that tests have shown the soil to be neutral to salty but otherwise contains no harmful elements.
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She says that her father, Robert Bobby Dowd, Jr.
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relished the energy the circle provided but that she doesn't like to be around alone at night.
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There's no definitive answer as to why nothing grows within the circle,
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and since there is no explanation, there will be speculation.
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Gossip at tea time will have you hearing rumors such as the site was once used as a landing site for a UFO.
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Always back to the aliens. Which have been confirmed real?
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Nobody gave a fuck, but that's because I got a mortgage to pay.
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So unless they are adding to my income, I don't give a fuck.
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They can have the leader.
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Others will whisper that which has used it for their magic.
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Even more scandalous, you'll find stories of it being a Native American battleground.
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Despite these assumptions, the devil's tramping grounds remains a mystery.
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Records from the 1700s refer to the site as Poisoned Land.
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In 1852, a survey was taken describing this area as worthless.
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Of course, without science agreeing on why, rumors will persist persist for years to come.
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If you visit, you can be sure to hear eerie noises, whispers, and the sounds of footsteps.
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Your compass won't work properly, and you may even have a ghostly encounter.
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Careful where you step. Some say the site is a portal between the dead and the living.
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You could lose your soul and pace with the devil for eternity.
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Ooh!
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That's intense. Alright, it's a circle, bro.
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Couldn't find any stories to share for this devil's tramping grounds.
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So if you have one, email us at bunchinopod at outlook.com
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and we'll share it on the next haunted episode.
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Look. Okay.
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Let us hop on over to the Dao Hill Forest in Kuercyong,
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India. And West Bengal lies the Kuercyong Dao Hill Station.
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Set in the Picture Perfect Mountain Forest, this station is known for paranormal activity.
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It is considered to be the most haunted place in India, right with mystery and ghostly encounters.
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Woodcutters in the area often report seeing a young headless bull...
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I must have meant boy.
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A young headless boy walking down Death Road and into the woods.
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Those who enter the forest will tell you that they feel as if they are in a forest.
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They will tell you that they feel as if they are being watched and followed by an unseen entity.
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Some have also reported seeing glowing red eyes in the dark, like mine after a heinous rip.
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Oh!
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Others will tell tales of an old woman clad in grey clothes wandering around.
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She disappears as they try to approach her, never responding to shouts or offers of aid.
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Nearby, there is a boy's school which is said to be haunted as well.
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The locals believe the dark energies of the forest have seeped into the school.
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Students claim to hear phantom footsteps and heavy whispers at time when the school is scant in attendance.
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I didn't see any mention of a desolate circle within the forest, but I wouldn't be surprised if one turned up.
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Again, I couldn't find any personal stories for this one, so send yours in.
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Down in Mexico, the island of the Gauls is located in the Laguna de Tequila in the channels of the south of Mexico City.
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Phew! I hope you're good with your geography.
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The island's proprietor is Don Julian Santana Barrera.
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Legends are born from his reclusive lifestyle and eccentric hobby.
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Sometime in the late 1940s or early 1950s, Don Barrera was walking along the coast and discovered the bloated remains of a young girl.
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Along with the poor girl's body was her doll.
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Don retrieved the doll after the girl's remains were taken away and hung it on the tree branch in her memory.
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Yeah!
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That's where it all started.
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While this unfortunate incident, Don would sense a presence following him around the island.
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It called to him, pulled at him, demanded of him.
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The only way he knew how to satisfy it was to find more dolls to hand from the trees.
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After 50 years, the island has accumulated more than 2,500 dolls in various parts and poses.
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Often missing eyes and covered in dirt, moss, and lichen, the ensemble will certainly add to the eerie but otherwise innocent atmosphere of Doll Island.
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Of course, this creepy backdrop will attract tourists by the dozens.
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It has become a go-to spot for paranormal investigators and horror photographers.
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Visitors will claim the dolls' heads will turn to follow them, but they hear footsteps and whispers and even sorrowful wailing.
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Could this island be more than the perfect album art for a metal band?
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Could spirits be trapped here to wander the canals forever?
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Probably not, but it makes her a spooky thought.
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And then back over the Atlantic there to the forest of Brasselion, France.
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The Knights of the Round Table regarded it as their headquarters.
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Following in the footsteps of Lancelot, Arthur and Guinevere, romance and adventure lurk among the trees of Brittany's largest forest.
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Forest. 7,000 hectares.
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Reality and imagination are entwined in the stories told about the wooded and often undulating landscapes.
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Take the Fountain of Barrenton, for example.
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Spill a drop of water on its plinth and you'll cause a thunderstorm.
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That huge standing stone over there is the Tomb of the Wizard Merlin.
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While it's known for its legends, the forest of Brasselion also boasts a remarkable biodiversity.
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Large mammals, notably deer and roebuck, live in these woods, along with squirrels, hedgehogs and many species of birds.
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Where the shroud and a mist are glowing golden in the sun and the forest changes color with the seasons.
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Light sculpts its thickets, dry heaths and slopes of skists. It's a treat for the senses.
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From the Greenwood to the Clang of Iron, Brasselion is also the story of men who came here to exploit its natural resources.
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Former forges of the piemont huddled together in a harmonious cluster of houses and old stone workshops.
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Tales of this industrial past.
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Or, tale tales of this industrial past.
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Besides a lake, stands the Chateau de Compe...
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De Compe?
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Something.
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...transformed into a center for Arthurian legend. The half-open port to secrets.
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And, Pémont Abbey continues this magical excursion.
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Didn't really find a whole lot of stories about that, but I...
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Like the... Have you ever heard of the Legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and all of that?
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Oh. No.
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Great story.
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Pretty goody.
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But, uh, yeah, that's all I've got for ya.
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You've got a book on the forest?
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Yeah.
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Well, I have a sip of spookiness today, not of stupidity.
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I have not... Where you read this?
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So, well, it's a good one.
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The scariest thing I've ever... I've had happen...
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Whoa.
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Whoa.
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The scariest thing I've had happen...
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Well, can't be.
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So, I live in Eastern Oregon, and my mom lives in West Stern, Oregon.
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I went to visit her for the summer, and she was very outdoorsy, so I decided to take...
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Okay.
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Uh, so I went to visit her for the summer, and she was very outdoorsy, so we decided to take the one hour drive from her city to the coast.
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We ended up at the Spree campsite at the top of the hill.
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Huge foot... Huge foot hills of the coastal mountains, about 25-minute drive from the top of where the campsite is to the bottom where the main road was.
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And we were the only campers there.
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We relaxed for the rest of the night, made food, etc. A truck full of men drew...
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Great.
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We relaxed for the rest of the day, made food, etc. And a truck full of men drive up the hill and talk with my mom.
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I don't know what about something suspicious at the time, and they left us.
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Fast forward to the middle of the night, I wake up to my mom sitting straight up in the tent.
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I wake... I wake easily, so I heard her gasp, and it woke me up.
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As soon as she saw... As soon as she saw I was awake, she put her hand...
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Whoa. As soon as she saw I was awake, she put her hand over my mouth because I was...
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I was starting to ask her what was wrong.
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It was dead silent, and all of a sudden you hear footsteps right beside the tent.
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A little flap that covered the zipper was...
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A little flap that was covering the zipper was even moving.
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Thankfully, my mom's quick wits...
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Thankfully, my mom's quick wits and said very loudly,
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Kenny, grab the gun!
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Kenny is my dad.
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Although that doesn't matter.
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And mind you, he's not there.
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Thank the Lord for my mama.
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Two girls at a campsite alone, people outside the tent in the middle of the night,
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and my mom pulled some badassery.
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I could tell a story, but it was a pretty badass story.
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Oh yeah, go mama.
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That is all I have for the sip of spookiness today.
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Well, my prettys, that's all we've got for you.
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Thanks for tuning in back with us here at the Mazalea.
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I'm sorry, Farara.
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Long break there.
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Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe on our social medias and the episodes here
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so we can get the word out about Don't You Know Pod.
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Excuse me, our email is Don't You Know Pod at outlook.com.
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Our website is Don't You Know Pod.com.
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My name is Autumn.
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And I'm Hailey.
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And don't forget to lock your doors unless someone's going to come and jiggle with your door handle.
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Don't do that.
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Well, then just yell Kenny, get the gun.
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Kenny, get the gun!
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Kenny, get the gun!
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You know you made it.
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You know you made it.
