Spirits Of The Night

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lost souls of the past. And they would pass down from street to
street, grasping for any living entity that dared to be out after dark.
After their time in the light of day that was no longer theirs. Parents
would bar and shutter the windows against the curious faces of their
children, who wished to gaze out at the spectral parade that pasted by
their houses. Come away from there, they would command, fearing even a
glimpse from the ethereal visitors would portend dreadful consequences. The
darkness was not for their eyes.
So the night would pass with terror and resignation. Night after night,
the pattern would remain unchanged. The town was accustomed to the strange
sojourn of their visitors and had resigned itself to sharing the night with
the unearthly. Until he came to town. Elliott was his name. He was slight
in stature and unobtrusive looking. He easily went unnoticed in crowds and
was always fidgeting with his clothes, hair or watch band. It was a nervous
habit left over ...

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out after dusk. The wind had begun to blow through the streets
and every living soul seemed to have disappeared from the landscape. The
howling came from the west; it was a high pitched shrill vocalization
brought by the wind. Elliott could feel it in his mind as clear as the wind
rushing through his hair. His cheeks became stony cold and his eyeballs
ached. Still he stared into the encroaching darkness as the howling
persisted. From the east they came, hundreds, perhaps thousands, of them.
They danced and floated through the night air, passing down the street,
coming closer with each minute to Elliott. He watched in awe as the spirits
rose and glided with the wind, weaving ethereal ...

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