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6. The Mysterious Stranger Who Knows Everything

Every small town has one.

You meet them at a gas station.

They stare at you.

They slowly say:

"You shouldn't go up there."

And naturally, the protagonists respond:

"Where?"

"The old mine."

"Cool. We're going there."

The mysterious stranger could literally hand them a VHS tape labeled DO NOT WATCH OR YOU WILL DIE, and somebody would still put it in the VCR.

a mysterious stranger

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