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The Crooked Tree
In another time, In another place...
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...In a field long unattended
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grow many wild things
and one crooked tree.
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High on its hill, the Crooked Tree watches the little town below.
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Many believe the tree is haunted, 7
especially on Halloween. 8
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Parents warn their children not to wander too close.
Or they may never be seen nor heard from again.
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Today happens to be Halloween.
And not all children believe in magical trees.
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