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Greetings, young spirits. Come in, and make yourselves at home . . .
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You see, this home is haunted. Inside dwell its permanent residents, Ollie and Ellie. They’ve lived here their whole lives—and afterlives!
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Though if I may be transparent, they’re a bit hard to spot sometimes.
Ollie and Ellie have been the best of friends for hundreds of years.
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They love to take long midnight floats . . .
And redecorate the house . . . They even play in a band together.
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Ollie is quite a gifted trombone player.
A little to the left . . .But one evening, on a perfect autumn night, when the sky was as black as a raven’s wing . . .
Ellie felt possessed to play her grave-orite game—flicking the lights on and off.
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Her voice bounced through the cold, empty halls, but there was no response.
“Ollie?”
When she got to Ollie’s dead-room, he was still laid to rest.
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“What are you still doing in bed?” Ellie asked. “It’s already midnight!”
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“Oh,” Ollie said. “I hadn’t even noticed. I guess I’m just feeling a bit boo today.”
“Oh no!” Ellie cried.
“You mustn’t be sad! It’s a beautiful night!
We’ve got haunting to do!”
“I don’t know . . .” Ollie said as he flopped back onto his bed.
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“I’ll cheer you up!” Ellie said. “We can do all your favorite things. I promise, tonight will be a scream!”
“It’s worth a try, I guess,” Ollie sighed.
“Yay! Don’t worry. We’re going to turn your boo into a WOO!”
To begin their specter-tacular night, the two ghosts visited the graveyard to see some old friends and take part in a moonlight serenade.
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“You must be feeling better. That certainly gave me the thrills and chills!” Ellie laughed.
“Not really,” said Ollie. “But thank you for trying.”
“No, don’t give up yet!” Ellie said.
“There’s still plenty of fun to be had!”
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They blew out some candles, and played old songs on the Victrola, and peeped out the windows to spook passersby. “Look at that guy! He can’t even see us!”
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“Hey Ellie, you know what—” Ollie began.
“That must have done the trick. There’s no way you can still be gloomy after all of that,” Ellie said.
“I’m still feeling boo . . .” Ollie answered mournfully. “I’m sorry.”
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“You’re a good friend for trying to help, but—”
“Wait!” Ellie insisted.
“I know we can turn that frown upside down!”
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They played dress-up with some old clothes from the attic and had a fashion show.
But it was nearly morning, and Ollie and Ellie were quite tired.
“Did I do it? Did I chase the boos away?” Ellie yawned, half dead from the night’s activities.
“I have an idea—” Ollie said shyly.
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Wait! I’ve got more!
We can run through the town and go on a haunting spree! Ellie . . .
We can read those old books in the library and try on those old clothes in the attic!
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We already did that!
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OH! Remember that time we had a ghost movie marathon?!
Please listen!
“We can go find the cat!”
“We can make shadow puppets on the wall!”
“We can learn a new spell!”
“We can read poems!”
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“I can paint a new portrait! It’ll be so fresh and cool!”
“ELLIE!” Ollie said, and finally, she stilled.
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“Please, just listen,” Ollie said, taking her hands.
“You’ve been a great friend. The best ever. But I don’t think we can outrun these boos . . . What if we tried just . . . sitting here for a bit?”
“Sitting? Quietly?! I mean . . . maybe it’s worth a try.”
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“Thank you, Ellie. That really helped.”
“Are the boos finally gone?” Ellie asked.
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“Maybe not, quoth, for evermore,” Ollie said. “But I’m feeling much better now.”
Ellie smiled. “I’m glad.”
The next night, as the sun set and a chill rolled in, Ollie sprang up.
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Is it time to do the thing?
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Perhaps feeling boo is simply part of life . . . and the afterlife.
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Finally, our ghosts were able to rest in peace.
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Well . . . play and rest in peace!
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