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    The Burnt Refuge
    The Burnt Refuge
    The Burnt Refuge
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    The Burnt Refuge

    By Artie Margrave

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    After the death and cremation of Joel Broker Senior, his grandson, Gerry Broker's mind is occupied by a voice he believes to be a representation of some intangible being. Seeing visions of death induced by the voice, Gerry is led to a silent town where his grandfather had worked as a policeman and where he'd retired as an invalid, and is further directed to a house, burnt, empty, isolated but seemingly contains a secret.
    What connections did the house have with the voice in his head and his grandpa? What did the voice want from him? What did he expect to see inside?
    These were the questions that filled Gerry's mind as he entered into the house. In the end, he discovers that certain questions are better left unanswered.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArtie Margrave
    Release dateApr 9, 2012
    ISBN9781476394350
    The Burnt Refuge
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    Artie Margrave

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      The Burnt Refuge - Artie Margrave

      THE BURNT REFUGE

      By Artie Margrave

      The Burnt Refuge

      By Artie Margrave

      Copyright © 2012 Artie Margrave

      Published by Artie Margrave at Smashwords

      Smashwords Edition

      Cover image was collected from the internet and I don’t claim ownership of it. If it’s yours and you’d like it removed, please contact me at artiemargrave@gmail.com

      This is a work of fiction. The events and characters described herein are imaginary and are not intended to refer to specific places or living persons. Any resemblance to any person or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

      All Rights Reserved

      No part of this eBook may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the express written consent of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.

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      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Other works by Artie Margrave includes:

      Hunted: Jake the Ripper, a novelette

      The Curse of the Chest, a novella

      Body Parts For Hire, a short story

      Available for download at Smashwords.com and other eBook retailers

      For Ms. Rose Wickler

      I hope you keep hold of your true reality

      It‘s what endears you to everybody, even me.

      THE BURNT REFUGE

      *****

      THE inhumanity that people breed is what gives birth to a grudge. A grudge, when nurtured well with fear and utter hatred of the unknown ultimately births pure evil. Once pure evil is born, it never dies. It can only be suppressed, restrained. Trying to kill it only makes it stronger.

      *****

      CHAPTER ONE

      YES, this is the place.

      Gerry Broker stopped in front of what was still living, upright remains of a completely burnt duplex. It stood, enshrouded by months of an untended lawn that consisted chiefly of carpetweed and ragweed that made it look like it’d sprung out of the earth. Portions of the house’s roofing had taken a good deal of erosion that there was little left of it to protect the house from above and although the afternoon sun’s rays splashed on the house, it looked mysteriously dark, both from the inside and on the outside. The inglorious blackness of the burns inflicted upon the house, coupled with the darkness the house retained around itself made it look reminiscent of one of those documented haunted houses.

      Gerry hated haunted houses. He knew he didn’t want to go in there. It looked scary enough from the outside. His stomach constricted at an invisible warning.

      The voice in his head understood the feeling but it spoke without sympathy.

      If you don’t go in now, you will certainly fall prey to the horrors of which you have seen in your head.

      Do I really have to go in there? Gerry asked, more to his shuddering self than to the voice in his head. The voice beat him to an answer.

      You will be safe there, I’ve said, and you need be witness to what is going to happen.

      "Whose house is

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